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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Geographical Sciences"”.
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Shell EIA rectification process: Gauteng Province sites
… students in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at the University of Cape Town were invited to participate in the completion of Rectification Reports for fuel storage installations in Gauteng. The Masters group consisted of four members who travelled to Gauteng for two weeks …
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Integrating conservation and development : community participation in ecotourism projects : an investigation into community participation in ecotourism development projects in order to ensure the integration of protected area conservation and rural development, with particular reference to a case study at Cathedral Peak in the Natal Drakensberg Park
… programme of the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences of the University of Cape Town, was commissioned to conduct a Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (PEIA) on the proposed development. The author was one of the members of this study team, hereafter referred to as the …
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A proposed approach to the formulation of an integrated coastal zone management policy for the Erongo zone in Namibia
… masters students from the Environmental and Geographical Sciences Department, at the University of Cape Town, to collect baseline information which would contribute to the development of an ICZM plan for the Erongo coastal zone in Namibia. 'Ibis exercise was initiated in November 1995. …
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The estimation of precipitable water vapour from GPS measurements in South Africa
… provided by the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences of UCT. By the comparing the estimates of PWV from the three techniques, viz. GPS, radiosonde and NWM, it was found that GPS will meet the accuracy requirements of the meteorologist and could be used to supplement radiosonde …
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The role of women in the small-scale fishery sector in South Africa: the case of St Helena Bay
Small-scale fisheries are a cornerstone of coastal livelihoods, food security, and cultural heritage worldwide, supporting millions of people and contributing significantly to global fish production. These fisheries are inherently diverse, involving a wide range of activities from harvesting and …
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A CMIP5 Model Selection Specific to South Africa's Winter Rainfall Zone
This study undertakes a CMIP5 model selection specific to the Winter Rainfall Zone (WRZ) of South Africa, seeking to reduce the range of future climate projections through identifying a subset of models with increased realism and independence. In order to navigate the subjectivity in identifying …
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Benefit sharing and environmental sustainability in policy and practice: the commercialisation of the resurrection bush (Myrothamnus flabellifolius) in Southern Africa
The trade of non-timber forest products (NTFPs), also known as biotrade, has existed for hundreds of years - as has the traditional knowledge associated with such products. More recently, this form of trade has advanced to include genetic resource components found within natural resources …
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Transboundary landscapes and rural livelihoods: a case study from the northern Kwazulu-Natal and Mozambique border
Transboundary landscapes were introduced to southern Africa through colonialism and persist in the present day. These transboundary landscapes are constructed through political boundaries separating states as well as through the linkage of nature reserves and game parks located in adjacent …
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Theoretical studies of lipid-protein interactions in biological membranes
Monte Carlo simulations are used to investigate the conformational and orierjtational properties of lipids and proteins in a bilayer membrane. in the first instance, linear, hard-core tri-atomics are used to represent the two-dimensional projections of the lipid molecules. Studies on lipid only …
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The effects of preliminary unaffiliated dressage competitions on the mechanical properties of a synthetic equestrian arena surface
Properties of equestrian surfaces such as hardness, traction and resistance to penetration may change during competition. A surface itself has a direct impact upon an athlete since it is the primary point of contact, therefore any changes which occur could affect performance or the possibility of …
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Late Holocene environmental and climate dynamics along the southern Cape coast of South Africa: high resolution multi-proxy records from the wilderness embayment
It is well documented that the South African palaeoenvironmental record is relatively limited in terms of both quantity and quality. This is mainly due to the region's highly seasonal rainfall regimes and generally arid to semi-arid environments which are not conducive to the preservation of …
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Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction in South Africa's year-round rainfall zone using multiproxy geochemical analyses on lake sediments from Swartvlei
Coastal lakes in the south coast of South Africa contain sediments with good records of palaeoenvironmental changes. Swartvlei is the largest of the lakes in the Wilderness Embayment and is connected to the Indian Ocean via an estuary. The lake is believed to have been formed during sea-level …
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Phytolith Analysis as a Palaeoecological Tool for Reconstructing Mid-to Late-Pleistocene Environments in the Olorgesailie Basin, Kenya
Olorgesailie Basin is an important prehistoric locus and holds a prominent place in African Quaternary research. It is located in the southern Kenya rift system (1˚ 35´S and 36˚ 27´E) and has preserved numerous archaeological findings of the Acheulean, Sangoan and Middle Stone Age occupations and …
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Are all wetland models the same? Comparing wetland models and streamflow regulation of catchment-scale hydrological modelling tools under a changing climate
Comparing how wetlands are simulated in different hydrological modelling tools is needed to identify their suitability in different contexts. A simulated wetland will result in predictions of streamflow regulation, e.g., storing flood water and reducing high flows and releasing water in drier …
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The contribution of small-scale fisheries to the community food security of one South African coastal community
Small-scale fisheries contribute to the food security of a significant portion of the global population through direct consumption and indirectly as a vital source of income. Approximately, 50 million individuals involved in capture fisheries are small-scale fishers and they contribute to 80 …
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Reimagining Cape Town Walls: The Culture and Image of the City
Public culture creates an image of the city for both local and international publics to engage and encounter. The needs of the city to be globally recognised and create opportunities for economic growth can reveal discrepancies in development agendas and raises questions about fulfilling the needs …
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The functional ecology of Eastern Rûens Shale Renosterveld
Globally, ecosystems are under mounting pressure as biodiversity is lost at an ever increasing rate due to drivers such as habitat destruction and climate change. The systematic degradation of natural habitats witnessed today is often accompanied by a loss of ecosystem functioning and services …
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Participative water demand management as an adaptive response within complex socio-institutional systems: a case study of Cape Town, South Africa
Worldwide adaptive strategies are being developed to address water insecurity. The current path of water resource management is not sustainable in the long-term, which requires the investigation of improved and adapted strategies. However, adaptation theory is proving difficult to implement. A …
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Change begets change: employing a change perspective to inform South Africa's coastal community conservation policy-praxis disjuncture
Contemporary biodiversity conservation is ‘wickedly complex'. This complexity stems from the need to address the diverse objectives of protecting biodiversity and enhancing social wellbeing. However, centralized and exclusionary conservation approaches are often ill-suited to tackling these coupled …
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Exploring the potential contribution of Environmental Impact Assessments for water resilience: a case study of in-situ upgrading of the Monwabisi Park informal settlement, Cape Town, South Africa
Internationally, water resource management is complicated by a myriad of factors. Climate change is just one of such factors that has globally complicated water resource management due to erratic weather patterns, including extreme and prolonged drought. However, there also exist other factors such …
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