Browsing Magister Philosophiae - MPhil (Earth Science) by Title
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Gender and perceptions of science and science education: a case study in Mitchells Plain
(2012)The literature on the manner in which gender influences the participation and performance of girls and boys in science and science education indicates that the disparity between the genders, in favour of boys, persists. ... -
Geochemical and petrographic evidence for the Vredefort proximal impact ejecta in the Northern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The advancement of the understanding of hypervelocity impacts lies in discovering impact structures and both proximal and distal impact ejecta. This study uses petrographic and geochemical techniques to investigate the ... -
Optimisation of selective extraction techniques as a tool for geochemical mapping in the Southern Africa region
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The complex nature and composition of regolith cover in Southern Africa is a major challenge to geochemical mapping for concealed mineralization. Some of the setbacks to successful geochemical exploration may be ascribed ... -
Pre-paid water metering: social experiences and lessons learned from Klipheuwel pilot project, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This thesis examined a pre-paid water metering pilot project which was implemented in Klipheuwel , Cape Town, South Africa in 2001. It was anticipated that the implementation of pre-paid water meters would help improve the ... -
Prospects for the reform of District Municipalities: the scope for manoeuvre
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Realizing agricultural potential in land reform: The case of Vaalharts irrigation scheme in the Northern Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The effectiveness of the South African Land reform Programme has been at the centre of debates amonng land reform activists and within government. Empirical evidence shows that land reform has not only been moving at a ... -
Spatial distribution and abundance of microplastics particles in the bed sediment of Zeekoevlei Lake, Cape Town
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging micro-pollutant that pose a threat to the ecological integrity of freshwater rivers and wetlands. Most previous work on MPs pollution has focused on marine environments. This study aimed ... -
Stakeholder participation in the establishment of the Berg Catchment Management Agency, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Enacted in 1998, the New South African Water Act has introduced a new approach to water resource management, founded on the principle of decentralization of the management of water resources to regional and local levels ... -
The use of well log data in the creation of 3D geological maps
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Three-dimensional (3D) graphic representations of geographic environments have become commonplace in a range of elds. These representations are often an attempt to represent both geographic forms, as well as the ... -
Using water law enforcement to demonstrate the effectiveness of regulations for the protection of water resources
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)The South African National Water Act attracted attention of the international water community as one of the most reformist pieces of water legislation in the world, and a major step forward in the transformation of the ... -
Water quality trends in the Eerste River, Western Cape, 1990 - 2005
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The Eerste River is a river system which has, over the years, been subjected to human interference. The purpose of this study was to investigatge temporal and spatial trends in the water quality of the Eerste River between ...