Author:Osibanjo, O; Godfrey, Linda KDate:Jun 2018The Africa WMO provides the first comprehensive analysis of waste management on the African continent. It forms part of a series of regional waste management outlooks prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). These regional ...Read more
Author:Steyn, Maronel; Oberholster, PJDate:Dec 2021Sustainable development and the global move towards a more circular use of resources, where waste is reduced and resources are recycled, have caused a paradigm shift within the scientific community with regards to wastewater solutions. Nutrient ...Read more
Author:Matsebe, O; Namoshe, M; Tlale, NDate:2010The goal of the chapter is to provide an opportunity for researchers who are new to, or interested in, this exciting area of research with the basics, background information, major issues, and the state-of-the-art as well as future challenges ...Read more
Author:Booth, R; Meyer, TDate:Jul 2012In this paper the authors present a brief overview of belief change, a research area concerned with the question of how a rational agent ought to change its mind in the face of new, possibly conflicting, information. The authors limit themselves ...Read more
Author:Maree, GA; Roux, DJ; Marais, Mario ADate:Feb 2006The South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was founded in 1945 and knowledge has always been a core asset of the organisation and is a direct determinant of the organisation’s relevance. Strategic management of ...Read more
Author:Andrew, JE; Johakimu, Jonas K; Lekha, P; Gibril, ME; Sithole, Bishop BDate:2018As part of a broader objective to extract cellulose from sawdust waste material for the production of nano-crystalline cellulose, conventional industrially available processes such as the Kraft and pre-hydrolysis Kraft (PHK) processes were ...Read more
Author:Rust, C; Smit, Michelle A; Schoeman, DDate:Oct 2020The use of a hybrid photovoltaic (PV) and thermal storage system in houses was discussed by Huang et al. (2019). They found that the dual storage system utilising both batteries and a hot water thermal storage system is effective when partially ...Read more
Author:Mokhothu, Thabang H; John, Maya JDate:Mar 2017The use of bio-based fillers as alternative replacement for synthetic fillers has been dictated by increasing ecological concerns as well as depleting petroleum resources. The other aspect is a growing need for eco-friendly, renewable and ...Read more
Author:Muniyasamy, Sudhakar; John, Maya JDate:Mar 2017The development of biobased polymer materials from renewable resources meets the concept of sustainability, offering the potential of renewability, biodegradation, and a path away from the problems associated with plastic derived from ...Read more
Author:Scholes, RJ; Kuper, W; Biggs, RDate:2006Biodiversity offers multiple opportunities for development and improving human well-being. It is the basis for essential environmental services upon which life on Earth depends. Thus, its conservation and sustainable use are of critical ...Read more
Author:O'Kennedy, Maretha M; Stark, HC; Dube, NDate:Jan 2011Maize (Zea mays L.) is the most important cereal food crop in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, and a key feed crop in Asia, whereas pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] is a staple food that supplies a major proportion of calories ...Read more
Author:Muniyasamy, Sudhakar; Ofosu, Osei; Linganiso, LZ; Motaung, TEDate:Mar 2018The present chapter is focused on the development of environmentally friendly materials (biodegradable plastics) from recycled petroleum based plastics. Petroleum based plastics are collected from the landfill sites, washes, separated and ...Read more
Author:Schmitz, P; Cooper, Antony K; Davidson, A; Rossouw, KDate:2000The success of crime mapping, as described in this chapter, can be measured by the fact that the state advocate who prosecuted the case gave a seminal on the map to his colleagues. The prosecutor's seminar demonstrated that the use of the map ...Read more
Author:Engelbrecht, F; Landman, WDate:Aug 2010South Africa's climate is described for each season, and how the climate is affected by topography. Synoptic systems contributing to the variations in weather and climate we observe is also described.Read more
Author:Ampofo-Anti, NLDate:Aug 2015Buildings play an essential role in the social and economic advancement of human societies. However, modern buildings contain numerous synthetic, chemically processed and or treated materials, most of which have never been tested to determine ...Read more
Author:Ray, Suprakas S; Ojijo, Vincent ODate:Feb 2018Layered silicate-containing polymer nanocomposites attract great interest in today’s advanced composite materials research because it is possible to achieve impressive property improvements when compared with neat polymers or conventional ...Read more
Author:Dlamini, ZI; Phahlamohlaka, Letlibe JDate:Sep 2021This chapter shares some methods that could be employed in order to construct and deploy a local cyber smart community in a developing economy, where the notion of smart communities seems to be fitting and significant compared to that of smart ...Read more