Author:Van Reenen, Coralie ADate:Aug 2015The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) recognises good acoustics as a point of merit under the Indoor Environment Quality category of its rating tools. While good acoustics definitely has its place in design, what is its role in ...Read more
Author:Greben, JMDate:Oct 2012We consider the solution of the Einstein equations for a universe with a positive cosmological constant (or equivalently possessing a finite uniform vacuum/dark energy density) within a conformal metric, rather than the usual Robertson-Walker ...Read more
Author:De Villiers, ADate:Jan 2010The objective of this chapter is to provide sustainability criteria for roof system design that can be used by planners, designers and developers as a planning, design and development guide for sustainable building projects.Read more
Author:John, Maya JDate:Jun 2014This chapter presents an overview on the compounding and processing techniques of natural rubber compounds. The introductory portion deals with different types of rubbers and principles of rubber compounding. The primary and secondary fillers ...Read more
Author:Salehiyan, Reza; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Oct 2018This chapter discusses the roles of different nanoparticle types such as clays, CNTs, and graphene-based materials in the rubber manufacturing processes. It is shown that nanoparticles not only reinforce rubber matrices, but they can also ...Read more
Author:Maritz, Johan; Le Roux, Alize; Van Huyssteen, ElsonaDate:Mar 2024This chapter emphasises the merit of creating a SADC regional settlement profile. It unfolds in three segments: review of regional settlement development trends; spotlight on urban significance and the imperative of a shared settlement profile, ...Read more
Author:Duncker, Louiza CDate:Jan 2019Sanitation is affected by climate change and has an impact on climate change. Climate change will increase the frequency of climate shocks, which will have an impact on water supply, energy, and food. Community-based adaptation is essential ...Read more
Author:Duncker, Louiza CDate:May 2014Research showed that many households that were provided with basic water and sanitation services have joined the backlog again due to the infrastructure not being used for the purpose it was intended to. Research also showed that in most cases ...Read more
Author:Ogunleye, OS; Van Belle, J-PDate:Nov 2013Mobile technology has played a crucial role in facilitating democratic change in many of the developing countries. Many countries have attempted to implement Mobile Government (M-government) which is a subset of E-government as the most ...Read more
Author:Claassen, M; Funke, NS; Lysko, MD; Ntombela, CPDate:Nov 2014The chapter explores possible scenarios for the South African maritime sector through the application of established scenarios theory.Read morecb
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Dec 2015Human settlements historically conjure up contradictory images (think Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities): one is that of the dynamic, cosmopolitan centre of business, culture and entertainment with lively, diverse and socially inclusive ...Read more
Author:Harvey, F; Iwaniak, A; Coetzee, S; Cooper, Antony KDate:May 2012A spatial data infrastructure (SDI) is an evolutionary concept related to the facilitation and coordination of the exchange and sharing of spatial data and services. Since its initial use, the SDI concept has shifted its focus from data sharing ...Read more
Author:Audouin, Michelle A; Lochner, Paul A; Tarr, PDate:Jan 2011On a continent where the livelihoods of the majority of Africans are closely linked to the health of the natural environment, and where poverty and land degradation has increased in recent decades, there is a critical need for sustainable ...Read more
Author:Landman, WA; Tadross, M; Engelbrecht, F; Archer, Emma RM; Joubert, ADate:Nov 2011In southern Africa, seasonal rainfall and temperature forecasts have been made for almost two decades already and these forecasts have been developed to improve the ability of users to cope with fluctuations in rainfall and temperatures on a ...Read more
Author:Archer, Emma RM; Engelbrecht, Francois A; Hänsler, A; Landman, W; Tadross, M; Helmschrot, JDate:Apr 2018Temperatures over southern Africa have been increasing rapidly over the last fi ve decades, at a rate of about twice the global rate of temperature increase. Further drastic increases, in the order of 6°C by the end of the century relative ...Read more
Author:Carroll, M; Kotzé, Paula; Van der Merwe, ADate:2012Organisations have to adapt quickly to changes, continuously investigate innovations and be flexible in order to remain competitive. The information technology (IT) landscape has evolved to enable organisations a competitive advantage and to ...Read more
Author:Leenen, Louise; Meyer, TDate:Jan 2018The Governments, military forces and other organisations responsible for cybersecurity deal with vast amounts of data that has to be understood in order to lead to intelligent decision making. Due to the vast amounts of information pertinent ...Read more
Author:Slinger, JH; Hermans, LM; Cunningham, SW; Taljaard, Susan; Van Niekerk, Lara; Vreugdenhil, HDate:Jan 2013In this paper, the authors do not examine the safety of these coastal systems and the vulnerability of estuaries to flooding from the usual engineering, environmental science or public administration perspective. Instead, the authors adopt a ...Read more