Author:Machaka, P; Nelwamondo, Fulufhelo VDate:Aug 2016This chapter reviews the evolution of the traditional internet into the Internet of Things (IoT). The characteristics and application of the IoT are also reviewed, together with its security concerns in terms of distributed denial of service ...Read more
Author:Cull, T; Vincent, K; Davis, C; Archer, Emma RMDate:Nov 2011This chapter is concerned with how we can respond to climate change in order to reduce its adverse impacts. Following international practice, these responses can broadly be grouped into mitigation (reduction in the causes of climate change) ...Read more
Author:Van den Bergh, FransDate:Mar 2018The slanted-edge method of spatial frequency response (SFR) measurement is usually applied to grayscale images under the assumption that any distortion of the expected straight edge is negligible. By decoupling the edge orientation and position ...Read more
Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:Jan 2013Worldwide increasing attention to energy consumption and associated environmental impacts thereof has resulted in a critical attitude towards energy usage of building. Increasing costs of energy and dependence on energy service providers add ...Read more
Author:Motlogeloa, O; Fitchett, JM; Sweijd, Neville ADate:Jan 2023The acute respiratory infectious disease season, or colloquially the “flu season”, is defined as the annually recurring period characterized by the prevalence of an outbreak of acute respiratory infectious diseases. It has been widely agreed ...Read more
Author:Masukume, Mike; Onyango, MS; Maree, JPDate:Sep 2017This chapter reports on the possibility of recovering valuable products (such as drinking water, metals, electricity, pigments and sulphur) from acid mine drainage (AMD) in South Africa. A lot of effort has been put into AMD remediation using ...Read more
Author:Komba, Julius J; Langa, R; Paige-Green, P; Verhaeghe, Benoit MJA; Mokoena, RefiloeDate:Dec 2021The chapter is organized and structured as follows; the introduction section is followed by an overview of climate change-related challenges affecting Mozambique. The study methodology (approach) is then described, followed by a discussion ...Read more
Author:John, Maya JDate:Mar 2017The aim of this chapter is to discuss the design and manufacturing of bio-based sandwich structures. As the economic advantages of weight reduction have become mandatory for many advanced industries, bio-based sandwich panels have emerged as ...Read more
Author:Herselman, Martha E; Botha, Adèle; Ford, MDate:Dec 2014The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of the design and implementation of an Information and Communication Technology for rural education development initiative in a resource constrained environment. This intervention is coined ...Read more
Author:Saville, G; Kruger, Daniel MDate:2012Crime is, to a large degree, absent from the contemporary debate on sustainability. Yet it is difficult to think of sustainable cities without considering crime and safety in the design, planning and development process. Some argue that ...Read more
Author:Wessels, Konrad J; Steenkamp, Karen C; Von Maltitz, Graham P; Archibald, SDate:2011Vegetation phenology refers to the timing of seasonal biological events (for example, bud burst, leaf unfolding, vegetation growth and leaf senescence) and biotic and abiotic forces that control these. Daily, coarse-resolution satellite imagery ...Read more
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