• Assessing the correlation between malaria case mortality rates and specific socioeconomic factors 

  Coetzer, Ryno Harm (University of Pretoria, 2019-08)

  Background Various local villages in the Vhembe district of South Africa have experienced high malaria infection rates together with a high variability of malaria case mortality rates over the past 20 years. This research ...
• Exploring the relationship between ambient air pollution and adolescents in South Africa 

  Millar, Danielle Ann (University of Pretoria, 2024-07-12)

  Air pollution is a significant health concern in South Africa, with a growing population contributing to the sustained industrial activities, vehicle emissions, and residential energy use. Outdoor air pollution remains ...
• A proposed risk assessment framework for public health responses : a case study of Melusi, an informal settlement in Gauteng, South Africa 

  Sempe, Nhlanhla Pheletso Suzan (University of Pretoria, 2023-10-30)

  This study focused on Melusi, an informal settlement in Pretoria. The COVID-19 risk assessment framework in this study was developed from existing risk assessment frameworks which were reviewed in the context of COVID-19. ...
• Dust storms over South Africa : synoptic weather patterns and evolution of meteorological variables associated with significant dust storm events 

  Maliage, Mbavhalelo (University of Pretoria, 2024-06)

  Dust storms (DS) are common in semi-arid and arid regions, with the majority of the natural dust source regions located in the Northern Hemisphere. Although there are some significant source regions in the Southern Hemisphere, ...
• Land use and climate change implications for biodiversity and habitat loss within the public and private reserves of the Southern Waterberg district, Limpopo 

  Longhurst, Miles (University of Pretoria, 2024-04-24)

  The planet is facing a range of environmental issues related to and caused by anthropogenic activities. Biodiversity loss constitutes one of the most significant environmental tragedies of modern times. Climate change and ...
• Site selection for rainwater harvesting : a case of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 

  Nunu, Masimthembe (University of Pretoria, 2024-05-07)

  The rapid growth of the world’s population has placed an increased strain on water resources globally, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where communities rely on rainfall for their day to day activities. Water scarcity ...
• Automatic building footprint extraction using remote sensing data within the City of Cape Town 

  Makungo, Khumeleni (University of Pretoria, 2023-11-30)

  In the City of Cape Town Metropolitan (CoCT), South Africa, GIS analysts currently delineate building footprints by digitizing aerial imagery and stereo-aerial images. This approach requires a lot of manual work. It takes ...
• Developing a Water-Energy-Food nexus-based approach for sustainable climate change adaptation interventions : a case study of Mpumalanga province 

  Silwana, Wongalethu (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  The challenge of meeting the growing demands for water, energy, and food is further complicated by the impact of climate and land use and land cover (LULC) change. The Mpumalanga Province where agricultural production ...
• Phytoremediation potential and growth response of pasture species used in the revegation of coal mine substrates 

  Schmidhuber, Barbara Ernestine (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-28)

  This paper focuses on the hyperaccumulation potential and plant stress of pasture species, in an attempt to remediate soils contaminated by coal mine activities, for alternative end land uses.
• The analysis of tropical temperate trough-associated rainfall onsets and their influence on maize yields in the Maize Triangle, South Africa 

  Nxumalo, Mthobisi Percival (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-27)

  Tropical temperate troughs (TTTs) that were associated with rainfall onsets in the Maize Triangle, South Africa, were analysed during the period from 1979 to 2018. Maize yields for agricultural regions within the Maize ...
• Exploring the potential of using unmanned aerial system imageries in managing the Miombo woodlands of Zambia 

  Shamaoma, Hastings (University of Pretoria, 2023-12-05)

  The efficient implementation of REDD+ programs and local sustainable forest management needs reliable data on species composition and distribution, forest biomass, and carbon storage, which are presently lacking in the ...
• Efficacy and biases In inspections for biosecurity threats In South Africa 

  Shabangu, Freedom R. (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-13)

  Trade in agricultural commodities is beneficial economically, but it carries risks, as alien agricultural pests can be imported into new regions. To manage this challenge, inspections of agricultural produce are performed ...
• Historical and future changes in climate records and extremes in South Africa 

  McBride, Charlotte May (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-15)

  Extreme climate events, by definition, are rare. However, due to climate change, the frequency and intensity of these events are changing, with many regions across the globe experiencing an increase in the occurrence of ...
• Automating exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) for vector and raster data : development and evaluation of the autoESDA Python library 

  De Kock, Nicholas (University of Pretoria, 2023-11-20)

  autoESDA is a Python library developed with the aim of automating the Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) process. This is done by generating a HTML report made up of various ESDA graphs and statistics calculated ...
• Improved trail usability and information accessibility for the nature reserves of Tshwane - a geoinformation science approach 

  Smit, Melandrie (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-08)

  The usability of the nature reserves in the City of Tshwane, which is located in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, is a consequence of the information accessibility that the users of these areas have. Although maps ...
• Linking biophysical models with LiDAR-based vegetation mapping to evaluate thermal refugia at a landscape scale in the Kruger National Park 

  Strydom, Lara Heleen (University of Pretoria, 2024-01-24)

  Increases in global air temperatures have provided the impetus for extensive research into how thermal constraints impact species behaviour and vulnerability to climate change, with recent heat-related mortality events ...
• Finding the safest paths in Khayelitsha township, Western Cape province, South Africa 

  Theron, Kayla (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Crime is significant in Khayelitsha, a township located near Cape Town in South Africa. Moreover, residents in Khayelitsha constantly walk to get around the township placing them at increased risk of victimisation during ...
• A remote sensing-based assessment of gullies along main roads in Emakhazeni, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa 

  Swart, Marissa (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Soil erosion is a critical problem in the Southern African environment and often manifests through gully erosion. Such gullies are visible in many regions of South Africa. Various factors increase gully development. These ...
• Rock weathering and ultrasonic pulse velocity : an analysis using South African cemeteries as time-series laboratories 

  Loubser, Michael John (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  The study of rock weathering poses unique challenges due to the operation of weathering processes on small spatial and large temporal scales. Many, although not all, studies that focus on a specific weathering process tend ...
• The human dimensions of restoring degraded forests and lands : case of Cameroon 

  Chia, Eugene Loh (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Forest and land degradation are persistent and are perceived as global problems whose impacts are felt at multiple levels in terms of food insecurity, livelihoods, and biodiversity loss. In response, efforts to restore ...

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