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Becoming a psychologist : tracing life histories in South Africa
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Complexity, peacebuilding and coherence : implications of complexity for the peacebuilding coherence dilemma
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The impact of industrial agrarian policies on soils: experiences of small-scale farmers in the rural Eastern Cape
Published 2023“…Working with rural Eastern Cape small-scale farmers who participated in these programmes, this study employs a multidisciplinary approach to understand the changing agricultural landscape in rural South Africa, focusing on the consequences of state-funded programmes on local soil knowledge in the context of current Eastern Cape industrial agrarian policies. …”
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Environmental governance: urban community-driven conservation endeavors in the Cape
Published 2025“…These cases do not operate within clear policy guidelines, and their governance modes differ depending on the local socio ecological context. These findings support the need for bottom-up governance, community led conservation and strong relationships between civic society and government to meet social and environmental goals in the urban.…”
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Mapping cetacean distribution using citizen science in the Western Cape South Africa
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Mapping the contribution of feminist spiritualities to the United Nations' sustainable development goal of "Gender Equality"
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Social equity and sustainability considerations in the planning of Nature-based solutions in Southern African Water Towers
Published 2023“…However, concerns have arisen around how suitable these interventions are in local contexts where local communities are heavily reliant on natural resources given the potential for social, economic, and environmental trade-offs. …”
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Identifying factors contributing to the delay of project timelines in public- private partnerships for housing development projects in Namibia
Published 2023“…The study adopts the inductive approach since the aspects of housing and Namibian context is relatively new with limited existing literature. …”
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Water scarcity and population displacement in southern Iraq: Perceptions and reality
Published 2018“…First, in addition to local factors, international and transnational factors contribute to water scarcity and attendant displacement in Southern Iraq. …”
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Changing identities in urban South Africa : an interpretation of narratives in Cape Town
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The role of librarians and information professionals in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
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Government and community efforts in upgrading infrastructure in informal areas- the case of Izbit ElHaggana
Published 2013“…The research indicates that local self-help initiatives often override non-functioning formal systems, while local governments stubbornly avoid collaboration as back participation in initiatives. …”
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Network analysis of Diagnostic Medical Device Development for Infectious Diseases Prevalent in South Africa
Published 2019“…Infectious diseases are a major health concern in South Africa and many other developing countries. The local development of medical devices for infectious diseases in such settings, utilizing the local knowledge base, has the potential to improve the accuracy of and access to diagnoses and to lead to the devices being more context-appropriate and affordable. …”
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Climate-related risks and coastal livelihoods: lived realities, gender and adaptation
Published 2025“…A qualitative research design was employed, particularly a case study approach, which allowed for an in-depth, context-specific exploration of the experiences and lived realities of the people of Tshani Mankosi within the broader socio-ecological, economic and gendered context. …”
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Corporate chaplaincy, spirituality and wellness : a post-foundational practical theological exploration
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Green infrastructure planning principles for improved decision-making at the site development design stage at the City of Tshwane
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Classical, quantum and numerical aspects of modified theories of gravity
Published 2024“…We derive the corresponding gravitational potential energy for the non-static case and show that the quantum correction of the local theory, which is in the form of a Dirac delta function, is smeared out in the non-local theory. …”
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