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The effects of fluoride levels in potable water: case studies in the Northern Cape and Mitchell's Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Dental caries is a multi-factorial disease that affects everyone irrespective of race, class or gender, however, the burden of the disease is often found in children from lower socio-economic backgrounds. The nature of the ...
A comparative study of municipal waste disposal practices and management in the Breede River District Council and the Cape Metropolitan Area
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Solid waste management is a phenomenon that has been researched for many years. With the development of industries and commerce, waste inputs into waste management programs are crucial, since these are the sectors responsible ...
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 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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
Climate variability: Human management response to environmental changes in Touws River valley and Makolokwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Climate has been changing significantly around the globe; hence climate variability is of great interest to researchers. The changes in climate have caused variances in rainfall and temperature, both elements of paramount ...
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 ...
Gated communities for the working class: A Cape Flats case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
Gated developments are proliferating across cities globally, in different forms and contexts. While they have emerged in cities in both the global North and South, the number of gated developments has increased recently ...