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The environmental health impacts associated with flooding and pollution of Riverine environments: A case study of the Kuils and Eerste river
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The aim of this study was to analyse the interrelationship among hazardous environmental exposures - namely flooding and pollution of the Kuils and Eerste Rivers, and the potential health risks to the natural setting and ...
Church and rural development: A geographical analysis of Elim
(University of the Western Cape, 1992)
The pivotal role of the Moravian Church in development in Elim, a mission station situated approximately 170 kilometres southeast of Cape Town, is the central theme of this geographical analysis. The broader debate around ...
Die sosio-ekonomiese implikasies van seisoenarbeid in Ceres: ’n geografiese perspektief
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)
Ceres, soos taIle ander plaEE,elandse dorpe, beleef 'n sigbare chroniese armoedeEoesE,and. Dit is die prim6re oogmerk van hierdie navorsingsprojek om te bepaal wat die kousale verband tussen seisoenarbeid en 'n armoedebestaan ...
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" ...
The role of health in the motivation to visit mineral spa resorts in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This research sets out to examine the role of health in the motivation to visit the mineral spa resorts of the Western Cape. It also examines motivation not related to health, and the extent to which these resorts are being ...
Flood risk reduction in Botswana analysis and recommendations
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
The turn-of the-century floods in Botswana resulted primarily from prolonged heavy rainfall which started in December 1999 and extended into January 2000. The floods covered almost the whole of Botswana- They caused ...
Assessing sense of place amongst returnees of District Six, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
District Six was a pre-apartheid community destroyed by racialized forced relocations. Under the Group Areas Act of the apartheid rule, all District Six residents were forcibly relocated and scattered around the city and ...
Reptiles of the Soutpansberg: Biogeography, distribution and communities
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Globally, reptiles, like all terrestrial vertebrates, are currently facing human induced
population declines at an unprecedented level. However, from a South African
perspective, it is unclear how human pressures are ...
‘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 ...