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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 fate of non-limiting solutes and the processes of solute retention in the uMkhuze Wetland system, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2008)
Wetlands have long been recognised as enhancing the quality of inflowing waters, particularly regarding the plant macronutrients nitrogen and phosphorus. Any research into non-limiting solutes has largely been of a 'black ...
Improving end to end delivery of land administration business processes through performance measurement and comparison.
(2010)
The delivery of land administration (LA) systems particularly in urban areas underpins housing, industry and infrastructure development as well as the smooth operation of land and credit markets. However, fragmentation of ...
Optimisation of an innovative system of sustainable production in Rwanda : the integrated rabbit-fish-rice system.
(2011)
Population escalation in the developing world has been associated with increased poverty, food
insecurity and environmental degradation. The situation in Rwanda, with 2.82% annual
population increase is no exception. The ...
Development of a methodology for the delineation of air quality management areas in South Africa.
(2010)
Since 1992 the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT), now the
Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), acknowledged that pollution and waste
management governance was inadequate in dealing with South ...
The integration of climate change considerations into local air quality management plans in South Africa.
(2011)
In recent years there has been considerable advancement in our scientific understanding of the
linkages and interactions between climate change and air quality. A warmer, evolving climate
is likely to have severe ...
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 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 ...
The effect of distance from clinics on maternal and child health (MCH) service utilization and MCH status.
(2004)
There is strong evidence from developing countries to support the hypothesis that physical accessibility of health services, particularly absolute distance from clinics, is a major determinant of health service utilization ...