Browsing by Subject "Water"
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An analysis of water-related sustainability disclosure of Socially Responsible Investment-indexed JSE-listed companies
(2015)South Africa is facing a water crisis in terms of the scarcity and the quality of its water. Considering this water-constrained future it is evident that companies in South Africa should pay attention to the pristine ... -
Analyzing the water resources management disclosures of South African SRI-indexed companies
(Business Perspectives Publishing Company, 2015)Water has been identified as the biggest economic and societal global risk for the next decade by the World Economic Forum’s 2015 global risk report. This risk is also pronounced in South Africa with the country facing a ... -
Assessing the awareness of environmental management accounting in the mining industry
(2013)The extraction of raw materials has environmental impacts. Forestry and the extraction of coal, oil, natural gas, gold and other minerals can have serious impacts on the environment. Exploration and evaluation, development ... -
Between drought and deluge: A history of water provision to Beaufort West, ca. 1858-1955
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2020)Beaufort West was the first rural town in South Africa to receive municipal status as early as 1837. Situated in the arid interior of the country, the town has struggled with water provision and sufficient water supplies ... -
Black workers, typhoid fever and the construction of the Berg River – Saldanha military water pipeline, 1942 – 1943
(2008)War creates a huge need for labour to support the war efforts of the belligerent parties. In South Africa tens of thousands of ‘non-white’ workers were mobilised during the Second World War to satisfy the Union Defence ... -
Changing lifestyles, business, and the politics of the nineteenth-century Cape ice and refrigeration trade
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2021)The involvement of Cape businessmen in the ice or frozen water trade, and their contribution to its globalisation during the nineteenth century, is a neglected aspect of South Africa’s water history. During the period ... -
Climate change adaptation and local government: institutional complexities surrounding Cape Town’s Day Zero
(OASIS, 2018)The challenges associated with climate change in local governments are growing daily. One such challenge is water security, an aspect that draws us to the subject matter of climate change adaptation. This article discusses ... -
Conceptualisation of the consequences of land use decisions on water resources in the central region of South Africa: an agent based modelling perspective
(2008)Over the past few decades, numerous researchers have improved measurements of land use change through representation of much more complex processes of land use and its impact on water resources. Understanding the causes ... -
Determining attainable ecological quality requirements for the Upper Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment, based on human community requirements : the case of Bekkersdal
(2015)In order for an economy to survive and thrive it requires resources. Water is a resource that not only the economy is dependent on but also ecological and human communities. The deteriorated state of South African rivers ... -
Developing a water disclosure index for the food, beverage and tobacco industry: an integrative perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)This study was performed on water disclosures in the food, beverage and tobacco industry ? against a backdrop of a growing population and increased water scarcity. The intensity of water use in agriculture, and the fact ...