Browsing Research Articles (Geography and Environmental Studies) by Title
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Semi-automated segment generation for geographic novelty detection using edge and area metrics
(CONSAS Conference, 2012)An approach to generating accurate image segments for land-cover mapping applications is to model the process as an optimisation problem. Area-based empirical discrepancy metrics are used to evaluate instances of generated ... -
Short-term relationships between winter temperatures and cardiac disease mortality in Cape Town
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1995)The short-term relationship between winter temperatures and cardiac disease mortality in Cape Town was investigated for the period 1978-1985. The mortality data were stratified according to age (0-4 years, 5-59 years, 60 ... -
A simple normalized difference approach to burnt area mapping using multi-polarisation C-band SAR
(MDPI, 2017)In fire-prone ecosystems, periodic fires are vital for ecosystem functioning. Fire managers seek to promote the optimal fire regime by managing fire season and frequency requiring detailed information on the extent and ... -
Spatial accessibility in urban regeneration areas : a population-weighted method assessing the social amenity provision
(Cogitatio, 2021)Principles of social sustainability serve to guide urban regeneration programmes around the world. Increasingly, the upholding of these principles is subject to qualified evaluation and monitoring. One of the cornerstones ... -
Spatial and temporal variations of satellite-derived multi-year particulate data of Saudi Arabia : an exploratory analysis
(MDPI, 2014-10)The effects of concentrations of fine particulate matter on urban populations have been gaining attention because fine particulate matter exposes the urban populace to health risks such as respiratory and cardiovascular ... -
Spatial variation in school performance, a local analysis of socio-economic factors in Cape Town
(CONSAS Conference, 2014)Poor pass rates of matric learners at secondary schools in South Africa has been a concern for quite some time. Despite large government spending on education, research has shown that the South African schooling system ... -
Special trends and factors affecting tuberculosis in South Africa (2004-2014) : Evidence from the vital registration systems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Worldwide, South Africa is one of the countries which has consistently witnessed no significant reduction in the number of TB deaths. TB in South Africa remains the leading cause of death ... -
A spectral unmixing method with ensemble estimation of endmembers : application to flood mapping in the Caprivi floodplain
(MDPI, 2017)The Caprivi basin in Namibia has been affected by severe flooding in recent years resulting in deaths, displacements and destruction of infrastructure. The negative consequences of these floods have emphasized the need for ... -
Stakeholder engagement and biodiversity conservation challenges in social-ecological systems : some insights from biosphere reserves in western Africa and France
(Resilience Alliance, 2016)Biosphere reserves are an example of social-ecological systems that combine biodiversity conservation and socioeconomic development with knowledge generation and dissemination (both scientific and local). We review lessons ... -
Stellenbosch coffee society : societal and locational preferences
(Urbanistični inštitut RS, 2019)Stellenbosch is a university town boasting knowledge-intensive economic sectors with a variety of ‘new economy’ occupations and activities. The presence of a professional and creative class, as well as university students ... -
The stratigraphy and sedimentation of the Bokkeveld group
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1972-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A detailed stratigraphic investigation of the Bokkeveld Group along seven regularly spaced profiles, supported by heavy mineral studies, permits definition of the upper boundary of the sequence. There ... -
Studentification in Bloemfontein, South Africa
(Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, 2016)Studentification is a global phenomenon that has been prominent in urban geographical discourse since the large-scale expansion of higher education in the early 1990s. In many developed and developing world countries, ... -
Studentification in Stellenbosch, South Africa
(Urbanistični inštitut RS, 2019)Globally, studentification has emerged as a prominent urban process, fast becoming entrenched in geographical discourse. Since the early 1990s, in both developed and developing world countries, an expansion in student ... -
Surface temperature measurement from space : a case study in the South Western Cape of South Africa
(South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 1997-03)This paper reports on the use of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) thermal infrared (TIR) and Transformed Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (TNDVI) data to map summer surface temperature distribution in a portion of the ... -
A synthesizing land-cover classification method based on Google Earth Engine : a case study in Nzhelele and Levhuvu catchments, South Africa
(Springer, 2020-07-07)This study designed an approach to derive land-cover in the South Africa with insufficient ground samples, and made a case demonstration in Nzhelele and Levhuvu catchments, South Africa. The method was developed based on ... -
Temporal patterns of animal-related traffic accidents in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
(South African Wildlife Management Association, 2008-10)This study analysed road accident data for a five-year period on a route between Uitenhage and Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape (South Africa) to investigate the temporal patterns of animal-related accidents (ARAs). ... -
Thesium nautimontanum, a new species of Thesiaceae (Santalales) from South Africa
(Pensoft Publishers, 2018)Thesium nautimontanum, a new species of Thesiaceae (Santalales) from South Africa -
Transferability of decision trees for land cover classification in a heterogeneous area
(CONSAS, 2017-04)As the value of accurate land cover becomes more apparent, methods to decrease the costs associated with supervised land cover mapping are investigated. One such method is to use training data captured in one scene and ... -
Urban land restitution in Cape Town : demanding the return of land rights in Constantia and Kensington/Ndabeni
(De Gruyter Open, 2014-12-11)One of the hallmark policies implemented post-apartheid, the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994, is a rights-based program aimed at addressing the loss of land resulting from past racially discriminatory laws or ... -
Urban leisure and tourism-led redevelopment frontiers in central Cape Town since the 1990s
(Hrcak, 2016-12)In the Global North, urban redevelopment through leisure and tourism interventions has been a keenly investigated research interface. These types of interventions, whether public, private, or in various combinations, have ...
