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Critical perspectives on the definition of waste in South Africa : experiences within the steelmaking industry
(North-West University, 2011)
During the past few decades the focus of waste management in South Africa has been emphasised, especially in view of the increase in economic development which has resulted in an increase in commercial, industrial, hazardous, ...
Critical analysis of sustainable community planning and development principles as applied within the Tlokwe Municipality
(North-West University, 2012)
Due to the current high levels of urbanisation and the lingering effects of Apartheid, South African municipalities have experienced difficulties in planning for sustainability and more specifically sustainable community ...
A critical analysis of global sustainability indices
(North-West University, 2013)
Nation states of the world are driven by socio-economic imperatives that are rapidly degrading the natural resources that sustain life on Earth. This paradox has led to numerous initiatives to better understand and measure ...
Integrated environmental management (IEM) in South Africa : a critical asses[s]ment
(North-West University, 2003)
The "throwaway society" and the resulting effect on the environment combined with the
exploitation of natural resources have resulted in a global environmental crisis. As a
response to this crisis a concept developed ...
Integrating transportation and land-use management strategies aimed at reducing urban traffic congestion : a dynamic adaptive decision framework
(North-West University, 2008)
Much has been written about the desperate need to seek alternative solutions to the urban traffic congestion problems we face today. To manage these problems, three main streams of intervention have evolved from supply, ...
The value of independent Environmental Control Officers in responsible tourism : a Kruger National Park perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
Sustainable development has been realised as a way of practicing sustainability in
protecting the environment, economy and the society from negative impacts. In order to
curb damage to the natural environment, regulatory ...
Adoption of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) implementation targets by South African companies
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
Sustainable development is defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (Brundtland, 1987). In 2015 a suite of seventeen ...
A proposed green planning development framework : integration of spatial planning and green infrastructure planning approaches
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
Throughout human history, civilizations have impaired their own chances of survival by damaging their own environment as they did not follow sustainable practises (Diamond, 2005). For over 40 years humankind’s demand on ...
Informality and sustainability : reflecting on South Africa's informal backyard rental sector from a planning perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
South Africa’s low-income housing sector is typified by sprawling subsidised housing, informal settlements and a hybrid typology manifest as the informal backyard rental sector. Despite growth in informal backyard rentals ...
An approach to sustainable development in Ekurhuleni : the role of sustainable management tools
(North-West University, 2004)
South Africa is a signatory to the Rio Earth Summit Agenda 21 and the World Summit on Sustainable Development's, Johannesburg Plan of lmplernentation. These documents are the definitive guidelines towards sustainable ...