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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Cape of Good Hope"”.
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Human impact on the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
… in this study is the environmental effect of outdoor recreation on a valuable conservation area, the Cape of Good Hope nature reserve. The approach adopted views the reserve as a business concern that produces service commodities from the resources of the natural environment. Supply of …
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A vegetation survey of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
… (78 square kilometer) area at the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula, in the Cape Province of South Africa. The applicability of association-analysis to the distinctive fynbos vegetation found in the Mediterranean type climate of this region, was tested. Subjectively, two formations, Fynbos and …
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A heritage interpretation plan for the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
… education. It interpretation is a field of non-formal has evolved largely this century as an aid in visitor resource management and the conservation of places of natural or cultural interest. Interpretation establishes channels of communication between visitors and the agencies which …
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Proposals for the development of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve : annexure to thesis
The Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve occupies the southern end of the Cape Peninsula and thus of the Southern Peninsula Subregion referred to in the general study (photographs 2 and 29). The Reserve has an area of nearly 29 1/2 square miles; its coastline is some 24 miles in length. It is used both …
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Vegetation change and vegetation type stability in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve 1966 - 2010
Vegetation stability was investigated within the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve by incorporating three vegetation surveys spanning a 44 year time period. The goals of this study were to investigate changes in overall species diversity within the reserve, stability of community composition within …
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The administration of criminal justice at the Cape of Good Hope 1795-1882. Volume One and Two
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the administration of criminal justice at the Cape of Good Hope during the crucial period 1795 - 1828 in order to provide an insight into the roots of our present system and to shed some light on the various factors which could play a role in the creation of …
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A bacteriological and pathological investigation of tuberculosis meningitis in the Western Province of the Cape of Good Hope.
Although there have always been sporadic reports of spontaneous cures in tuberculous meningitis, up to a few years ago this diagnosis almost invariably meant death within a few weeks or months. The therapeutic use of Streptomycin in this disease has created new hope for these patients and has …
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The Children's Friend Society in the Cape of Good Hope and the question of labour c. 1830-1842
This dissertation follows the lives of the children under the care Captain Brenton's Children's Friend Society to the Cape Colony in the period 1833- 1842. Using the works of prominent Cape Colony historians such as Banks, Worden and Ross, l give an overview of the Cape Colony around the time of …
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The arrival of Grey : a re-evaluation of George Grey's governance at the Cape of Good Hope, 1854-1861
This dissertation studies the period of George Grey's governance at the Cape from 1854 to 1861. This is examined as a period in which change in British administration impacted imperial policy pertaining to the Cape. The relationships between Cape governors, particularly George Grey, and successive …
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Abu Bakr Effendi: a report on the activities and challenges of an Ottoman Muslim theologian in the Cape of Good Hope
This thesis presents the religious activities of an Ottoman Islamic scholar Abu Bakr Effendi and his educational challenges at the Cape of Good Hope. Abu Bakr Effendi was a professor of canon law who was sent to the Cape by the Ottoman Caliph in order to resolve the religious issues as well as …
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Water quality requirements for first-feeding in marine fish larvae of the Cape of Good Hope, with description of developmental stages
The tolerance of marine fish larvae to NH₃, NO₂⁻, NO₃⁻, H⁺, OH⁻, O₂, and CO₂ was investigated using the decrease in first-feeding incidence following a 24-h exposure as the criterion of response. Ten species, all hatched from pelagic eggs collected at sea, were used in the studies: two soleids …
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Sam Sly's African Journal and the role of satire in colonial British identity at the Cape of Good Hope, c. 1840-1850
… named Sam Sly’s African Journal (1843 -1851) in Cape Town. Claiming to be a ‘register of facts, fiction, news, literature, commerce and amusement’, the African Journal was a hybrid newspaper and literary and satirical periodical aimed at an Anglophone immigrant readership in the period between …
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Imperialism, state formation and the establishment of a Muslim community at the Cape of Good Hope, 1770-1840 : a study in urban resistance
One of the most significant and yet least studied developments of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Cape Town is the emergence and growth of a muslim community. So dramatic was this process, that by the end of the period of slavery, well over two thirds of the town's non-European …
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Map librarianship : with special reference to the bibliographic description of pre-1900 printed maps of the Cape of Good Hope (south-western section)
Having given a short resume of the background of maps and map making, the handling of maps in libraries was investigated. The examination of the development of bibliographic description of maps, resulted in, inter alia, the identification of their peculiar characteristics Special attention was …
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Colonial mining policy of the Cape of Good Hope : an examination of the evolution of mining legislation in the Cape Colony, 1853-1910
The rise of the mining industry in the latter half of the nineteenth century transformed southern Africa. It facilitated the process of industrialisation and enabled the growth and advancement of the region's economy. Owing to the importance of South Africa's mineral revolution as the primary …
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Long-term vegetation change in the Cape of Good Hope section of Table Mountain National Park, in response to climate, fire and land use
… and are predicted to have a major impact on the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa over the next fifty years. This study investigated long-term (1966-2012) changes in the vegetation of the Cape of Good Hope Section of Table Mountain National Park in response to 20th century changes in climate, …
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The archival records on Chinese slaves, convicts, exiles and ‘free blacks' at the Cape of Good Hope (1654 -1838): Conceptualising a digital curation project
Despite the growth of digital archives, there is no dedicated repository that systematically compiles the history of Chinese migration to South Africa. This qualitative study used 62 archival records housed at the Western Cape Archives and Records Service, to explore how the application of digital …
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