Browsing Magister Artium - MA (Geography, Environmental & Tourism Studies) by Title
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The impact of climate change and climate variability on coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This thesis investigates the influence of climate change and climatic variability on wetland ecosystems (coastal and inland wetlands) on the Agulhas coastal plain. Firstly, this research examines coastal wetland ecosystem ... -
The impact of the Hotel Sector on tourism development in Kigali
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The potential of tourism to contribute to economic growth in terms of increasing foreign exchange, creating employment opportunities, generation of government revenues, creating incomes, contribution to poverty reduction, ... -
Indigenous knowledge and vegetation utilisation in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The aim of this study was to investigate indigenous knowledge of vegetation resource utilisation, in particular the use of traditional medicinal plants in the provision of health care in the community of Khayelitsha and ... -
Informal housing and squatting on the Cape Flats: a comparative analysis of four areas
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)The housing conditions of four surveyed areas namely Uitsig, Bishop Lavis, Jakkalsvlei and Crossroads, situated on the Cape Flats is the main thrust of the dissertation. It is a comparative analysis between two "coloured" ... -
Investigating the groundwater dependence and response to rainfall variability of vegetation in the Touws river and catchment using remote sensing
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Changes in climate patterns have raised concerns for environmentalists globally and across southern Africa. The changes greatly affect the growth dynamics of vegetation to such an extent that climate elements such as ... -
The knowledge-power nexus: towards a political ecology of South Africa’s Integrated Coastal Management policy
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Integrated coastal management (ICM) has been unequivocally established in policy and legislation as the preferred framework within which environmental management in South Africa’s coastal environment should be undertaken. ... -
The knowledge-power nexus: towards a political ecology of South Africa’s Integrated Coastal Management policy
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Integrated coastal management (ICM) has been unequivocally established in policy and legislation as the preferred framework within which environmental management in South Africa’s coastal environment should be undertaken. ... -
Leopard conservation, tourism and local communities in the Cederberg
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The Cederberg is increasingly associated with wildlife and ecotourism. Long-established rural communities practising subsistence farming reside in the Cederberg, some on the very boundary of the Cederberg Wilderness Area. ... -
Mandume ya Ndemufayo's memorials in Namibia and Angola
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Mandume has fought two colonial powers, Portugal and British-South Africa from the time he became king in 1911 to 1917. This thesis looked at the different ways in which Manume is remembered in Namibia and Angola after ... -
Mapping the changes in vegetation spatial extent within the Khayelitsha wetlands, Western Cape province, utilizing remotely sensed data
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Urban wetlands play an important role in providing ecosystem services and supporting biodiversity as a habitat. These ecosystem services include reducing severe impacts of floods by helping slow the overland flow amongst ... -
Mapping Urban Food Security in Delft: A Bottom Up Perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Food security is a complicated phenomenon that consists of the intersections of food and people, and the cultures that people create around food. In general, food security research is concerned with how people access ... -
‘n Geografiese ondersoek na die potensiaal van die informele sektor as werkverskaffer: 'n gevallestudie van Paarl
(University of Western Cape, 2000)Die knaende vraag na werksgeleenthede in Suid-Afrika, maar ook in Paarl hou verband met die feit dat daar 'n relatief groot surplusbevolking bestaan, wat tydens die periode van kapitaalakkumulasie in Suid(elike) Afrika nie ... -
'n Sosio - ekonomiese impak-studie van watervoorsienigstekort in die landelieke gebiede van Namakwaland
(University of Western Cape, 2000)Water is an indispensable source of life - it should not only be regarded as a social good, but also as a valuable economic resource. Since two thirds of South Africa are highly dependent on groundwater as a result of the ... -
Negotiating waste management: exploring urban residents’ perceptions of waste, litter, and clean environments in Mbekweni, Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Increased waste generation and pollution in South Africa arise from multiple factors ranging from an increase in the construction of towns and cities, population increases, ever-changing consumption patterns, and economic ... -
Optimising benefits for rural communities in and around Protected Areas through ecotourism Public Private Partnerships (PPPs): the case of De Hoop Nature Reserve
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Recent years have seen an upsurge of interest from governments and development organisations in adopting the Public Private Partnership (PPP) approach when developing and operating ecotourism projects. A PPP is a contract ... -
Organization of urban agriculture in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Cape Town has arguably the most diversified urban agriculture sector across the country. Nevertheless, the desired gains of urban agriculture are barely realized. The organization of urban agriculture, specifically the ... -
Perceptions of wetland ecosystem services in a region of climatic variability
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Wetlands provide various ecosystem services such as provisioning, regulating, supporting, and cultural services which may be directly or indirectly beneficial to humans. The manner in which such wetlands are managed is ... -
Petroleum waste disposal challenges in selected African countries - policy, practice and prospects
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The oil industry is growing increasingly aware of its serious image problem. There is a growing awareness of the systematic abuses of people and the environment inherent in the production, processing and marketing of ... -
Pharmaceutical security in South Africa: law and medical geopolitics
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The study focuses on the political and economic geographies of pharmaceutical delivery. In 1997 the South African government passed the Medicines and Related Substances Control Amendment Act, sparking outrage from both the ... -
The place of food: a relational analysis of the food environment and sense of place in Khayelitsha.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Amongst the numerous changes in contemporary (post-apartheid) South Africa are those related to reorganisation and globalisation of the food environment. Changes in the food environment are evident across the world through ...