The impact of climate and weather on the activities of the building and construction industry in SouthAfrica.
Geography of Africa
This study represents a quantitative survey of the impact of the climate and weather on the activities of the building and construction industry in SouthAfrica. - (AJC)
The inheritance of Apartheid planning in SouthAfrica
Geography of Africa
Examines the problems of planning for Apartheid in SouthAfrica in both the rural and urban areas, with pointers to change in a post-Apartheid society. - (AJC)
Possible contributions of wind power to SouthAfrica's energy needs
Geography of Africa
Factors influencing the availability of wind power in SouthAfrica are examined, and possible ways in which wind power could be implemented are discussed. (AJC).
Mean data from 200 stations in SouthAfrica have been used to determine month-by-month rainfall changes. From this the progress of both the Summer and Winter rainfall seasons is traced. (W. A. Nieman).
Development ; Development strategy ; Economic environment ; Economic policy ; Neo liberalism ; Planning ; SouthAfrica
The central aim of this paper is to assess critically the pertinence of the concept of Spatial Development Initiatives as a development planning strategy with the neo-liberal economic climate in Southern Africa with particular focus on SouthAfrica
Conditions affecting black migrant workers in SouthAfrica: a case study of the gold-mines in Black migration to SouthAfrica: a selection of policy-oriented research.
The structure and geography of interlicking corporate directorates in SouthAfrica
Geography of Africa
The paper furnishes an analysis of the network and geographical fabric of interlocking directorates in SouthAfrica. Large business enterprises in SouthAfrica exhibit a high level of interconnections through directorates, with the network becoming
Gender geography in SouthAfrica : facing challenges and exploring opportunities
Gender ; Gender difference ; Research ; Social geography ; SouthAfrica ; Woman
The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges and opportunities facing gender geography and the specific concerns relating to the need for gender geography in SouthAfrica. The issues of interest are : Why is it important to engender
geography thinking and research in SouthAfrica ? What are the current trends and issues of interest in gender geography in SouthAfrica ? - (AJC)
Sediment yield in SouthAfrica. A preliminary geographical analysis in Soil erosion and host materials in Africa.
Geography of Africa
This study attempts to quantify the spatial relationships between sediment yield and a range of 15 independent environmental variables in SouthAfrica, using Rooseboom's (1978) data base.
National identity in SouthAfrica : the search for harmony
Administrative division ; Cultural studies ; Ethnic community ; National identity ; Nationalism ; Political geography ; Political party ; Segregation ; SouthAfrica
dominated the politics of the Union and the Republic of SouthAfrica. The A. seeks to understand the efforts by the GNU to build a new post-apartheid national identity. The focus is the changing bases on which a South African nationhood is built.
Different approaches have been employed to develop South African national identities. In April 1994, a new chapter was opened for the country to search for a new South Africanism. The paper attempts to give an overview of the nationalisms which
The changing geography of traditional medicine : urban herbalism on the Witwatersrand, SouthAfrica in A new SouthAfrica - A new South African geography?.
Geography and socio-political transition : challenges and opportunities for professional and scientific societies in SouthAfrica
Geographical association ; Organization ; Political reform ; Practice of geography ; Social change ; Society ; SouthAfrica
The role of professional and scientific societies in the transformation of South African society are outlined. The specific challenges to the geographical community are then examined to offer a role for the new unified South African Society
Place marketing for local economic development in SouthAfrica
Image ; Job creation ; Local development ; Place ; Regional development ; SouthAfrica
Place marketing is one element of planning for local economic development. The question of place marketing in SouthAfrica is examinated and recent experience is contextualized in an international perspective. Key themes include historical
Fishing ; Forest ; Legislation ; Natural resources ; Resource management ; SouthAfrica ; Sustainable development ; Water
The rapid evolution of environmental planning and sustainability in SouthAfrica is catching up with resource management in the renewable sectors, namely water, soil, forests and fisheries. The National Water Act is taken as an example