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Development of an assured systems management model for environmental decision–making
(North-West University, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to make a contribution towards decision–making in complex
environmental problems, especially where data is limited and associated with a high degree of
uncertainty. As a young scientist, I ...
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 ...
Integrated rapid transport : is the city of Cape Town utilising its full potential?
(North-West University, 2010)
The spatial structure of Cape Town is characterised by segregated low density development patterns and urban sprawling. With a high population growth rate and urbanisation, these patterns are becoming more prominent. Due ...
A practical assessment of spatial development frameworks in terms of water resources for development
(North-West University, 2012)
There is no single resource so essential to sustaining life and livelihoods than water (UNDP, 2005). Water is furthermore a strategic resource that not only gives life, but is also a catalyst for development; therefore ...
A comparative analysis of the implications of Green Development versus conventional development imperatives : a case study of Lufhereng
(North-West University, 2013)
This research study focuses on providing evidence that indicates that, making use of contemporary green building practices within a low cost subsidised housing project have more social, economical as well as environmental ...
A critical evaluation of the extent to which sustainability was considered in the Medupi power station
(North-West University, 2015)
Sustainable development is described by the World Commission on Environment and Development as ―development that meets the needs of present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs‖. ...
The merit of environmental impact assessment for civil engineers in South Africa
(North-West University, 2012)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been successfully adopted in South Africa in line with international trends. A number of international scholars found that EIA offers distinct advantages to a proposed project ...
Sustainability principles and EIA report quality in renewable energy projects
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
The concept of sustainability is the principal objective of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), but the uncertainty that sparks the EIA and sustainability debate has resulted in the EIA process being criticized. The EIA ...
Exploring regional resilience in different urban systems
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
The majority of the current research on a regional scale is orientated towards individual cities and not on an urban system as a whole and this type of approach neglects the critical influences of urban systems, especially ...
Environmental impact assessment in South Africa - what difference can a sustainability assessment make?
(North-West University, 2018)
Sustainability is a concept that has the objective of dealing with the immediate and future ‘needs’ of society while attempting to take the ‘limitations’ imposed by the ecological damage into account. The term sustainability ...