Browsing Book Chapters by Author "Van Niekerk, Lara"

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Advancing mouth management practices in the Groot Brak Estuary, South Africa

Author: Van Niekerk, Lara ; Adams, JB ; Taljaard, Susan ; Huizinga, Piet ; Lamberth, S Date: Feb 2020 The early 1990s in South Africa were characterised by a strongly hierarchical and technocratic regime where planning and development decisions regarding the environment were made at national government level with little or no public consultation ... Read more
The contribution of the WRC to estuarine research in support of effective policy development and resource

Author: Van Niekerk, Lara ; Adams, J ; Taljaard, Susan ; Lamberth, S Date: Jan 2021 The Water Research Commission (WRC) has been a staunch and enduring funder of estuarine research in South Africa, with support ranging from identifying research gaps, to the development of dedicated research programs, student advancement, ... Read more
Managing freshwater, river, wetland and estuarine protected areas

Author: Pittock, J ; Finlayson, M ; Arthington, AH ; Roux, D ; Matthews, JH ; Biggs, H ; Harrison, I ; Blom, E ; Flitcroft, R ; Froend, R ; Nunes da Cunha, C ; Van Niekerk, Lara Date: 2015 The authors start by defining inland aquatic ecosystems. They then examine the principles and processes that are essential to conservation of freshwater ecosystems and aquatic species. Briefly, the authors introduce the threats to freshwater ... Read more
Managing specific freshwater ecosystems: Conservation and management

Author: Arthington, AH ; Finlayson, CM ; Roux, DJ ; Nel, Jeanne L ; Rast, W ; Froend, R ; Turpie, J ; Van Niekerk, Lara Date: Jan 2018 The International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC 2005) has identified six major pillars for lake governance: 1) policies, which represent the “rules of the game”; 2) institutions, representing the entities responsible for carrying out the ... Read more
The shifting sands of coastal flood management in South Africa

Author: Slinger, JH ; Hermans, LM ; Cunningham, SW ; Taljaard, Susan ; Van Niekerk, Lara ; Vreugdenhil, H Date: Jan 2013 In 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

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