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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"City of Tshwane"”.
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Managing sustainable development in the city of Tshwane
… (Stockholm Conference), and the introduction of the World Conservation Strategy in 1980, which was the first attempt to reconcile ecological and economic concerns and approaches, and other conferences and commissions such as the World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland …
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The effect of coalition government on municipal service delivery in the City of Tshwane
… the outright winner with more than fifty percent of seats that required any political party to govern the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. In number of previous years, the City of Tshwane has been governed by solitary political party and has gotten used to singular arrangement. …
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Using spatial multi-criteria analysis as an appraisal tool for bus rapid transit trunk and feeder routes: a case study in the City of Tshwane, South Africa
… increasingly over the last decades. One effect of this is traffic congestion, which results in various detrimental environmental, economic and social impacts. Public transport has been identified as an effective solution to congestion. In South Africa, investment into public transport has led to …
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An analysis of alcohol use and possible confounding risk factors for risky sexual behaviour amongst women in the rural Western Cape and urban Gauteng provinces
The general aim of this thesis is therefore to analyse alcohol consumption variables and possible confounding risk factors associated with risky sexual behaviour amongst women in the urban city of Tshwane in Gauteng and the rural Western Cape sites, respectively.
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An evaluation of the implementation of the normative objectives set for Environmental Management Frameworks in selected case studies in Gauteng and the Northwest Province, South Africa
… achieved in the development planning processes of these Environmental Management Frameworks (EMFs): the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality’s Zone of Choice EMF, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality’s EMF and the Tlokwe Municipality’s EMF. The objectives include the provision of a …
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Unveiling ancestral land: Alkebu-lan practices of human habitation Ebandleni
Our cities can be perceived as palimpsests of sequential historic events that contributed to what the cities have become in the present age. Each event or occurrence produced and brought forth the intangible spirit of the time and place relatively, the aura, which can manifest through the people, …
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Women's fuel choices and fuel stacking practices in urban households : a narrative study
Due to a number of complex interactions between economic, social and cultural factors some households consume a portfolio of energy sources such as coal, biomass fuel, paraffin, liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and solar power at different points. This phenomenon has been shown to characterise these …
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Bus rapid transit oriented approach to land use change: a case of Hatfield
The post-apartheid administration of South Africa inherited a disjointed and sprawling urban land use pattern amid the pressures of growing urbanisation. The current urbanisation rate significantly exceeds urban planning agencies' capacity to supply infrastructure for a burgeoning population, hence …
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Using mathematical models to track phosphorus in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant
… for strategies towards cost effective recovery of nutrients from waste types fed to wastewater treatment systems, to forms that are usable and possibly marketable, while ensuring maintenance of good effluent quality from the plant. To address these challenges, the plant wide model (PWM_SA) of …
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Information and communication technology (ICT) for accountable service delivery in informal settlements: A case study of Imizamo Yethu, Cape Town
… 2014, p. 231). In South Africa, metros like the City of Cape Town, City of Johannesburg, and City of Tshwane have been using some ICTs to help improve the quality of services provided in order to improve the quality of life for citizens; however, the benefits have not reached all. The objective …
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Addressing the title deed backlog in South Africa – a systems perspective
… Africa is exacerbated by the growing challenges of managing and administrating housing subsidies for those who cannot afford conventional mortgage loans (Gordon et al., 2011). Aside from an inconsistent approach to subsidised finance in public and private sectors, there remains an additional gap …
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The visitor centre: artistic reconfigurations of multispecies relationships in an urban environment
Extinctions and biodiversity loss in the age of the Anthropocene are closely related to speciesist attitudes and a lack of care for nonhuman species. This thesis is an examination of relational art practice and conversation as tools to encourage empathy and care for nonhuman species in urban …
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The perceptions of female youth regarding menstrual hygiene management (MHM) in Roodeplaat, Tshwane
Menstruation is an essential stage of any woman’s life and is a natural process of womanhood. This process requires knowledge, education, and necessary material to ease the experience of menstruation; however, these aspects are not always available or easily accessible. Menstruation is a phenomenon …
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Redefining South African Government School Typologies to Encourage Lifelong Learning Potential
… document serves as a mini dissertation in the professional Master of Architecture degree in the Department of Architecture at the University of Pretoria. It focuses on the educational ecosystem within the context of South Africa, with emphasis placed on the economically distressed environment of …
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Determinants of digital marketing adoption among SME's in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality: a structural equation modeling approach
… a vital tool for the socio-economic development of South Africa and most countries, throughout the world. SMEs play a pivotal role in job creation and wealth distribution in previously disadvantaged communities, however, several studies conducted in South Africa have shown that SMEs experience …
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Investigating diversity in the function of shelter
Resilience is the capacity of a system to absorb disturbance and reorganise while undergoing change so as to retain essentially the same function, structure, identity and feedback. As a concept, resilience is used by various disciplines to analyse ecological, social and social-ecological systems. …
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Case study investigation of the revenue implications of the minibus-taxi industry running unscheduled feeder services on a hybrid public transport system in Tshwane
… the minibus-taxi industry (MBI) transports most of the population and contributes notably to the country's socio-economic growth. The industry not only provides accessible and convenient transport, particularly for the most disadvantaged communities, but also creates job and business …
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Development of a Pico conduit-hydropower turbin within a city's water distribution system
Energy is the lifeblood of worldwide economic and social development. In recent years, South Africa (SA) has experienced local energy shortages that have resulted in interruptions in the supply of electricity, referred to as “load shedding”. During such times, the monitoring and operation of water …
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Case study analysis of integrated public transport networks in five South African cities
… (PTSAP) published by the National Department of Transport (NDoT). The PTSAP sought to reform public transport industries across South Africa by 2020 to ward off increasing congestion, passenger dissatisfaction with overcrowding, long travel times, high travel costs, and safety concerns. Of the …
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Street homelessness policy provision and law enforcement in the City of Tshwane’s Central Business District
The effective implementation of street homelessness policy refers to coordinated efforts of law enforcement and social services to address homelessness while respecting the rights and dignity of homeless individuals within urban spaces. The study evaluates the street homelessness policy provision …