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When necessity begets ingenuity: A study of informal waste recycling at Stellenbosch and Bellville, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The local economy of the City of Cape Town supported by formal economic activities that are carried out through modern production processes whose existence is officially recognized and benefits from the protection of the ...
Private property, gentrification, tension and change at the ‘urban edge’: a study of Jamestown, Stellenbosch.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study entitled, “Private property, gentrification, tension and change at the ‘urban edge’: a study of Jamestown, Stellenbosch.” is about a small place called Jamestown, in which I have lived all my life. Jamestown, ...
Experiences of social vulnerability in indigent households related to water service delivery in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The extent of a community experiencing social vulnerability depends on the community’s ability to access resources that may contribute to coping mechanisms (either within the household or provided externally by a responsible ...
Relationships between conservators, community partners and urban conservation areas: a case study of nature reserves on the Cape Flats
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Cape Town is a unique city. It has a global biodiversity hotspot, in the midst of an urban area. Historically, nature conservation practice excluded and marginalized certain groups of people based on their race and class. ...
Coping with Weather in Cape Town: use, adaptation & challenges in an informal settlement
(2013)
The concern that weather variability and climate change has raised nowadays puts every society or community on the alert. This is arguably the most persistent environmental threat to global stability in vulnerable communities ...
Relationships between conservators, community partners and urban conservation areas: a case study of nature reserves on the Cape flats
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Cape Town is a unique city. It has a global biodiversity hotspot, in the midst of an urban area. Historically, nature conservation practice excluded and marginalized certain groups of people based on their race and class. ...
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 ...
The National Environmental Management Act and Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations: The Principle of "consideration of the alternative" in the case of development in the Tygerberg District, Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
South Africa is a developing country whose past administration has led to the current high levels
of inequality and poverty the country faces today. Development is a key aspect to growing the
country's economy and improving ...