Browsing Research Articles (Geography and Environmental Studies) by Title
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Game, fences and motor vehicle accidents : spatial patterns in the Eastern Cape
(South African Wildlife Management Association, 2005-10)In South Africa, very little research on motor vehicle accidents involving animals has been done. Transport networks expand while traffic volumes and speed increases. Animals entering the road reserve pose dangers to ... -
Gaps in the protected area network for threatened Afrotropical birds
(Elsevier, 2004)Protected areas established for wildlife conservation (IUCN category I–VI protected areas) or for forest and watershed conservation (forest reserves) across mainland sub-Saharan Africa have high biodiversity values. However, ... -
Gated developments : international experiences and the South African context
(SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein, 2012)Gated developments, more commonly known as gated communities, have become a feature of urban living throughout the world. Gated developments in South African cities are an ubiquitous feature of the contemporary urban ... -
Geo-information pyramids for up-to-date and flexible conservation plans : a case study for Transfrontier Conservation Areas
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2007)The initiative to link habitat and parks across political borders, to form large Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs), has gained momentum in Africa and the world. TFCAs hold many advantages, one of them being the ... -
The geographical distribution of diagnostic medical and dental X-ray services in South Africa
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1998)Aim. The aim of this study was threefold, viz.: (/) to evaluate the availability and accessiblity of medical and dental X-ray services in South Africa; (//) to evaluate geographical information systems (GIS) as a tool for ... -
A geographical profile of the South African population as a basis for epidemiological cancer research
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1988)Because people do not necessarily become ill proportionally, particular subgroups of the population are more susceptible to certain types of disease than others. It is also essential to take spatial distribution and ... -
Die groot avontuur – wondere van lewe op aarde
(AOSIS OpenJournal, 2007)Leon Rousseau se Die groot avontuur is ’n populêre wetenskap oor die geskiedenis van lewe op aarde. Populêr-wetenskaplike tekste stel hoë eise aan die skrywer: aktualiteit, toeganklikheid van aanbieding, ’n getroue ... -
Growth potential study 2014
(Western Cape Government, 2014-03)This study determined the growth potential and socio-economic needs of settlements in the Western Cape outside of the Cape Town metropolitan area using quantitative data (e.g. factors relating to socio-economic, economic, ... -
A hierarchical Bayesian model of wildfire in a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot : implications of weather variability and global circulation
(Elsevier, 2010)In this study we combined an extensive database of observed wildfires with high-resolution meteorological data to build a novel spatially and temporally varying survival model to analyze fire regimes in the Mediterranean ... -
I fish because I am a fisher : exploring livelihood and fishing practices to justify claims for access to small-scale fisheries resources in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)In South Africa, claims for and access to natural resources are deeply embedded in people’s histories, identities and livelihood experiences. As in the case of land, access to and rights over fisheries resources is a highly ... -
Identifying the challenges of creating an optimal dissemination geography for census
(CONSAS Conference, 2015-02)The importance of census data in government and private-sector planning cannot be underestimated. However, the geographic level at which it is made available for different users, is a highly debateable issue. ... -
Impact of ecological redundancy on the performance of machine learning classifiers in vegetation mapping
(Wiley Open Access, 2017)Vegetation maps are models of the real vegetation patterns and are considered important tools in conservation and management planning. Maps created through traditional methods can be expensive and time-consuming, thus, ... -
Input variable selection for interpolating high-resolution climate surfaces for the Western Cape
(Water SA, 2011-07)Accurate climate surfaces are vital for applications relating to groundwater recharge modelling, evapotranspiration estimation, sediment yield, stream flow prediction and flood risk mapping. Interpolated climate surface ... -
Into the future : Donkergat military training area and the Langebaan Ramsar site
(AOSIS, 2019-02-26)Militaries need natural areas for offensive and defensive combat-readiness programmes. Here soldiers, war machinery and munitions are employed to prepare forces to execute warfighting tactics. Integration of environmental ... -
Investigating 2-D and 3-D proximal remote sensing techniques for vineyard yield estimation
(MDPI, 2019-08-22)Vineyard yield estimation provides the winegrower with insightful information regarding the expected yield, facilitating managerial decisions to achieve maximum quantity and quality and assisting the winery with logistics. ... -
Investigating the knowledge and preparedness of proximal residents to a general-emergency event at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016-01)Ward 23 in the City of Cape Town South Africa is situated within 16 km of Koeberg Nuclear Power Station (KNPS). Massive investments were made to provide the 13 800 residents of Ward 23 with information on emergency ... -
Investigating the utility of oblique tree-based ensembles for the classification of hyperspectral data
(MDPI, 2016-11)Ensemble classifiers are being widely used for the classification of spectroscopic data. In this regard, the random forest (RF) ensemble has been successfully applied in an array of applications, and has proven to be ... -
Knowledge-based service industry in a South African university town : the case of Stellenbosch
(Carfax Publishing, Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2012-08)Knowledge-based service industries, because they are geographically ‘footloose’, have the potential to contribute to small town and city economies. The university town of Stellenbosch, identified as having a high growth ... -
Laboratory method design for investigating the phytoremediation of polluted water (with erratum)
(South African Water Research Commission, 2019)The performance of plants to remove, remediate or immobilise environmental contaminants in a growth matrix through natural biological, chemical or physical activities was studied in a laboratory phytoremediation system. ... -
A landscape-scale assessment of the long-term integrated control of an invasive shrub in South Africa
(Springer, 2009-01)The control of invasive alien plants often involves the integration two or more approaches, including mechanical clearing, the application of herbicides, burning, and biological control. More than one species of invasive ...
