Browsing Research Articles (Geography and Environmental Studies) by Title
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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 ... -
The urban water metabolism of Cape Town : towards becoming a water sensitive city
(ASSAf, 2021-05-28)To improve its resilience to increasing climatic uncertainty, the City of Cape Town (the City) aims to become a water sensitive city by 2040. To undertake this challenge, a means to measure progress is needed that ... -
The use of Landsat and aerial photography for the assessment of coastal erosion and erosion susceptibility in False Bay, South Africa
(CONSAS Conference, 2015-06)Coastal erosion is a worldwide hazard, the consequences of which can only be mitigated via thorough and efficient monitoring of erosion. This study aimed to employ remote sensing techniques on aerial photographs and ... -
Using remote sensing in support of environmental management : a framework for selecting products, algorithms and methods
(Elsevier, 2016-08)Traditionally, to map environmental features using remote sensing, practitioners will use training data to develop models on various satellite data sets using a number of classification approaches and use test data to ... -
Vegetation mapping in the St Lucia estuary using very high-resolution multispectral imagery and LiDAR
(Elsevier, 2016-05)This paper examines the value of very high-resolution multispectral satellite imagery and LiDAR-derived digital elevation information for classifying estuarine vegetation types. Satellite images used are fromtheWorldVie ... -
Vineyard yield estimation using 2-D proximal sensing : a multitemporal approach
(International Viticulture and Enology Society, 2020-10-23)Vineyard yield estimation is a fundamental aspect in precision viticulture that enables a better understanding of the inherent variability within a vineyard. Yield estimation conducted early in the growing season provides ...
