Browsing Department of Geography and Environmental Studies by Title
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The nature extent and locational dynamics of Tygervalley in the Cape Town economic inequality context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Inequality is a persistent problem in post-apartheid South Africa. This study responds to the inequity in South Africa’s current pattern of spatial development and spatial trajectory, specifically the ... -
The nature, extent and impact of multiple land uses on the agricultural landscape in Stellenbosch as manifestation of a post-productivist mode of agricultural change
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate the nature, extent and impact of multiple land uses on the agricultural landscape in Stellenbosch as manifestation of a post-productivist mode of agricultural ... -
n Navraagstelsel van tyddeeloorde in Suid-Afrika vir RCI-lede en potensiële kopers van tyddeelbelang
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Timesharing is one of the sectors of the tourism industry that has grown at a tremendous rate in the recent past. In South Africa, after adverse publicity and severe internal conflict in the early ... -
Nodal intensification strategy : evaluation of an analytical model in metropolitan Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)The morphological form of South African cities is deemed inefficient and fragmented. Much of the current structure has been shaped by i) the political history of the country, with major influences from the colonial and ... -
Non-metropolitan gated developments in the Western Cape : patterns, processes and purpose
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Gated developments, also known as gated communities, have become a feature of urban living throughout the world and have been the subject of intensive research. Gated developments in South African cities ... -
Oceans of discourses : utilizing Q methodology for analyzing perceptions on marine biodiversity conservation in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, South Africa
(Frontiers, 2016-09-29)This paper attempts to empirically investigate perceptions regarding marine biodiversity conservation among different stakeholders of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, South Africa. The study's data was collected by following ... -
Old institution meets new technology : GIS for quantifying church roles
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa today is facing many social and welfare problems. Three of which are very prominent: named HIV/Aids; unemployment; and sexual and/or violent crimes against woman and children. With churches ... -
Die Olifantsrivier-besproeiingskema
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1953-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : No abstract available. -
On ideology change and spatial and structural linkages between formal and informal economic sectors in Zimbabwean cities (1981-2010)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Zimbabwean cities have been experiencing wide-ranging economic restructuring since independence in 1980. The relationships between the declining formal economy and the growing informal economy concomitant ... -
On the nature of the Cape Folding, by analysis of a structural section between Towerwaterpoort and Strydomsvlei, district Willowmore, C.P.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1960-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please refer to full text for abstract. -
'n Ondersoek na die rol van munisipaliteite in die bevordering van plaaslike ekonomiese ontwikkeling met spesifieke verwysing na die Kaapse Metropool
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Although South-Africa has a democratic government since 1994, great challenges exist in addressing disparities and pressing unemployment issues. Local economic development (LED) is a relatively new term ... -
A one-class object-based system for sparse geographic feature identification
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The automation of information extraction from earth observation imagery has become a field of active research. This is mainly due to the high volumes of remotely sensed data that remain unused and the ... -
n Ontleding van voertuigongelukke op die N1-roete in Suid-Afrika
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: “Road deaths are no accident'. This is the slogan of Phase III of the Arrive Alive campaign which was launched on Monday, 23 November 1998. Traffic as well as the safety thereof should be the concern ... -
Ontwikkeling van 'n driedimensionele netwerkmodule vir optimale roetebepaling
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A shortest or most economical route can easily be determined by using a geographical information system (GIS). Unfortunately, most systems compute distances in two dimensional space. As computer-technology ... -
Die ontwikkeling van 'n GIS-tegniek om visuele landskap te kwantifiseer
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The visual landscape is a resource that should be managed sustainably. Sufficient tools for the effective management of visual landscapes are still lacking. Existing visualization software (including ... -
Optimising the renewal of natural gas reticulation pipes using GIS
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A major concern for Energex, Australia's largest energy utility in South East Queensland, is the escape of natural gas out of their reticulation systems. Within many of the older areas in Brisbane, these ... -
Parke as ruimtelike, sosiaal-ekologiese bate in die Bellville Munisipale gebied
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-04)The pressure of urbanisation causes an increasing decline in public open space. The intrinsic potential of a system of public open spaces to create a city where inhabitants’ living, working and recreational environments ... -
Pathways to the past : tourism and heritage in the Little Karoo
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The rapid growth of tourism, particularly heritage tourism, in South Africa is leading to a detrimental impact on heritage resources. Part of the problem lies in the lack of knowledge visitors have of ... -
Patterns of species richness and narrow endemism of terrestrial bird species in the Afrotropical region
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2002)Geographical patterns and peaks of species richness and narrow endemism (defined by rangerestrictedness and range-size rarity) are described for terrestrial Afrotropical birds and subsets thereof based on residency, ... -
Police area structure and crime dynamics : investigating the city of Tshwane municipality
(2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The impact crime has on neighbourhoods are an ever present feature in modern cities around the world. Neighbourhood structure and socio-economic conditions contribute to criminal activities, and may lead ...
