Masters Degrees (Geography and Environmental Studies)
Recent Submissions
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The V&A Waterfront as workplace and leisure space for Capetonians
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: According to a report compiled in 2012 by Projects for Public Spaces (PPS) on behalf of UN-Habitat, one third of the world's population resided in cities in the 1950s. This figure increased to 50% in the ...
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Flood mapping in the Zambezi Region using Synthetic Aperture Radar
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Floods occur annually in the Zambezi Region during the rainy seasons, causing economic losses and social disruption. Projected changes in climate and land use could worsen the effects of floods. SAR sensors ...
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Grassland rehabilitation after alien invasive tree eradication: landscape degradation and sustainability in rural Eastern Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rehabilitating grassland, a threatened biome, requires a comprehensive management approach that integrates the environmental, economic and social matters in sustaining this system. In the Eastern Cape of ...
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Environmental reasoning of secondary-level schoolchildren : case study of Okahandja, Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Okahandja has been identified as one of the ‘dirtiest towns’ in Namibia. The town’s location makes it an important node serving as a gateway to the leisure and tourism periphery in Namibia. However, ...
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Integrated use of polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and optical image data for land cover mapping using an object-based approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Image classification has long been used in earth observation and is driven by the need for accurate maps to develop conceptual and predictive models of Earth system processes. Synthetic aperture radar ...
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Monitoring rehabilitation success using remotely sensed vegetation indices at Navachab Gold Mine, Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Remote sensing and vegetation indices were evaluated for its usefulness to monitor the success of the rehabilitation programme of the decommissioned tailings storage facility (TSF1) of the Navachab Gold ...
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Impacts of sugarcane farming on coastal wetlands of the north coast of Zululand, Kwadukuza, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Wetlands are key to providing important ecosystem goods and services yet they are under threat from a number of anthropogenic activities. In particular, in this study area, agriculture in the form of ...
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Evaluating holistic management in Hwange communal lands, Zimbabwe : an actor-oriented livelihood approach, incorporating everyday politics and resistance
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rangelands in the semi-arid and arid regions of the world support livelihoods through their provision of multiple goods and services. Livestock production, for example, occurs in rangelands both as extensive ...
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Farming in the Langkloof : coping with and adapting to environmental shock and social stress
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During the period 2006-2012, the Langkloof area, situated in the Eden District Municipality, suffered severely from environmental shocks and social stress including drought, flooding, hail, wildfire, ...
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The impact of high rainfall and flood events on Eucalyptus camaldulensis distribution along the central Breede River
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., or River Red Gum, is a commercially valuable yet recognised invasive alien plant (IAP) of riparian zones throughout South Africa. The invasive potential of E. camaldulensis ...
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Mapping spatial requirements of ecological processes to aid in the implementation of corridors
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The ultimate goal of conservation planning is to ensure persistence of biodiversity. Biodiversity patterns and ecological processes are important aspects in conserving biodiversity. Although most researchers ...
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Urban land cover classification from high resolution Geoeye-1 imagery using a lidarbased digital surface model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Urban planning and management require up-to-date information about urban land cover. Producing such geospatial information is time consuming as it is usually done manually. The classification of such ...
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Identifying african wild dog (Lycaon pictus) corridors outside Gonarezhou National Park and Save Valley Conservancy using maxent species distribution modeling
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the most endangered large carnivores. Gonarezhou National Park (GNP) and Savè Valley Conservancy (SVC) that hold part of the few remaining viable populations ...
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Socio-spatialities of visual art in Stellenbosch
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The social and spatial dimensions of any settlement are widely recognised in the international literature as having been shaped notably by art in some of the so-called cities of art or culture, such as ...
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Using remote sensing indices to evaluate habitat intactness in the Bushbuckridge area : a key to effective planning
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Anthropological influences are threatening the state of many savanna ecosystems in most rural landscapes around the world. Effective monitoring and management of these landscapes requires up to date maps ...
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A review of land reform in the Matzikama municipal area
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Land reform is a vital political issue that has been fiercely debated in recent years, especially in South Africa. With the historical background of South Africa consisting of colonialism and political ...
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Geographical information systems for environmental impact assessment : a feasibility study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study acknowledges the status quo in South Africa as a country in transformation. Leaders concur that people live under the spell of the evil triplets of poverty, inequality and unemployment amidst ...
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Socio-economic assessment of the consequences of flooding in Northern Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was conducted in the Cuvelai Basin in Northern Namibia to assess vulnerability and socio-economic impacts of flooding on local residents, and to suggest ways to counteract the consequences of ...
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Land cover change and its effect on landscape function in the Koue Bokkeveld
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Natural vegetation and wetlands in regions of the Western Cape are being replaced by agricultural development. Previous studies on one such region - the Koue Bokkeveld, a high mountainous region at the ...
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Factors affecting lion (Panthera Leo) spatial occurrence in the Zambezi region, Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Lion populations globally are on the decrease and their habitats are fragmenting. Despite their importance in the Zambezi Region in Namibia, very little research has yet been undertaken to understand their ...
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Drivers of wildfire behaviour, severity and magnitude in the Limietberg conservation area : understanding the complexity of wildfire risk
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Western Cape Province in South Africa is home to one of the most diverse plant communities in the world, and has one of the highest concentrations of plants species in any temperate ecosystem in the ...
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Carbon sequestration and trading potential in semi-arid South Africa : a Karoo case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The succulent thicket plant community of South Africa, particularly Portulacaria afra (in this study referred to as spekboom), occurring in the Thicket Biome, sequestrates an exceptional amount of carbon ...
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Geographical information system for integrated management of agriculture and the environment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The agricultural sector plays a valuable role in the South African economy. However, agriculture is embedded in the natural environment. The research problem revolves around the lack of an information ...
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Corridor development in Gauteng
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch UniversitySpringer Verlag, 2015-10)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The development corridor concept has been regarded as an important development instrument in spatial planning and geography for many decades. Expanding literature on the theme indicates that development ...
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The use of remote sensing and GIS in the identification and vulnerability detection of coastal erosion as a hazard in False Bay, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Coastal erosion is a worldwide hazard of which the consequences can only be mitigated via thorough and efficient monitoring of erosion and vulnerability to erosion. This study aimed to establish the ...
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Land degradation and settlement intensification in Umhlathuze Municipality
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The multifaceted land degradation problem and its associated manifold impacts have attracted research from different disciplines, resulting in varying definitions of the concept. However, most researchers ...
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The nature, extent and impact of multiple land uses on the agricultural landscape in Stellenbosch as manifestation of a post-productivist mode of agricultural change
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate the nature, extent and impact of multiple land uses on the agricultural landscape in Stellenbosch as manifestation of a post-productivist mode of agricultural ...
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Quantifying indigenous forest change in Dukuduku from 1960 to 2008 using GIS and remote sensing techniques to support sustainable forest management planning
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aimed to understand how Dukuduku Forest in Kwa-Zulu Natal has changed from 1960 to 2008 and whether the change in political regimes, during and post apartheid eras might have contributed to ...
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The emergence of green building practices : case study of Stellenbosch
(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 ...
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Landslide susceptibility mapping : remote sensing and GIS approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)Landslide susceptibility maps are important for development planning and disaster management. The current synthesis of landslide susceptibility maps largely applies GIS and remote sensing techniques. One of the most critical ...
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