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Quartering the city in discourse and bricks: Articulating urban change in a South African enclave
(Springer, 2016)
Focusing on the urban enclave in Cape Town known as De Waterkant, this paper examines the product and process of ‘quartering’ urban space—shaping urban space as the locus for the symbolic framing of culture. This paper ...
The recycling industry and subsistence waste collectors: a case study of Mitchell's Plain
(Springer, 2007)
The article reflects the findings of a survey undertaken in Mitchell’s Plain and presents a case study of the factors that impact recycle-related employment tendencies and opportunities in the area of the Cape Flats in ...
Prospects of improving agricultural and water productivity through unmanned aerial vehicles
(MDPI, 2020)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are an alternative to costly and time-consuming traditional methods to improve agricultural water management and crop productivity through the acquisition, processing, and analyses of ...
Global typologies of coastal wetland status to inform conservation and management
(Ecological Indicators, 2021)
Global-scale conservation initiatives and policy instruments rely on ecosystem indicators to track progress towards targets and objectives. A deeper understanding of indicator interrelationships would benefit these efforts ...
Application of drone technologies in surface water resources monitoring and assessment: A systematic review of progress, challenges, and opportunities in the global south
(MPDI, 2021)
Accurate and timely information on surface water quality and quantity is critical for
various applications, including irrigation agriculture. In-field water quality and quantity data
from unmanned aerial vehicle systems ...
Evaluation of land suitability methods with reference to neglected and underutilised crop species: A scoping review
(MDPI, 2021)
In agriculture, land use and land classification address questions such as “where”, “why” and “when” a particular crop is grown within a particular agroecology. To date, there are several land suitability analysis (LSA) ...
A comparative estimation of maize leaf water content using machine learning techniques and unmanned aerial vehicle (uav)-based proximal and remotely sensed data
(MPDI, 2021)
: Determining maize water content variability is necessary for crop monitoring and in developing early warning systems to optimise agricultural production in smallholder farms. However,
spatially explicit information on ...
Groundwater–surface water interactions in an ephemeral savanna catchment, Kruger National Park
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)
The semi-arid conditions in savanna landscapes ensure that ephemeral drainage dominates the hydrological network in these dryland systems. Quantification of their hydrological processes is important to inform ecosystem ...
Farming the city: The broken promise of urban agriculture
(Routledge, 2019)
Urban population growth is extremely rapid across Africa and this book places urban food and nutrition security firmly on the development and policy agenda. It shows that current efforts to address food poverty in Africa ...
Assessment of cyclone idai floods on local food systems and disaster management responses in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
(Springer, Cham, 2021)
In recent years, countries in southern Africa have experienced frequent hydro-meteorological
disasters, such as widespread flooding caused by tropical cyclones. This chapter takes a close look
at the destructive aspects ...