Browsing by Subject "Urbanisation"
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Analysing the effect of agglomeration economies on the financial performance of South African automotive dealerships
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The occurrence of urbanisation around the world is an ongoing phenomenon with ever-increasing importance for businesses who look to keep-up and exploit external economies of scale which emerge as a result of the gradual ... -
Analysing the spatial persistence of population and wealth during Apartheid
(2015)This dissertation undertakes an analysis of the spatial persistence of population in South Africa over the period 1911 to 2011. A comprehensive review is given of the history and development of geographical economics in ... -
An analysis of the economic geography of labour market outcomes in South Africa
(2015)This study examines the determinants of unemployment at the municipal level and as such aims to answer what the place-specific drivers of unemployment in South African cities and towns are. The purpose has been to test the ... -
Angiogenesis and cardiovascular dysfunction in urbanised Africans : the PURE study
(North-West University, 2008)Argument: Hypertension is a main contributing risk factor to many cardiovascular diseases and may be the cause or the result of cardiovascular dysfunction. Black Africans, especially, suffer from hypertension because of ... -
Cardiovascular dysfunction and specific coping mechanisms in Africans
(North-West University, 2005)Motivation: Cardiovascular dysfunction and hypertension are some of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the African population. According to the World Health Organisation the increases in these diseases are ... -
Comparing developments in water supply, sanitation and environmental health in four South African cities, 1840-1920
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2010)Environmental health had its modern-day roots in the sanitation and public health movement of the United Kingdom in the nineteenth century. The field addresses all human health-related aspects of both the natural environment ... -
Dietary fat intake and blood lipid profiles of South African communities in transition in the North–West Province : the PURE study
(North-West University, 2010)Aim and objectives: This study set out to investigate the diet and blood lipid profiles of subjects in transition in the North West Province in South Africa. It looked specifically at how the diet differed between rural ... -
Flood risk perception, disaster preparedness and response in flood-prone urban communities of Rivers State
(OASIS, 2022)Rapid urbanisation is contributing to increasing societal vulnerability to disaster. This study aimed at exploring the perception on flood risk and ascertaining the determinants of disaster preparedness among residents ... -
Following the footsteps: Urbanisation of Wa Municipality and its synergism in risk accumulation, uncertainties and complexities in urban Ghana
(OASIS, 2019)Global demographic characteristics have witnessed a significant shift with more than half of the world’s population crossing the rural–urban threshold in 2008. In Ghana, the 2010 census report revealed 50.9% urban population. ... -
Health clinic gardens in North-West Province, South Africa, as complex social-ecological systems
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)The world’s urban population (54%) is currently increasing. The fastest growth rates are expected to occur in urban areas of Africa and Asia. Since urban areas will continue to expand, ecological studies should also take ...