Browsing Masters Degrees (Geography) by Title

An analysis of attitudes towards recycling: Westdene, Bloemfontein

Marchand, Ashleigh Katherine (University of the Free State, 2012-05)

English: South Africa, like any developing country, has a high level of waste generation and limited resources for disposal. This is where a definite problem arises - a large amount of waste is left discarded and unmanaged. ...

Aspekte rakende die ruimtelike ekologie van die rooijakkals (Canis mesomelas) as probleemdier in die Suid-Vrystaat

Deacon, Francois (University of the Free State, 2010)

English: According to the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation, damage-causing predators annually catch small stock to a value of approximately R1,1 billion in South Africa. On most of the small stock farms in the Southern ...

Assessing the effects of grazing on vegetation cover and associated socio-economic livelihoods in the Clarens Nature Reserve in the Free State, South Africa

Sekhele, Ntebohiseng Mpho (University of the Free State, 2018)

The presence of the Clarens nature reserve at the foothill of the mountainous Maluti is one of the treasured natural ecology of the Free State Province. A primary challenge to the ecological integrity of this small reserve ...

An assessment of a technique to derive stream longitudinal profiles: a GIS approach

Moolman, Juanita (University of the Free State, 2012-05)

English: The South African Water Act (Act 36 of 1998) (NWA, 1998) requires the calculation of the amount of water required for ecological sustainability in aquatic systems. Part of this process is the classification of ...

A comparative analysis of the treatment of biodiversity impacts in mining Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) before and after 2013: experiences from the Mpumalanga province, South Africa

Pohlo, Reanetsie T. (University of the Free State, 2019-07)

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is one of the environmental management tools employed by the relevant authorities to achieve the principles of sustainable development. Biodiversity Impact Assessment (BIA) studies are ...

A comparative study of the quality and outcomes of environmental impact assessment reports from the Free State and Northern Cape provinces

Freemantle, Sophia Johanna (University of the Free State, 2008-05)

English: An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) determines the economic, social and environmental impacts of proposed developments. Environmental Impact Assessment reports are complied by independent consultants in order ...

The construction of a Geographic Information System (GIS) model for landfill site selection

Thoso, Makibinyane (University of the Free State, 2007-11)

In the past decade, locating landfill site has been recognized as a significant planning problem and has subsequently received much attention from researchers in the planning sector. In particular, the siting of landfills ...

Critical perspectives on the (re)development of Westdene, Bloemfontein

Hoogendoorn, Gijsbertus (University of the Free State, 2006-01)

English: The study focuses on the development of Westdene, Bloemfontein. Westdene is one of Bloemfontein’s oldest neighbourhoods and has undergone a range of changes since its establishment in 1903. Following a review of ...

A critical review of the quality of enviromental impact assessment reports in Lesotho

Talime, L. A. (University of the Free State, 2011-01)

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is one of the tools used by relevant authorities all over the world in an attempt to ensure that the principles of sustainable development are achieved. Since the Environment Act (EA) ...

Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in the eastern Free State, South Africa

Malaka, Sewela Francinah (University of the Free State, 2017-12)

The agriculture sector is responsible for global emissions and the emissions continue to grow rapidly. The food agriculture organization (FAO) reported emissions with 7.1 gigatonnes CO2eq per annum, representing 14.5 % of ...

An evaluation of the spatial variability of sediment sources along the banks of the Modder River, Free State Province, South Africa

Tsokeli, Raboroko David (University of the Free State, 2005-05)

The study focuses on the characteristics of the Modder River in the Free State. The Modder River plays an important role in supplying water for domestic, agricultural and industrial uses in the Bloemfontein, Botshabelo and ...

'n Geografiese analise van die Bantoebevolking van die Oranje-Vrystaatse Goudveld

De Villiers, Gabriel Du Toit (University of the Free State, 1970-01)

Abstract not available

'n Geografiese ondersoek na die uitwerking van enkele ruimelike veranderlikes op die gang van nywerheidsvestiging in Qwaqwa

Claassen, Johannes Hendrik Daniel (University of the Free State, 1987-11)

Afrikaans: As aanloop tot die tema is die tydruimtelike evolusie van die Suid- Afrikaanse ekonomiese sisteem in breê trekke geskets. Daar Qwaqwa deel is van die breër Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomiese struktuur is die identifisering ...

The geomorphology and aeolian deposits in the vicinity of Florisbad

Rabumbulu, Mulalo (Univeristy of the Free State, 2011-05)

The discovery of the Florisbad hominid prompted further archaeological and palaeoanthropological research in the Florisbad area. However, research that looks specifically at the geomorphology and aeolian deposits around ...

The influence of climate variability on flood risk in the //Khara Hais municipality (Upington area): a GIS-based approach

Jacobs, Kirsten Jacobs (University of the Free State, 2009-11)

English: The climate of the continents and the world is controlled by complex maritime and terrestrial interactions that produce a variety of climates across a range of regions and continents. Climate influences agriculture, ...

Invoer en verspreiding van petroleumprodukte in die Republiek van Suid-Afrika; 'n verkeers-geografiese ontleding

Erwee, Johannes Albertus (University of the Free State, 1966-03)

Abstract not available

Land beneficiaries as game farmers in the "new" South Africa : land reform in relation to conservation, the hunting industry and chiefly authority in KwaZulu-Natal

Ngubane, Mnqobi Mthandeni (University of the Free State, 2012-02)

In South Africa, as in other parts of the continent and beyond; land claims on nature conservation land have in many cases become part and parcel of Community-Based Conservation (CBC) and related discourses such as ...