Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Funke, Nicola S; Mbizvo, CDate:Jun 2010Government departments and agencies are faced with issues of increasing socio-ecological complexities around environmental sustainability and global change, which require them to make decisions that have the potential to impact greatly on ...Read more
Author:Roux, DJ; Rogers, KH; Biggs, H; Ashton, PJ; Sergeant, ADate:Jun 2006Sustainable ecosystem management relies on a diverse and multi-faceted knowledge system in which techniques are continuously updated to reflect current understanding and needs. The challenge is to minimize delay as ideas flow from intent ...Read more
Author:Ferrein, A; Meyer, TDate:Oct 2013One of the consequences of the growth in AI research in South Africa in recent years is the establishment of a number of research hubs involved in AI activities ranging from mobile robotics and computational intelligence to knowledge ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, Darryl; Litvin, Ihar; Forbes, ADate:Jul 2018Laser brightness is a measure of the ability to deliver intense light to a target and encapsulates both the energy content and the beam quality. High-brightness lasers require that both parameters be maximized, yet standard laser cavities do ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, Darryl; Litvin, Ihar; Forbes, ADate:Jul 2018Laser brightness is a measure of the ability to deliver intense light to a target and encapsulates both the energy content and the beam quality. High-brightness lasers require that both parameters be maximized, yet standard laser cavities do ...Read more
Author:Musvoto, Constansia D; Nortje, Karen; Murambadoro, MDate:Jun 2014Rural communities in South Africa manage natural resources under conditions of resource degradation driven by unsustainable practices. This is against a backdrop of the country adopting the principle of sustainable development and putting in ...Read more
Author:Schachtschneider, KDate:Apr 2014Pollution of our water resources not only affects water quality but also the land uses dependent on that water. A new project
being undertaken by the CSIR hopes to highlight the importance of maintaining the state of South Africa’s water resources.Read more
Author:La Guardia, MJ; Hale, RC; Newman, Brent KDate:Sep 2013Brominated flame-retardant (BFR) additives are present in many polymeric consumer products at percent levels. High environmental concentrations have been observed near cities and polymer, textile and electronics manufacturing centers. Most ...Read more
Author:Mathekga, Mmamolatelo E; Ademi, S; McMahon, RADate:Dec 2019This paper contributes to the characterisation of the brushless doubly fed induction machine (BDFIM), which is attractive as a variable speed generator in applications (off-shore wind turbine) with minimum maintenance requirements. The BDFIM ...Read more
Author:Das, Sonali; Gupta, R; Kanda, PTDate:Apr 2011This paper first tests for house price bubbles in the South African housing market, using quarterly data from 1969:Q2 to 2009:Q3, based on the unit root test developed by Phillips et al. (2007). This test not only allows us to detect whether ...Read more
Author:Mass MediaDate:Nov 2007Originally developed in the Brundtland Report sustainability and sustainable development are now top of mind in South Africa.Read more
Author:Gbadamosi, SA; Hancke, GP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Oct 2020Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) is a type of low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology standardized by the 3 rd - Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and based on long-term evolution (LTE) functionalities. NB-IoT has attracted significant ...Read more
Author:Kaszta, Z; Marino, J; Ramoelo, Abel; Wolff, EDate:Mar 2016The distribution and behaviour of African large grazers are regulated primarily from the bottom up, with some species showing clear preferences for certain vegetation types. While the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is sometimes considered ...Read more
Author:Steyn, Maronel; Walters, Chavon RDate:Nov 2021Globally, responsible and efficient water management is fast becoming a pressing reality for domestic users, agriculture and industry alike. The challenge is therefore to capitalise on the limited water we currently have. Solution: Bulk-scale ...Read more
Author:Von Maltitz, Graham P; Scholes, RJDate:Nov 1995Fuel wood harvesting is considered sustainable when consumption is equal to or less than production. An empirical model was developed to estimate potential fuel wood production from savannas. The model is based on the observation that in ...Read more
Author:Haywood, Lorren K; Boihang, MothusiDate:Sep 2020The private sector has a critical role in terms of countries being able to meet the SDGs. We evaluate the extent to which South Africa’s top 100 listed companies have responded to the SDGs, through a review of their early disclosure of the ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Aug 2013The preamble to the Waste Act (2008) is very clear that, as a result of this legislation, waste management in South Africa will never be the same again. This should send a clear message that ‘business as usual’ will no longer be sufficient.Read more
Author:Meissner, Richard; Jacobs-Mata, Inga M; Murambadoro, Miriam DDate:May 2018Human behaviour is one of the main forces in the utilisation of natural resources. Nowhere has the way people use water been more illustrative than in the current drought-ravaged Cape Town where calls for more prudent water behaviour has led ...Read more