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
Author:Gibberd, Jeremy TDate:Jan 2009This chapter describes the way building envelopes can contribute to developing green buildings and sets out some objectives that could be aimed for. It also proposes a number of approaches that can be used to help design green building ...Read more
Author:Conradie, Dirk CUDate:Feb 2009The concept of a Building Information Model (BIM) also known as a Building Product Model (BPM) is nothing new. A short article on BIM will never cover the entire filed, because it is a particularly complex filed that is recently beginning to ...Read more
Author:Mapiravana, JosephDate:Mar 2014Concrete is second only to water in terms of the most consumed substances on earth. Cement is the "glue" which holds concrete together and it is therefore a construction material which is produced and consumed in huge quantities worldwide. ...Read more
Author:Vincent, K; Mambo, JuliaDate:Sep 2017Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction are closely related. Both address the same risks as well as the same objectives when dealing with climate change impacts. This chapter discusses the linkages between these two - especially ...Read more
Author:Vincent, K; Mambo, JuliaDate:Sep 2017Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction are closely related. Both address the same risks as well as the same objectives when dealing with climate change impacts. This chapter discusses the linkages between these two - especially ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Feb 2012The main purpose of this chapter is to 1) note the impacts of climate change on human settlements and vice versa, and 2) propose design and institutional strategies to improve the resilience of human settlements to withstand these impacts or ...Read more
Author:Kumirai, TDate:Mar 2013This chapter assesses the impact of appropriate passive interventions on building thermal loads. The passive interventions investigated are ceiling insulation, wall insulation, attic ventilation, natural ventilation and roof absorptance and ...Read more