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Economic specialisation and diversity in South African cities
(North-West University, 2005)According to Naudé and Krugell (2003a) South Africa's cities are too small, dispersed, and over concentrated. In South Africa, households in the country's urban areas have average incomes almost thrice as high as the ... -
Economic structural adjustment programme and Zimbabwe's social developmental challenges 1990-2000
(North-West University (South Africa), 20??)This study examined Zimbabwe's socio-developmental challenges after the implementation of the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP). The program was implemented to rejuvenate the economy that had gone through ... -
Economic synergy between rural off-farm income and households' poverty in Ekiti State, Nigeria
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)Off-farm enterprise is important for rural development and poverty alleviation. This study was undertaken to determine the economic synergy between off-farm income and farming households' poverty level. A total of 120 ... -
The economic value of the 2010 soccer world cup.
(University of Johannesburg, Department of Business Management, 2008)Purpose: The purpose of this article is to estimate the potential economic value of the 2010 Soccer World Cup for South Africa. Problem investigated: The Soccer World Cup (SWC) is regarded as the largest sporting event to ... -
Economic viability of a floating gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant
(North-West University, 2007)Today, a large proportion of the world's plenteous offshore natural gas resource are stranded, flared or re-injected due to constraints pertaining to its utilisation. The major constraint in the utilisation of this ... -
Economic vulnerability to tropical storms on the southeastern coast of Africa
(OASIS, 2020)Climate change will hit Africa economically hard, not least Southeast Africa. Understanding the impact of extreme climatic events is important for both economic development and climate change policy. Global climatological ... -
Economics of farming household's food intake and health-capital in Nigeria: a two-stage probit regression approach
(Western Illinois University, 2017)Persistent hunger, malnutrition, and public health problems inextricably threaten the ability of several countries to develop. The burdens of these trios on economic development in African continent cannot be overemphasized. ... -
Economics of food intake, nutrition and farm households' health in Southwest Nigeria
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Persistent hunger, malnutrition, and poor health inextricably threaten the ability of several countries to develop. The burdens of this trio on economic development in the African continent cannot be overemphasized. This ... -
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The economistic university: a brave new paradigm?
(South African Society for Greek Philosophy and the Humanities (SASGPH), 2013)According to economistic thinkers a paradigm shift in the idea of the university towards the notion of an entrepreneurial university should take place. Their idea is that this transformation should be a cumulative process ... -
EcoRestore : a decision support system for the restoration of degraded rangelands in southern Africa
(North-West University, 2003)Land degradation is a process that causes the reduction in resource potential of natural rangelands and occurs widespread throughout southern Africa. This process is mainly characterized by the loss in vegetation cover, ... -
Ecosystem health and water quality of the Mooi River and associated impoundments using diatoms and macroinvertebrates as bioindicators
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Water is the most important element on earth for sustaining the life of all living organisms. Fresh water is needed for human life and throughout history concentrated human populations were found in close proximity to a ... -
Ecosystem health of the Phongola floodplain, South Africa, based on fish diversity, community structure and health of selected species
(North-West University, 2015)Following the construction of the Pongolapoort Dam in 1974, the potential impacts on the lower Phongolo River and floodplain due to alterations in the natural flow regime have caused concerns. Fish communities and population ... -
Ecosystem services and international water law: towards a more effective determination and implementation of equity?
(2013)Interest in an ecological- or an ecosystem-centred approach to natural resource management is not new, and in the case of water management has been very well emphasised for many decades. Recently however, a new focus has ... -
Ecosystem services of urban green spaces in African countries: perspectives and challenges
(Springer Verlag, 2013)The concept of ecosystem goods and services is increasingly used to describe how biodiversity and ecosystems are linked to human well-being and that it should be placed at the core of sustainable urban development. ... -
An ecosystemic approach to supporting learners orphaned by HIV/AIDS
(North-West University, 2008)The aims of this research about learners affected or orphaned by HIV/AIDS was to determine, by means of a case study, the psychological well-being of learners affected or orphaned by HIV/AIDS; the general performance of ... -
An ecosystemic investigation of the plight of learners whose parents are suffering from HIV/AIDS
(North-West University, 2007)The objectives of this research were to investigate the lived experiences of parents who are suffering from the HIV/AIDS disease, investigate the lived experiences of children whose parents are suffering from the HIV/AIDS ... -
The ecosystemic management approach to assisting schools to combat HIV/AIDS
(North-West University, 2007)The aims of this research were to investigate the ways in which School Management Teams and School Governing Bodies deal with, the HlV/AlDS epidemic at their schools; the ways in which HlV/AlDS programmes are coordinated ... -
Ecosystemic management strategies for dealing with the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic at school setting
(North-West University, 2008)The objectives of this research were investigate the lived experiences of school-going learners who are HIV-positive; and develop ecosystemic management strategies to help learners who are HIV-positive. The literature ... -
An ecosystemic programme for dealing with difficulties experienced by AIDS orphans at schools
(North-West University, 2007)The aims of this research about an ecosystem programme for dealing with difficulties experienced by AlDS orphans at schools was to determine, by means of a qualitative research, the psychological well being condition of ...