Browsing Research Articles (Geography and Environmental Studies) by Title
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Catering for large numbers of tourists : the McDonaldization of casual dining in Kruger National Park
(Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, 2016)Since 2002 Kruger National Park (KNP) has subjected to a commercialisation strategy. Regarding income generation, SANParks (1) sees KNP as the goose that lays the golden eggs. As part of SANParks’ commercialisation strategy ... -
Change detection of bare areas in the Xolobeni region, South Africa using Landsat NDVI
(CONSAS Conference, 2015-06)Identification and protection of areas that are vulnerable to erosion is essential for the conservation of the sensitive wetlands and estuarine ecosystems along the Xolobeni coastal strip. The forecasting ... -
Characteristics of zircon in placer deposits along the west coast of South Africa
(Academy of Science for South Africa, 1999)Mining along the west coast of South Africa is dominated by the exploitation of onshore and offshore diamond deposits. The relatively recent discovery of vast resources of heavy minerals in the area has resulted in the ... -
Characterizing degradation gradients through land cover change analysis in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
(MDPI, 2017)Land cover change analysis was performed for three catchments in the rural Eastern Cape, South Africa, for two time steps (2000 and 2014), to characterize landscape conversion trajectories for sustained landscape health. ... -
Climate-based regionalization and inclusion of spectral indices for enhancing transboundary land-use/cover classification using deep learning and machine learning
(MDPI, 2021)Accurate land use and cover data are essential for effective land-use planning, hydrological modeling, and policy development. Since the Okavango Delta is a transboundary Ramsar site, managing natural resources within ... -
Collaborative risk governance in informal urban areas : the case of Wallacedene temporary relocation area
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) is an emancipatory approach that aims to empower local communities in reducing their own risks. A community risk assessment (CRA) is an essential element of CBDRM, incorporating ... -
Comparing thresholding with machine learning classifiers for mapping complex water
(MDPI, 2019-06)Small reservoirs play an important role in mining, industries, and agriculture, but storage levels or stage changes are very dynamic. Accurate and up-to-date maps of surface water storage and distribution are invaluable ... -
A comparison of geographical information science competency requirements
(CONSAS Conference, 2013)Because universities often provide training in geographical information science (GISc) as part of geography, surveying as well as environmental and computer science programmes, the content, outcomes, extent and quality of ... -
A comparison of land unit delineation techniques for land evaluation in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2010-07)Land evaluation, an integral part of land use planning, has been established as one of the preferred methods to support sustainable land use management. In essence, land evaluation aims to compare and match each potential ... -
Coping with drought : the experience of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) in the George Municipality
(Water Research Commission, 2015)This study investigated the extent of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) activities in the George Municipality in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, and its impact on water consumption. The WSUD approach aims to ... -
A critical evaluation of the operational application of various settlement typologies in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2013)This article critically evaluates the definition and operational application of various settlement typologies across selected government departments for the purposes of the planning, implementation and monitoring of ... -
Deprivation among unemployed South African youth : intergenerational or transitional?
(University of the Free State, 2013)The troika of poverty, unemployment and inequality are hallmarks of the South African socio-economic landscape. With approximately one out of every four young people between the ages of 15 and 35 being employed, unemployment ... -
Description and validation of some European forest syntaxa – a supplement to the EuroVegChecklist
(De Gruyter Open, 2016)In this paper we present nomenclatural adjustments and validations of syntaxa of the forest vegetation of Europe. We introduce a new, valid name of the class of nemoral coniferous or mixed forests (Asaro europaei-Abietetea ... -
Developing the Environmental Long-Term Observatories Network of Southern Africa (ELTOSA)
(Academy of Science for South Africa, 2003)LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH (LTER) facilitates the understanding of long-term environmental processes and episodic changes at local to global scales. The Environmental Long-Term Observatories Network of Southern Africa ... -
Development of a composite soil degradation assessment index for cocoa agroecosystems in southwestern Nigeria
(European Geosciences Union, 2017-08-09)Cocoa agroecosystems are a major land-use type in the tropical rainforest belt of West Africa, reportedly associated with several ecological changes, including soil degradation. This study aims to develop a composite soil ... -
Disentangling vegetation diversity from climate–energy and habitat heterogeneity for explaining animal geographic patterns
(Wiley Open Access, 2016)Broad-scale animal diversity patterns have been traditionally explained by hypotheses focused on climate–energy and habitat heterogeneity, without con- sidering the direct influence of vegetation structure and composition. ... -
The distribution of lung cancer mortality in Cape Town and related factors
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1991)Lung cancer, a disease which primarily occurs in urban areas, caused 1130 deaths during 1984-1988 in Cape Town. It is the most prevalent cause of cancer death in men and is second only to breast cancer in women. It was ... -
Do social grants contribute to the jobless population growth in the former South African homelands?
(University of the Free State, 2018)The former homelands and tribal authorities have large populations and high densities with low levels of economic activity and low employment. Population growth in these settlements is in contrast to expectations of ... -
The Drabo corymbosae-Papaveretea dahliani − a new vegetation class of the High Arctic polar desert
(De Gruyter Open, 2016)A new class and a new order (Drabo corymbosae-Papaveretea dahliani and Saxifrago oppositifoliae-Papaveretalia dahliani) have been described, and the Papaverion dahliani validated. This is vegetation of zonal habitats in ... -
Economic and demographic performance of municipalities in South Africa : an application of Zipf's rule
(University of the Free State, 2013)There are vast differences among South African local municipalities, with a limited number of large municipalities (both in terms of population size and economic activity) and a seemingly disproportionate number of ...
