Masters Degrees (Geography)
Recent Submissions
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An investigation of scientific and indigenous weather forecasting for improved decision-making by farmers.
(2016)No abstract available. -
An assessment of fire regimes on different vegetation types using MODIS burned area products.
(2017)Cost-efficient satellite data has been widely used to map the spatial and temporal distribution of fires in resource scarce regions such as southern Africa. However, the accuracy of such data is often unknown, which ... -
A GIS based approach to identify road traffic fatal accident hotspots in the greater Durban city from 2011 - 2015.
(2017)Road safety is a serious problem across the globe and its severity is more prominent in developing countries, especially in Africa. South Africa is no exception and road safety is one of the major challenges the greater ... -
The politics of megaprojects : assessing the socio-spatial and environmental impacts of the proposed dig-out port in south Durban.
(2017)Megaprojects are continuing to transform urban landscapes, and take the form of large development projects such as railways, bridges, ports, dams, shopping malls and iconic skyscrapers. For cities, megaprojects act as ... -
Ostracods as bioindicators to reconstruct past environmental conditions at Lake St Lucia, South Africa.
(2017)Lake St Lucia, situated along the east coast of South Africa, is a highly dynamic system subject to both tidal and freshwater influences with changing environmental conditions. These fluctuating salinity regimes effect the ... -
An investigation of perceptions, participation, and socio-economic impacts of community-based conservation programmes : the case of Buffelsdraai, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2017)There has been growing concern regarding the impacts of climate change-related concerns, coupled with the realisation that these concerns will be experienced differently across countries. At the local level, these climate ... -
Modelling terrain roughness using LiDAR derived digital terrain model in eucalyptus plantation forests, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2017)South African commercial plantation forests are established primarily to meet both the local and global demands of industries that require direct raw materials such as pulpwood or timber. Consequently, the commercial forest ... -
Green lung to logistics park: a critical assessment of the rezoning of the Clairwood racecourse.
(2017)The South Durban Basin (SDB) (located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) is the second largest industrial zone in South Africa, and has one of the highest concentrations of chemical and petro-chemical industries in the country. ... -
Integrating remote sensing and geostatistics in mapping Seriphium plumosum (bankrupt bush) invasion.
(2016)The impacts of plant species invasion in natural ecosystems have attracted geo-scientific studies globally. Several studies have demonstrated that the effects of invasive species can permanently alter an ecosystem structure ... -
The use of periphyton and macro-invertebrates and their susceptibility to changes in river flow characteristics and nutrient composition as an indicator of river health.
(2016)Freshwater systems are a valuable resource under increasing threat due to pollution from activities such as agriculture, industry, mining and domestic use which can pose a risk to human and animal health and may lead to ... -
The impact of a change in climate on small-scale farmers : case studies of the Khokhwane, Sizanenjana and Richmond communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2016)A large percentage of land use in South Africa is used for agricultural purposes, as this sector serves as the economic backbone of the country. A change in climate is likely to result in an increase in the frequency and ... -
A palaeoreconstruction of late holocene fire history and vegetation dynamics from a savanna ecosystem at Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo Valley, South Africa.
(2016)Palaeoenvironmental studies facilitate the understanding of palaeoclimatic trends that have been difficult to understand within the African context. Multi-proxy climatic reconstructions are spatially and temporally limited ... -
A statistical approach for modelling forest structural attributes using multispectral remote sensing data within a commercial forest plantation.
(2017)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Assessing the effectiveness of a role playing game as a stakeholder engagement tool for integrated natural resource management.
(2015)The European Union funded project Afromaison (Africa at meso-scale: adaptive and integrated tools and strategies for natural resources management) aimed to address current challenges facing South Africa’s environmental ... -
Sustainable agricultural practices in smallholder farming systems : a case study of smallholder farmers in the Ugu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2016)Agriculture is viewed by both World Bank reports of 2005 and 2008 as a viable activity for rural development for the developing economies. Smallholder farming is the dominant type of agricultural practice especially in the ... -
Investigating livestock dynamics in relation to livestock water productivity in smallholder mixed crop-livestock systems : a case study of Ntshiqo in the Eastern Cape.
(2016)Livestock provide net benefits such as food production (milk, meat), raw materials (wool), draught, manure, cultural practices, income and investment, and can improve the resilience of smallholder mixed crop-livestock ... -
An investigation of the socio-economic impacts of ecotourism in rural areas : a case study of Nompondo, a community bordering the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2015)Community involvement seems to be a key element of both nature conservation and ecotourism and is largely perceived to include public participation in decision-making and communities’ receipt of benefits from ecotourism. ... -
An evaluation of hyperspectral and multispectral data for mapping invasive species in an African Savanna.
(2015)Invasive alien plant (IAP) species affects a range of ecosystem types in various regions of the world. Therefore are now considered one of the main phenomena causing global change. Invasive alien plants (IAP’s) cause ... -
An analysis of the potential erosional changes in the KwaZulu-Natal coastline due to the effects of sea level rise and associated storm surges.
(2015)The coastlines around the world are currently in the process of being eroded by naturally occurring oceanic conditions. The vast majority of people living near or on these coastlines have no idea what they may be in store ... -
Modelling leaf area index in a tropical grassland using multi-temporal hyperspectral data.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file.
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