Browsing Research Output by Author "10224793 - Tempelhoff, Johann Wilhelm Nicolaas"
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The 2012 acid mine drainage (AMD) crisis in Carolina's municipal water supply
Tempelhoff, J.W.N.; Ginster, M.; Motloung, S.; Gouws, C.M.; Strauss, J.S. (Taylor & Francis & UNISA Press, 2014)There are growing concerns in South Africa about the threat that acid mine drainage (AMD) poses to local natural water resources in many of the country's mining areas. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the toxic ... -
A history of the Waterlit collection (1974-1999): A hard copy research collection on water studies and its digital catalogue
Tempelhoff, Johann W.N. (University of the Free State // Institute for Contemporary History Sabinet, 2015)In the second half of the twentieth century South Africa built up a reputation as one of the foremost countries of the world in terms of water infrastructure development. Dam projects such as the Orange River Scheme and ... -
Agt stellings oor die geskiedenis van moderne grondbesit in die Mpumalanga Laeveld
Tempelhoff, J.W.N. (SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2012)Since the 1990s considerable historical research has been done on the history of land tenure in South Africa. Much of the work has a bearing on the issue of land claims and restitution in the aftermath of South Africa’s ... -
Agt stellings oor die geskiedenis van moderne grondbesit in die Mpumalanga Laeveld
Tempelhoff, J.W.N. (South African Academy for Science and Arts, 2012)Since the 1990s considerable historical research has been done on the history of land tenure in South Africa. Much of the work has a bearing on the issue of land claims and restitution in the aftermath of South Africa's ... -
Besinning oor die hidrosfeer van die Vaalrivier in die omgewing van die Vredefortkoepel, 1840-2012
Gouws, Claudia; Tempelhoff, Johann W.N. (Art Historical Work Group, 2014)Observations on the hydrosphere of the Vaal River in the vicinity of the Vredefort Dome. In the 19th century Southern Africa experienced a phase of notable and increased population mobility in the form of migrations. The ... -
Exploring panarchy and social-ecological resilience: towards understanding water history in precolonial Southern Africa
Tempelhoff, Johann (The Historical Association of South Africa, 2016)There is a growing corpus of social-ecological thinking in the field of resilience studies.One example is the pioneering work of Gunderson and Holling (2002) on panarchy. The work has had a significant impacton disciplinary ... -
From Makhaza to Rammulotsi: reflections on South Africa's "toilet election" of 2011
Tempelhoff, Johann W.N. (Historical Association of South Africa, 2012)In the run-up to South Africa’s 2011 local election, the event was labelled the “toilet election” in the media. The message that struck a sensitive chord in the national newspapers was that some local authorities were ... -
Geohydrological issues of importance in the area governed by the Delmas local municipality
Nealer, E.J.; Van Eeden, E.S.; Van Niekerk, D.; Tempelhoff, J.W.N. (Unisa Press, 2011)The constraints that have been experienced in recent years with the Delmas water supply have largely been as a result of it being situated in a dolomite area, the environmental reality which, from a human and economic ... -
How Pat Metheny came to Carolina in Mpumalanga, South Africa: using music in transdisciplinary water research
Tempelhoff, Johann W N (2013)Listening to music can help researchers to comprehend and gain insight into complex problems in transdisciplinary research. This article explains how members of a research group at North-West University in South Africa ... -
Local service delivery problems and trends in South Africa's water governance (1994–2010)
Tempelhoff, Johann (SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein, 2011)A notable feature of South Africa’s political landscape between 1994 and 2010 was the high rate of municipal service delivery protests. It is argued in this article that discontent with inferior water and sanitation ... -
The ‘long now’ of southern African water: exploring aspects of enchantment and disenchantment in Brandfort
Tempelhoff, Johann (2015)Strategies aimed at understanding contemporary South African water supply and sanitation problems require a broad view of factors such as migration, urbanisation and climate change. Working from a case study of the water ... -
Rhetoric or action: are South African municipalities planning for climate change?
Faling, Willemien; Tempelhoff, Johann W.N.; Van Niekerk, Dewald (Taylor & Francis, 2012)In 2008 the South African National Disaster Management Centre commissioned a study into measures taken by local municipalities to plan for climate change. Two areas were selected for their dissimilar climatic challenges: ... -
Rhetoric or action: are South African municipalities planning for climate change?
Faling, Willemien; Tempelhoff, Johann Wilhelm Nicolaas; Van Niekerk, Dewald (Taylor & Francis, 2012)In 2008 the South African National Disaster Management Centre commissioned a study into measures taken by local municipalities to plan for climate change. Two areas were selected for their dissimilar climatic challenges: ... -
The river as an artefact: Interpreting the Groot Marico and its people in the 21st century
Tempelhoff, Johann; Gouws, Claudia; Motloung, Sysman (South African Museums Association Bulletin (SAMAB), 2014)The catchment of the Groot Marico River in the North West Province has for centuries been a highly desirable tract of land for human settlement purposes. In many respects the river and its valuable water supplies, situated ... -
Slow-onset disaster and sustainable livelihoods: the Vaal River in the vicinity of Parys
Tempelhoff, Johann Wilhelm Nicolaas; Van Riet, Gideon (Vaal Triangle Faculty of Northwest University in South Africa, 2009)This article is based on data gathered during a research project commissioned by the Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the northern part of South Africa's Free State Province. The research team (which included the ... -
The application of a resilience assessment approach to promote campus environmental management: a South African case study
Tempelhoff, Johann Wilhelm Nicolaas; Muller, Irene (Emerald, 2016)Purpose - This paper aims to outline the benefits of using resilience assessment instead of command and control mechanisms to evaluate sustainable campus environments. Design/methodology/approach - An exploratory mixed-method ... -
Views on unlawful water abstractions along the Liebenbergsvlei River, South Africa
Ginster, M.; Gouws, C; Gouws, C.M.; Mäki, H.; Mathipa, R.; Motloung, S.; Nyandoro, M.; Tempelhoff, J.W.N. (2010)As a result of the growing demand for additional water supplies, officials at the National Department of Water Affairs (DWA) continually monitor consumption patterns. The unlawful abstraction of water for irrigation ... -
Water and the city
Katko, Tapio S.; Juuti, P.S.; Tempelhoff, J. (White Horse Press, 2010)The growth and development of urban spaces in all parts of the world is an outstanding feature of modern history. Apart from being notable growth generators of economies, cities have also been localities where the poorest ... -
Water and the City
Tempelhoff, J. (White Horse Press, 2010)The growth and development of urban spaces in all parts of the world is an outstanding feature of modern history. Apart from being notable growth generators of economies, cities have also been localities where the poorest ... -
Water history and transdisciplinarity: a South African perspective.
Tempelhoff, J.W.N. (North-West University, 2011)In the article attention is given to recent developments in the field of water history at North-West University in South Africa, where transdisciplinary research strategies have been incorporated into research programmes ...