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Browsing Research Articles (Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology) by Type "Postprint Article"
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(Springer, 2020-02)A fatal light aircraft crash occurred in the complex mountainous terrain along the coast of the South African Southern Cape in December 2015. An investigation into the meteorological conditions on this day revealed the ...
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(Routledge, 2021)South Africa is crippled with high rates of crime. Examining factors that may build neighbourhood-level resilience to crime is central to reducing the poverty gap and lowering inequality particularly in impoverished ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2021)The Digital Earth vision foresees the availability and accessibility of geospatial information to achieve the goals of sustainable development, economic growth and social well-being. In the case of urban areas, up-to-date ...
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(Routledge, 2020)In this paper we critically examine the research landscape in South Africa. We do this by documenting the progression and transformation of the country’s National Research Foundation (NRF)-rated researchers from 2005 to ...
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(Springer, 2018-07)In this work, we contribute to the debate on the transformation of higher education institutions (HEIs) in post-apartheid South Africa by examining the changing demography of academic staff bodies at 25 South African HEIs ...
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(Routledge, 2016-09)South Africa has undergone transformation since the end of apartheid governance in 1994. Legislatively enforced, this transformation has permeated most sectors of society, including higher education. Questions remain, ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2021)Municipalities are typically responsible for maintaining address data. Building and maintaining regional or national datasets from local sources requires careful coordination among stakeholders. The Centraal Referentiead ...
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(Elsevier, 2024-04)A supercell is a type of thunderstorm known to produce severe weather conditions that result in damage to property, injuries, and loss of life. Supercells were previously considered rare in South Africa, however since the ...
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(Elsevier, 2020-03)Studies of personal solar ultraviolet radiation (pUVR) exposure are important to identify populations at-risk of excess and insufficient exposure given the negative and positive health impacts, respectively, of time spent ...
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(Wiley, 2001)Clear air turbulence (CAT) at high altitude remains a hazard to aviation which can result in passenger injury and aircraft damage. Two limited surveys of CAT events over South Africa, 1993-1995 (inclusive) and 1998, are ...
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(Nature Publishing Group, 2015-01)In southern Africa, the connections between climate and the water–energy–food nexus are strong. Physical and socioeconomic exposure to climate is high in many areas and in crucial economic sectors. Spatial interdependence ...
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(Inter Research, 2021-01)In recent years, maize production in South Africa has faced challenges related to climate change which have prompted farmers to adapt their production activities. We assessed factors informing the adaptive decision-making ...
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(Elsevier, 2020-12)Increasing population and economic growth has intensified water supply pressure on the Olifants River Basin causing it to become water-stressed. Climate change is expected to aggravate existing water supply challenges in ...
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(Elsevier, 2014-04)Insights into the possible effect of lightning strikes on rock breakdown are presented by Knight and Grab (2014) froma summit area in the Lesotho highlands. Based on their findings, the authors challenge the association ...
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(Taylor & Francis, 2012-11)This study employed participatory approaches to establish ways of engaging local communities within a transfrontier conservation area, towards achieving the goals of integrated agricultural production and biodiversity ...
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(Wiley, 2020-11)Satellite estimates of surface ultraviolet A (UVA) (315–400 nm) from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME)‐2 were compared to ground‐based measurements at four stations in South Africa for 2015. The comparison of ...
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(Wiley, 2015-11)BACKGROUND : Skin color is related to human health outcomes, including the risks of skin cancer and vitamin D insufficiency. Self-perceptions of skin color may influence health behaviours, including the adoption of practices ...
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(Wiley, 2020-09)Urban environments can have high‐risk spaces that can provide excess personal sun exposure, such as urban or street canyons, and the spaces between buildings, among others. In these urban spaces, sun exposure can be high ...
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(Routledge, 2018-02)Crime inequality in neighborhoods by race is blamed on social inequalities borne out of segregation and economic discrimination. South Africa is a country synonymous with racial-spatial segregation and discrimination as a ...
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(Routledge, 2022)Maps have been used for centuries to depict the diverse facets of our environment. Thematic maps depict a specific theme and help in revealing geospatial patterns and relations. The study and practice of map making has led ...
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