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The emergence of green building practices : case study of Stellenbosch

Slabbert, Gennae (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to determine the application of green building practices in Stellenbosch. In order to achieve this aim certain objectives had to be met. The first objective was to retrieve ...
Reconstruction of a fire regime using MODIS burned area data : Charara Safari Area, Zimbabwe

Magadzire, Nyasha (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Current efforts to address Zimbabwe‘s decade long veld fire crisis has partly been hindered by a lack of financial resources and fire data. This study illustrates the potential of using the MODIS burned ...
Wind energy landscapes, place attachment and tourism in the Route 27/West Coast Region of South Africa

Lombard, Andrea (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The West Coast Region (WCR) of the Western Cape Province in South Africa is earmarked for at least 13 windfarm developments. These proposed developments represent an investment in and a movement towards ...
Assessment of SPOT 5 and ERS-2 OBIA for mapping wetlands

Pauw, Theo (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research considered the automated remote sensing-based classification of wetland extent within the Nuwejaars and Heuningnes River systems on the Agulhas Plain. The classification process was based ...
The impact of training set size and feature dimensionality on supervised object-based classification : a comparison of three classifiers

Myburgh, Gerhard (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Supervised classifiers are commonly used in remote sensing to extract land cover information. They are, however, limited in their ability to cost-effectively produce sufficiently accurate land cover ...
Land-cover change in the Berg River catchment : implications for biodiversity conservation

Stuckenberg, Tristan (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on earth at all scales of observation. Its persistence underlies ecological and evolutionary processes and is pivotal for the sustenance and future development ...
Extreme rainfall distributions : analysing change in the Western Cape

De Waal, Jan Hofmeyr (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

Severe floods in the Western Cape have caused significant damage to hydraulic structures, roads and other infrastructure over the past decade. The current design criteria for these structures and flood return level ...
Mountain wave turbulence in the lee of the Hex River Mountains

Van Der Mescht, Deon (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite recorded mountain wave related aircraft accidents in South Africa, very little literature exists on South African mountain waves. This study discusses the results of a mountain wave study in the ...
The Identification of natural terroir units in the Robertson Wine District using GIS and remote sensing

Remas, Hadley (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: One of the main objectives of the South African Wine of Origin Scheme (SAWOS) is to guarantee the quality of wine products emerging from South Africa’s viticultural production areas by preventing the ...
A fine-scale classification of land cover in the North-west Sandveld

Lotz, Tamarin (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A land cover classification showing the landscape structure of a given area is necessary to make appropriate measures for environmental planning. The environmental impacts from insensitive human activities ...
Data availability and requirements for flood hazard mapping in South Africa

Els, Zelda (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Floods have been identified as one of the major natural hazards occurring in South Africa. A disaster risk assessment forms the first phase in planning for effective disaster risk management through ...
The extent of water sensitive urban design in the George municipality

Lottering, Naomey Olive (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated the extent of Water Sensitive Urban Design activities in the George municipality in the Western Cape Province, in South Africa. Water resource management in urban areas worldwide ...
Street trading in Cape Town CBD : a study of the relationship between local government and street traders

Van Heerden, Schalk Willem (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) states that local governments are responsible for the creation of a socioeconomic environment that enables citizens to make a living for themselves. ...
GIS-based land suitability assessment and allocation decision-making in a degraded rural environmen

Breytenbach, Andre (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-10)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rural development problems faced by the impoverished communities in the Transkei, South Africa, are numerous, and environmental degradation has already taken much of its toll. By working at a ...
Environmental management in chrome mining along the Great Dyke : a case study of Zimasco Operations

Chakupa, Tendai (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In an area where mining activities dominate, there are likely to problems that need effective environmental management approaches, which can be facilitated through legislation and environmental management ...

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