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Theses and Dissertations (Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Surface-strip coal mine rehabilitation planning in South Africa and Australia is immature. Rehabilitation risk assessment, despite being advocated by leading practice guidelines and in some instances by legislation, is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Freshwater resources in South Africa are limited and scarce, which is mainly attributed to the country’s varying climate resulting in predominantly desert to semi-desert conditions. Among the freshwater resources, groundwater ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)to modern and efficient energy services is necessary for inclusive economic growth, human well-being and poverty reduction. Energy security and access are recognised for playing major roles in socio-economic development. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)The Greater Tubatse Municipality (GTM) is found in the northern part of the Sekhukhune District Municipality in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It is an area plagued by poor air quality resulting from the activities ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Changes in land use and land cover (LULC) attributed to anthropogenic activities are one of the fundamental drivers of environmental changes at the local, regional and global levels. These changes continue to threaten the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)In this study an evaluation of the satellite laser ranging (SLR) errors associated with pressure sensor height offsets was conducted. Site log sheets from satellite ranging stations were retrieved from the International ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Swaziland became a signatory to the Ramsar Convention on the 15th of June, 2013. To date, the country does not have a national wetland inventory. This study aimed to apply the newly developed wetland probability mapping ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Crime is not spread evenly over space or time. This suggests that offenders favour certain areas and/or certain times. People base their daily activities on this notion and make decisions to avoid certain areas or feel the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)This study aimed to examine the role of an emerging wetland system in nutrient assimilation as well as the improvement of water quality. The extent of the wetland was assessed over a period of eight years using Google Earth ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Geospatial information and technologies are widely used in South Africa. Initially, mostly proprietary geospatial software was used. Today, mature open source alternatives, such as QGIS and GRASS, are available and have ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)This thesis investigates the effects of meteorological drought on Southern African biomes using remotely sensed rainfall and vegetation data. To achieve this objective, a review of studies on meteorological drought impact ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-08)The land use policies and development plans that are implemented in a city contribute to whether the city will be sustainable in the future. Therefore, when these policies are being established they should consider the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)A Tropical Temperate Trough (TTT) is a type of weather system that links the tropics and the extra-tropics across southern Africa. TTT events have been studied statistically in detail, but very little research has been ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Water leakages and subsequent water shortages is an occurrence that causes inconveniences to many people around the world. Expanding population groups have the potential to stimulate urban development rates which in turn ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Malaria is one of the deadliest parasitic diseases common in the warm, moist tropics of the world. Plasmodium falciparum is the causative agent of malaria in human, and it is transmitted to human through the bite of a ...
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Coastline dynamics at Thukela Mouth and the Amatigulu and Umlalazi river estuary areas KwaZulu-Natal (University of Pretoria, 2019)The objectives of the study were to observe, record and determine coastal dune changes in northern KwaZulu‐Natal. The areas considered in the study were the Thukela River mouth (29° 13’ 29.05” S; 31° 30’ 17.58” E), the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) of South Africa is currently developing a Lunar Laser Ranger (LLR) system based on a 1-metre aperture telescope in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Electrification forms a huge part of any developing nation’s agenda. Access to electricity is a universal goal which many countries are still working towards. For this reason, there is growth in the introduction of electrical ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Tropical weather systems are known to cause havoc due to heavy rain which leads to flooding. Continental Tropical Low pressures (CTLs) are one of such systems. Very little research has been dedicated to tropical weather ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Land-use changes and climate variability are known to affect environmental processes, and fluvio-marine environments tend to be extremely sensitive to these impacts. Hydrological models have been introduced in numerous ...
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