Author:Wall, KDate:Oct 2010Capacity building needs to relate to specific norms and standards, the achievement of which is, or should be the objective of building the capacity. Putting it simplistically, it should be ascertained what activities, what services, what ...Read more
Author:Bernard, Stewart; Kudela, R; Velo-Suarez, LDate:2014The majority of coastal regions and many freshwater systems across the globe are negatively affected by Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). The impact of such blooms has grown in recent decades, with regard to public health, ecosystem function, ...Read more
Author:Funke, Nicola S; Claassen, Marius; Nienaber, SDate:May 2013The international agenda on water resources development reflects societal needs, political agendas, economic realities and the state of resources. The industrial revolution, which started in the 18th century, brought social and economic ...Read more
Author:Mtibe, Asanda; Muniyasamy, Sudhakar; Motaung, TEDate:Jul 2020Biobased polymer and bio-nanocomposites have provided significant improvement in material science, moving towards the development of green materials to replace petro-based materials. The present study investigated the value-added utilisation ...Read more
Author:Gueli, R; Liebenberg, FDate:Jun 2007Over the years, the functional gap between peacekeeping and peacebuilding (or 'post-conflict' reconstruction) has received a lot of attention because it remains a weakness in the policy framework of the United Nation (UN) conflict resolution ...Read more
Author:Twinomurinzi, H; Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe J; Byrne, EDate:2010This chapter reviews the context of the South African government and its conspicuous inclination to the way of life, Ubuntu. Ubuntu is growing in popularity and is increasingly being applied as an African solution to African problems such as ...Read more
Author:Bruwer, A; Van Staden, M; Le Roux, Alize; Van Niekerk, Cornelia WDate:Dec 2017The 2015 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction concludes that the mortality and economic loss associated with extensive risks (minor but recurrent disaster risks) in low- and middle-income countries are trending up. In the last ...Read more
Author:Ashton, PJDate:2007Recent years have been marked by a growing awareness that the world’s freshwater supplies represent a scarce and critically important resource that is also extremely vulnerable to human activities (Biswas 1993; Delli Priscoli 1998). Indeed, ...Read more
Author:Kotzé, Paula; Renaud, KDate:2008It is important, for our credibility as user interface designers and educators, that we practice what we preach. Many system designers and programmers remain sceptical about the need for user-centred design. To win them over, there is need ...Read more
Author:Sediki, Vhonani PDate:Jul 2021This review aims to answer the question whether Non-Motorised Transport and electric vehicle cultures help reduce carbon footprint related to commuting and whether the provision of infrastructure encourage the culture of walking, running, ...Read more
Author:Taylor, SJ; Ferguson, JHW; Engelbrect, Francois A; Clark, VR; Van Rensburg, S; Barker, NDate:Nov 2016During the past century, South Africa focused on engineered systems (dams, inter-basin transfers, tunnels, and pipelines) to safeguard its water supply. National water security in South Africa in the future is now expected to depend on an ...Read more
Author:Rust, FCDate:Jan 2009There is no doubt that infrastructure in general and specifically transport infrastructure plays a major role in economic development (Weisbrod G 1997, Chapman P et al 2002) as well as in social development (UNCDF 2007). In addition, construction ...Read more
Author:Nweke, EE; Thimiri Govindaraj, Deepak BDate:Feb 2021One of the critical Global challenges in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 Good Health and Well Being is optimizing drug discovery and translational research for unmet medical need in both communicable and non-communicable ...Read more
Author:Wessels, Konrad JDate:2006This chapter describes the current condition of dryland systems with respect to the services they provide and the drivers that determine trends in their provision. Within the context of the mounting global concern caused by land degradation ...Read more
Author:Chinecherem, A; Kebede, Mesfin ADate:Nov 2021The need for increased energy security in the nation has diverted energy sources from conventional forms to the use of fuel cells. Fuel cells are generally accepted for electricity generation due to their increased conversion efficiency, ...Read more
Author:Greeff, M; Engelbrecht, APDate:2010Optimisation problems occur in many situations and aspects of modern life. In reality, many of these problems are dynamic in nature, where changes can occur in the environment that influences the solutions of the optimisation problem. Many ...Read more
Author:Helbig, M; Engelbrecht, APDate:2012Dynamic multi-objective optimisation problems (DMOOPs) occur in many situations in the real world. These optimisation problems do not have a single goal to solve, but many goals that are in conflict with one another - improvement in one goal ...Read more
Author:Motshekga, SC; Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani; Ray, SS; Jalama, K; Krause, RWMDate:Nov 2011Tin oxide (SnO2) - decorated carbon nanotube (CNT) heterostructures were synthesized by microwave assisted wet impregnation method. CNTs of three different aspect ratios were compared. The hybrid samples were characterized by powder X-ray ...Read more