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The estimation of Eucalyptus plantation forest structural attributes using medium and high spatial resolution satellite imagery.
(2008)
Sustaining the socioeconomic and ecological benefits of South African plantation forests is challenging. A more systematic and rapid forest inventory system is required by forest managers. This study investigates the utility ...
Assessment of structural attributes of even-aged Eucalyptus grandis forest plantations using small-footprint discrete return lidar data.
(2009)
Assessment of forest structural attributes has major implications in the management of forestry by providing information of ecological and economic importance. The traditional methods of assessment involve collecting data ...
An investigation into using textural analysis and change detection techniques on medium and high spatial resolution imagery for monitoring plantation forestry operations.
(2006)
Plantation forestry involves the management of man-made industrial forests for the
purpose of producing raw materials for the pulp and paper, saw milling and other
related wood products industries. Management of these ...
The role of tourism in natural resource management in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
(2006)
In recent years the use of tourism as a development strategy by Third World governments has increased, resulting in the intersection of international tourism and local resource utilisation patterns. The aim of this thesis ...
Mechanical weathering in cold regions with special emphasis on the Antarctic environment and the freeze-thaw mechanism in particular.
(2003)
Consideration of almost any geomorphology textbook will show the fundamental argument that in cold environments mechanical weathering processes, usually freeze-thaw, will predominate and that chemical weathering will be ...
Management and regulation of rural land use : a model for traditional land tenure systems in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2000)
South Africa is confronted by a number ofproblems which include: a high and rapidly increasing population, conditions of poverty, hunger, illiteracy, unemployment, and a degrade9 environment. These problems are associated ...
A critical analysis of current approaches to SMME development and support within the eThekwini Municipal Area.
(2009)
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) are considered to be the engines of growth of any economy. In the light of recent economic events and the recession that is surging rapidly across the globe, more and more attention ...
The geography of health in the Durban Metropolitan Area.
(2002)
In presenting a Geography of Health of the Durban Metropolitan Area, the researcher has
chosen a conceptual framework within which to sharply challenge the definition of health
in a perfunctory/ functionalist way. Thus, ...
A study of the environmental impacts (natural and anthropogenic) on the estuaries of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa : implications for management.
(2008)
This thesis documents eight estuaries that are situated on the northern coastline of KwaZulu-Natal viz.: St Lucia, Mfolozi, Zinkwazi, Mvoti, Mngeni and those of the South i.e. Isipingo, Manzimtoti and Mkomazi. The documentation ...
Participatory forest management (PFM) discourse in South Africa : ecological modernisation in the developing world.
(2009)
There is growing recognition internationally of the shift in natural resource management away from top-down, technocratic management towards participatory approaches that incorporate local communities and other stakeholders ...