Browsing Faculty of Natural Sciences by Subject "Water resources management"
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Assessing the relationship between youth capabilities and food security: A case study of a rainwater harvesting project in South Africa
(AJOL, 2015)Rainwater harvesting presents a viable option for securing water availability in order to increase food production. The study focuses on rural youth in Luphisi and Dwaleni villages in the Mpumalanga Province and considers ... -
Hope as a critical resource for small scale farmers in Mpumalanga
(SAGE, 2015)I contrast formal institutional structures that are part of water resources management policy and practice with more fluid ‘outside’ spaces that I claim are more apt for participatory engagement around food production. ... -
Modelling water utilization patterns in apple orchards with varying canopy sizes and different growth stages in semi-arid environments
(Elsevier, 2021)Accurate estimates of orchard evapotranspiration (ET) and its components are important for precise irrigation scheduling, irrigation system designs, and optimal on-farm water allocation particularly in water-limited ... -
Multispectral remote sensing of potential groundwater dependent vegetation in the greater Floristic region of the Western Cape, South Africa
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023)Groundwater dependent vegetation (GDV) is increasingly threa-tened by the transformation of the natural environment. An under-standing of the nature of GDV at the appropriate scale helps environmental managers make suitable ...