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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Walvis Bay"”.
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An environmental overview of the Walvis Bay 'Bay Area', Namibia
… After review of the Baseline Report, the greater Walvis Bay 'bay area ' was identified as a priority area in terms of coastal zone management of the Erongo Region. The aim of this dissertation is thus to provide an environmental overview of the Walvis Bay ' bay area' that can assist planners and …
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Development of an environmental health profile: Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay, Namibia (June 1996)
… in Kuisebmond, a traditional black township in Walvis Bay. On completion of the Urban Environmental Profile (UEP) for Walvis Bay, to address issues in the exosystem, it was found that infrastructure services provided to Kuisebmond are of a high quality. An acceptable quality and quantity of …
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Development of an environmental health profile: Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay, Namibia (June 1996)
… in Kuisebmond, a traditional black township in Walvis Bay. On completion of the Urban Environmental Profile (UEP) for Walvis Bay, to address issues in the exosystem, it was found that infrastructure services provided to Kuisebmond are of a high quality. An acceptable quality and quantity of …
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Natural radioactivity in soils of the Walvis Bay - Henties Bay coastal area, Namibia
… of the radionuclides are high. In Namibia, the Walvis Bay – Henties Bay coastal area is known to have many mineral resources including uranium and therefore the concentrations of the radionuclides in the soils and the associated radioactivity may be high in some towns in the area. It is …
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Technologies, knowledge and capital : towards a political ecology of the Hake Trawl Fishery Walvis Bay, Namibia
Around the world, the implementation of effective fisheries management has been met with a variety of challenges. The incorporation of fisher's local ecological knowledge (FK) into the management paradigm is an important step in understanding perceptions and responses to the changing environment, …
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An assessment of the Blue Economy in Namibia: a case study of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay
… assess the Namibia blue economy: a case study of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. The research was aimed at identifying how the government can achieve inclusive growth while at the same time ensuring that there is sustainable resource management. A qualitative research design was then adopted, with the …
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The state of Namibia's concrete infrastructure – A comparative study of Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Arandis and Usakos towns
… Concrete infrastructure in four towns (Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Arandis and Usakos) were inspected and deteriorations recorded. From these inspections, an evaluation of the causes of the deterioration was undertaken. A comparison was undertaken on the prevalence of different deterioration …
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Modelling human wellbeing for fisheries management: Science, extraction and a politics of nature in the Walvis Bay, Namibia
Based in Walvis Bay, an industrial fishing town in Namibia on the west coast of southern Africa, this thesis argues that via the logic of neoliberalism, relations between scientific knowledge production, historical labour practices, and political decision-making emerge as a way of managing people …
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Strategies to ensure compliance with provisions of the Income Tax Act at the Inland Revenue Regional Office in Walvis Bay
… tax compliance at the Inland Revenue office in Walvis Bay. The main objective of this study was to investigate what are the strategies to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act in Namibia, taking the Regional Office of IRD at Walvis Bay as a case. The sub objectives were to: …
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Dunes and dune movement in the Walvis Bay area of Namibia, and implications for future land-use planning and development
Dunes are an integral part of the Walvis Bay environment. Their dynamics significantly influence the functioning of the coastal system and have major implications for both the ecological and socio-economic environments. In light of residential, commercial and industrial requirements for the Walvis …
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An investigation into women’s economic empowerment in the blue economy: A case study of Omankete seafood processors in Walvis Bay, Namibia
Namibia's fishing industry is the third largest contributor to gross domestic product (GDP), accounting for approximately 20% of export earnings. Despite such stellar numbers, women are still not sufficiently empowered to gain economic opportunities in this industry due to a lack of knowledge and …
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Late Holocene Climatic Change: The little ice age and El Nino from planktonic foraminifera in sediments off walvis bay, South West Africa
… depth in a core of diatomaceous sediment off Walvis Bay, South West Africa, seems to correlate with the Little Ice Age that occurred during the late Holocene. Although similar research, using species and oxygen isotope variations has been completed in similar sediment off northern Venezuela …
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A study of urban form; its analysis and its implications for sustainable settlements in desert environments, with Walvis Bay as a case study
… addressed by the coastal zone management plan. Walvis Bay, a settlement within the CZMP area, and a settlement in an arid zone (namely within the coastal area of the Namib Desert) proved to be an interesting case study, one that could be used to verify the proposition. Urban sustainability, …
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An investigation on non-motorised transport in small- and medium-sized towns in Namibia: Planning and policy paradigm shift
… towns in Namibia, such as Tsumeb and Walvis Bay, lack the planning and policies required to promote NMT, despite its potential to improve sustainability, safety, and mobility. This study aims to investigate the current state of NMT provision, challenges, and opportunities to improve …
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Assessment of trace metals pollution along the Central Namibian marine coastline: using Choromytilus Meridionalis (Black Mussel) as indicator organisms.
… the Central Namibian marine coastline towns (Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Cape Cross) to assess trace metals pollution using Choromytilus meridionalis as indicator organism. Samples were collected using randomized sampling techniques during winter and summer months of 2012. EPA …
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Shelf biogeochemical interactions and feedback processes in the Benguela upwelling system
… (OMZ) and are attributed to denitrification. Off Walvis Bay, these secondary nitrite maxima and ammonium are thought to be consumed by high rates of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox). The nitrite maxima are restricted to the shelf off Walvis Bay and advected offshore in the ABF region. …
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The foraging ecology, demographics and conservation of African black oystercatchers Haematopus moquini in Namibia nursery areas
Research was carried out at the Walvis Bay/Swakopmund nursery during four visits between Aug/Sep and May/Jun 2000. The study aimed to quantify seasonal and tidal patterns of habitat use and responses to changes in prey abundance, and to investigate whether nurseries provide favourable foraging …
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The application of active and passive bioaccumulation methods to measure metallic and organic pollutants along the Namibian coastline
… present in the coastal areas of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay Harbour in Namibia. Artificial mussels (AMs), semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs), resident- and transplanted mussel bioindicators (Choromytilus meriolionalis) were deployed at two exposure sites (Walvis Bay Harbour & Swakopmund) for …
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An assessment of the reliability of fossil pilchard and anchovy scales as fish population indicators off Namibia
… scales preserved in the anaerobic sediments off Walvis Bay, Namibia, shows that deciduousness is the dominant process contributing scales to the sediments. This basic information on pilchard and anchovy scale loss is used to interpret counts of scales in the laminated interval of a core taken …
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Predation/disturbance effects of greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) on the benthic communities of two Southern African lagoons
… macrofauna within exclosures. Intertidally at Walvis Bay rneiofauna showed little response to flamingo exclusion, but subtidally all groups showed statistically significant responses to treatments. At Sandwich Harbour, foraminifera and ostracod abundance changed significantly. Bacterial counts …
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