Browsing by Author "Goebel, Allison"
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Citizen Science & Water Quality in the uMngeni Catchment Area, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Kolbe, Andrea (2014-09-23)South Africa (SA) is considered to be water scarce under current climatic conditions. As such, the conservation of water quality is emerging as an increasingly urgent challenge as water resources face a growing number of ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Community Development. A Case Study of AngloGold Ashanti, Adieyie and Teberebie, Ghana
Apronti, PriscillaCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives have become widespread in the extractive industry, including in Africa. CSR opponents and proponents hold conflicting positions on the conceptualisation, importance and ... -
Digging Deeper than Platinum: South Africa's Participation in an Emergent Fuel Cell Industry
Jansen, Melanie (2016-09-10)South’s Africa’s position as global platinum supplier provides a unique opportunity for an emergent fuel cell industry. The innovative technology’s reliance on platinum has sparked interest in the mining sector, promoting ... -
Ecotourism as a form of sustainable development in South Africa
Ayotte, Alexandra (2009-09-23)This study examines ecotourism as a form of sustainable development in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries, with ecotourism being one of the fastest growing sectors. Ecotourism ... -
ENSC 203: Explorations in Environmental Studies
Brown, Stephen; Goebel, Allison (2005-03-14)ENSC 203* EXPLORATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES. Course Outlines, Notes, Handouts -
ENSC 420: Gender and Environments
Goebel, Allison (2005-03-16)ENSC 420* Gender and Environments. Course Outlines, Notes, Handouts -
OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF (SOCIAL) ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACHES: A CASE STUDY OF THE RECYCLING SECTOR IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Linnay, Joanne (2013-09-24)Social entrepreneurship, which can be described as the application of market-based approaches to societal and/or environmental problems, represents a collision between good intentions and the pursuit of profitability. ... -
Potential for synthesis between REDD+ and community forest management as understood through the lens of global political ecology
Chretien, Jonathon (2013-01-31)Global climate change is one of the defining issues of the 21st century. The phenomenon of natural climate variation being pushed beyond normal ranges has been fueled largely by industrial activities and those which support ... -
PUTTING A PRICE ON ENVIRONMENTALISM: A STUDY OF MAINSTREAM ENVIRONMENTALISM, CONSUMERISM, AND CLASS
Sheldrick, Catherine (2013-09-26)In this thesis I argue that within Canadian society, mainstream environmentalism has been constructed as a consumer-based activity that fundamentally excludes low income households and serves to support a capitalist economy. ... -
Urban ecosystems and human health in South Africa : examining the relationships between housing, energy, indoor air quality and respiratory health
Savage, Leah Krystyn (2007-10-03)In South Africa one of the strongest influences on domestic indoor air quality is the type of energy used for heating, cooking and other household purposes. Emissions from fuel combustion, along with housing factors, can ... -
Urban Open Space: A Case Study of Msunduzi Municipality, South Africa
Sutton, Colleen (2008-09-04)Increasingly, it is understood that in order to realize healthy cities the urban environment must include viable and accessible open space. In order for urban planning and development agencies to ensure the presence of ...