Author:Ssamula, BDate:Jul 2009The entrance of the low cost carriers business models has been widely praised for challenging several inefficient airline business practices. However, currently business models of both traditional carriers and low cost carriers worldwide are ...Read more
Author:Iroegbu, AO; Sadiku, ER; Ray, Suprakash S; Hamam, YDate:Feb 2020Whether it is in the textiles, paints and coatings, energy sector, polymers, plastics, woods, sugar chemistry, pharmacy, aerospace and the automotive industries, the multiplicity of applications of furans and their derivatives, have made ...Read more
Author:Masindi, Vhahangwele; Mbhele, Nkhangweleni R; Foteinis, SpyrosDate:Apr 2023Herein, the alkaline supernatant of a struvite recovery system from municipal wastewater was successfully co-managed with acid mine drainage (AMD). Various ratios (v/v) of AMD to struvite supernatant were examined, and the quality of the ...Read more
Author:Ampofo-Anti, NLDate:Jun 2009The adoption of green building principles and the rollout of energy efficiency regulations for buildings are not sufficient to align the environmental performance of South African construction products with the requirements for environmental ...Read more
Author:Brent, AC; Pretorius, MWDate:May 2007The complexity of integrating the concept of sustainable development and the reality of technology or innovation management practices has been argued. The purpose of the research was to establish a conceptual framework of the technology ...Read more
Author:Kruger, FJ; Van Wilgen, BW; Weaver, AV; Greyling, TDate:Jan 1997The environmental impact assessment (ETA) on the effects of the proposed mining on the Eastern Shores of Lake St Lucia was arguably the largest and most transparent yet undertaken on the African continent. It assessed the consequences of ...Read more
Author:Gibberd, Jeremy TDate:Jan 2010This paper is based on work undertaken for the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) developing a set of sustainable development criteria for built environment projects requiring environmental impact assessments. ...Read more
Author:Austin, LMDate:2006There are approximately 50 000 urine diversion (UD) toilets in South Africa. Emptying the vaults implies that the faecal material must be handled, usually with spades or rakes. Should the material be used for agricultural purposes then further ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Oct 2015Conventional human settlement formation creates hard surfaces which impede the natural absorption of rainfall into the ground. Water collected from these hard surfaces has to be conveyed to some end destination where it is discharged. This ...Read more
Author:Biermann, SMDate:Dec 2006To keep pace with increasing urbanisation pressures and a substantial inherited backlog, subsidised low-income housing and services have predominantly been provided on the peripheries of South African cities where land is cheaper and more ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn V; Mapiravana, Joseph; Ampofo-Anti, NDate:Jan 2012Most buildings up to the early nineteenth century, with the notable exception of prestigious public buildings, were constructed from easily available local materials. In the nineteenth century, developments in transport modes enabled the ...Read more
Author:Murambadoro, M; Musvoto, Constansia DDate:Oct 2011Research and policy needs to allign with the needs of different social categories and take into account the unequal social relations that exist in societies. It is argued that one cannot address poverty and sustainable development, especially ...Read more
Author:O'Farrell, PJ; Anderson, PMLDate:May 2010Historic land use practices have dramatically altered landscapes across all scales, homogenising them and restricting opportunities for humans and wildlife. The need for multifunctional landscapes which simultaneously provide food security, ...Read more
Author:Semelane, Maphumzane S; Tazvinga, Henerica; Diakanua Nkazi, BDate:Aug 2018This paper describes an investigation into sustainable operational methods for micro-scale biodigesters. The findings indicate a compulsory maintenance contract that ensures constant digester feeding for microorganism sustenance is essential. ...Read more
Author:Rampersad, Ashiel; Mvelase, Gculisile MDate:Dec 2021The western cape government reported an annual mean near-surface (2m) temperature (°C) change from the median and the 10% and 90% percentiles projected for 2036 – 2065 and 2066 – 2095. Across most of the country, model-simulated rainfall is ...Read more
Author:Mphahlele, CDate:Oct 2014The aim of the paper is to provide an overview of a model proposed for the selection Innovative Building Technologies (IBTs) and procurement of services supporting the erection of the IBTs that will ensure the construction of a sustainable ...Read more
Author:Anochie-Boateng, JosephDate:Feb 2011This symposium provides a forum for exchange of ideas on current research nationally and internationally on the use of industrial byproducts and other recycled materials in geotechnical construction. A key objective is to identify new ...Read more
Author:Anochie-Boateng, Joseph; Tutumluer, EDate:Feb 2012Oil sands are natural deposits of bituminous sand materials that are mined and processed for crude oil. They are routinely used in oil sand fields for building temporary and sometimes permanent roads serving mining and hauling activities. ...Read more