Browsing Department of Geography, Environmental & Tourism Studies (GETS) by Author "Faculty of Arts"
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A comparative study of municipal waste disposal practices and management in the Breede River District Council and the Cape Metropolitan Area
Frantz, Amanda. (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 ... -
The Geography of Primary and Secondary Education in Rwanda
Muyombano, Emmanuel (University of the Western Cape, 2008)The study focuses on primary and secondary education rather than tertiary education as primary schools enrol the largest number of Rwandan students and absorb the major share of public spending on education. -
Indigenous knowledge and vegetation utilisation in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Simelane, Bhekithemba Doctor (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 ... -
Mandume ya Ndemufayo's memorials in Namibia and Angola
Shiweda, Napandulwe Tulyovapika (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 ... -
Pharmaceutical security in South Africa: law and medical geopolitics
Gater, Thomas (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 ... -
Socio-economic aspects of the sustainable harvesting of buchu (Agathosma Betulina) with particular emphasis on the Elandskloof community
Williams, Samantha (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The aim of this thesis is to explore the socio-economic factors that impact on the sustainable harvesting of buchu in the Western Cape of South Africa. Some of the factors that will be explored include poverty, natural ...