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Browsing Environmental Management - Masters Degrees by Title
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A critical evaluation of the concept of sustainable development as applied in the legislation governing environmental impact assessments in South Africa (case studies: housing developments)
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015)The concept “Sustainable Development” (SD) is defined and interpreted differently worldwide with the result that it encompasses different meanings to different people. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) process has ... -
Environmental impacts of informal economic activities in a low cost housing development, case study of Dunoon, Cape Town
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018)Over the past decades, environmental problems associated with low-cost housing developments have been reported on a national and global scale (see Sowman and Urquhart, 1998 and also Norville, 2003). Poor community participation ... -
An evaluation of flood risk communication efforts based upon the values judgements of the inhabitanats of a selection of informal settlements in the Cape Town municipal area
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)It is widely believed that experts often have a more rational approach towards risks. This is because they are known to use algorithms, formal logic, risk assessments and normative rules to make decisions about risks. The ... -
Impacts of cutting of natural forests in the Etayi Constituency in the Omusati Region, Northern Namibia
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2019)Forests are being depleted and the land becoming bare, with little to no vegetation in the Etayi constituency and in Namibia at large. People rely on the resources of forests for different reasons. Areas that had trees ... -
Influence of socio-economic status on people’s perception of the health condition of the Elsieskraal River, Cape Town, South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015)Rivers, lakes and streams are the only way people encounter water sources in urban areas. Human endeavours have consequently deteriorated the environmental quality provided by river systems thus rivers are supporting a ... -
An investigation into the effect of metals on chlorophyll content and photosynthesis activity of the wetland plant phragmites australis in the lower Diep River, Milnerton, Cape Town
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)A study involving a wetland plant, common reed (Phragmites australis L.) was carried out along the bank of the lower Diep River and the adjacent soil samples from four different sites (Milnerton Lagoon, Lower Estuary, ... -
Land-use on water quality of the Bottelary River in Cape Town, Western Cape
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010)Freshwater scarcity and river pollution has become a serious challenge for governments and scientists. Worldwide, governments have a responsibility to provide their populations with enough clean water for their domestic ... -
Levels of selected gaseous pollutants in ambient air in the vicinity of a chemical industry, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015)The integrity of natural air has been compromised due to the deposition of chemical, biological and particulate substances from natural and anthropogenic sources. Adverse health consequences arising from the exposure of ... -
Microbial pollutants in stagnant water in RR section, Khayelitsha, Western Cape, South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015)Greywater is domestic wastewater from daily kitchen, laundry, bath, shower, hand washing practices and does not include wastewater from the toilet. Greywater from informal settlement has been identified as important ... -
Perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoate contamination of riparian wetlands of the Eerste, Diep and Salt Rivers
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012)Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), in particular perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) have been found in aquatic environments throughout the world. Recent studies have reported that owing to their ... -
Potential socio-economic implications of ethanol production as a green economic initiative in Cradock, Eastern Cape
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018)South Africa is taking a continental lead towards the transition of the green economy, and the energy sector has been identified as one of the cornerstones integral in this transition. This transition pays attention to ... -
Process simulation for a small-scale poultry slaughterhouse wastewater treatment plant
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018)Fresh water is a renewable resource, but it is also finite, especially given environmental impacts from anthropogenic activities. Globally, there are countless signs that untreated industrial discharge into fresh ... -
South Africa’s response in fulfilling her obligations to meet the legal measures of wetland conservation and wise use
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018)South Africa is a signatory to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat of 1971 (referred to as the Ramsar Convention), which is an international convention making provision ...
