Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Environmental Science) by Title
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Rangeland degradation assessment using remote sensing and vegetation species.
(2011)The degradation of rangeland grass is currently one of the most serious environmental problems in South Africa. Increaser and decreaser grass species have been used as indicators to evaluate rangeland condition. Therefore, ... -
The relationship between agency and empowerment : a case study of the Ikhowe craft group.
(2010)There has been considerable debate in the gender and development literature on income earning opportunities and their empowerment potential for women, particularly rural women, in developing countries. In this, a critical ... -
Remote sensing grass quantity under different grassland management treatments practised in the Southern African rangelands.
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Remote sensing of endangered tree species in the fragmented Dukuduku Indigenous Forest of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Remote sensing of forest health : the detection and mapping of Thaumastocoris peregrinus damage in plantation forests.
(2012)Thaumastocoris peregrinus (T. peregrinus) is a sap-sucking insect that feeds on Eucalyptus leaves. It poses a major threat to the forest sector by reducing the photosynthetic ability of the tree, resulting in stunted ... -
The remote sensing of insect defoliation in Mopane woodland.
(2013)Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) woodlands are a source of valuable resources that contribute substantially to rural economies and nutrition across Southern Africa. However, a number of factors such as over-harvesting and ... -
Remote sensing of the distribution and quality of subtropical C3 and C4 grasses.
(2013)Global climate change is expected to be accompanied by changes in the composition of plant functional types. Such changes are predicted to follow shifts in the percentage cover and abundance of grass species, following ... -
Restoration of a degraded subtropical forest for climate change mitigation and adaptation in the city of Durban, South Africa.
(2017)With unprecedented changes in climate and land-use patterns, a decrease in global biodiversity and ecosystem services has been occurring at an alarming rate. This has resulted in a widespread damage to the life-support ... -
Risk, resilience and social-ecological systems in natural resource-based development in South Africa.
(2015)Ecosystem services, which are dependent on ecological and socio-economic variables, can be viewed as having the potential to help alleviate poverty in rural South Africa. These variables do not act in isolation, but ... -
The risks, management and adaptation to sea level rise and coastal erosion along the Southern and Eastern African Coastline.
(2012)Sea level rise and coastal erosion are two processes which may result in major problems for coastal cities around the world. This is particularly true for Southern and Eastern African cities as they struggle to meet their ... -
The social, economic and environmental impacts of ecotourism : case studies of the St. Lucia area and the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg region in South Africa.
(2005)The study focuses on two World Heritage sites in KwaZulu-Natal (uKhahlambaDrakensberg Park and the Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park). It sets out to critically examine the social, economic and political aspects of natural ... -
Socio-economic and environmental perceptions and impacts of violence and crime in residential areas in Durban, South Africa.
(2006)Violence and crime are amongst the most difficult of the many challenges facing South Africa. There is widespread concern in all segments of society about persistent and widespread violence and crime. The central aim of ... -
Soil conservation policy in South Africa, 1910-1992 : the human dimension.
(1996)The overwhelming focus of documentary sources indicate that traditional approaches to land degradation and soil erosion in South Africa have focussed on the physical dimension of the problem and the development of practical ... -
Stakeholder meanings and robustness in social-ecological systems : implications for managing change.
(2015)Alignment of stakeholder behaviour with policies and rules is a key concern where natural resources are managed in the public interest. This thesis is based on the premise that behaviours are founded upon meanings as ... -
Stakeholder perceptions of ecotourism impacts and management issues in relation to private game parks : case studies of the Ezulwini Private Park and Tala Private Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2010)Ecotourism has generated great interest from governments, tourism enterprises, tourists, conservation groups, the private sector and other stakeholders in the industry. A reason for this interest is the availability of ... -
A strategy to improve agricultural production in a rural community through on-farm research and technology transfer.
(2005)Agriculture is a potentially important activity to address poverty, hunger and unemployment in rural communal areas. To cater for the needs of the many small-scale farmers in KwaZuluNatal, the Farming Systems Research ... -
Towards improved corporate social and environmental reporting in South Africa.
(2007)This thesis contributes towards improving corporate social and environmental reporting (CSR) in South Africa, by determining what about CSR would need to be and could be improved. The sources of information for this were ... -
Triple bottom line accounting for the chemical manufacturing sector in South Africa.
(2015)The chemical manufacturing sector of South Africa and particularly the Durban Chemicals Cluster members are accountable for numerous environmental and social impacts in its pursuit of financial gain. Increasing legislative ... -
Understanding the relationship between neoliberalism and the negotiation of urban development imperatives within public private partnerships in Durban.
(2010)As neoliberalism has risen into ascendancy, cities have shifted their development approach, often in ways that produce problematic and heavily critiqued outcomes (Bond, 2005a; Leitner et al, 2007). In many instances, ... -
Use of constructivism in the development and evaluation of an educational game environment.
(2004)Formal learning contexts often present information to learners in an inert and highly abstract form, making it unlikely that learners would ever use this information in their every-da y lives. Learners do, however, show ...