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SOCIETY

OF

SOUTH AFRICAN GEOGRAPHERS

(SSAG)

2012 NEWSLETTER

Newsletter was compiled using the unedited submissions of representatives of each department

Melanie Nicolau [email protected]

Cell 0826957551

mailto:[email protected]


Table of Contents

Foreword ......................................................................................................................................................... 4

New SSAG Council (2012 – 2014) elected at the BGM in 2012............................................................... 5

Society of South African Geographers 2012 citations for the presentation of Gold Medal and Fellowship Awards ......................................................................................................................................... 6

SSAG Student Conference at UCT from 18 to 19 June 2012 .................................................................... 9

Building Critical Conversations in Geography, 9th Biennial Conference, Society of South African Geographers, 21-22 June 2012 .................................................................................................................. 12

Professor Ron Davies toast during the 9th Biennial Conference and 75 years of Geography at UCT . 15

An Affectionate Memoir from an International Geographical Union, Urban Commission member for . 17

News of the 2014 SSAG 10th Biennial Conference at Fort Hare ............................................................. 19

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. School of Education, Faculty of Humanities, Geography Department, Social & Economic Sciences Division. ............................................................. 20

Stellenbosch University, Geography and Environmental Studies ........................................................... 25

University of the Witwatersrand, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies ...... 34

University of South Africa, Department of Geography .............................................................................. 40

University of Fort Hare, Department of Geography and Environmental Science ................................... 56

University of Cape Town, Environmental & Geographical Science ......................................................... 68

University of Zululand, Geography and Environmental Studies .............................................................. 72

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), Geosciences Department ....................................... 76

University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), Department of Geography & Environmental Studies ........ 81

University of Johannesburg, Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies .......................................................................................................................................................... 87

University of Venda, Geography and Geo-information Sciences ............................................................ 97

North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus ...................................................................................... 101

University of the Western Cape, Geography and Environmental Studies ............................................ 108

Rhodes University ...................................................................................................................................... 110


University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences ................. 116

University of the Free State: Department of Geography ........................................................................ 123

UKZN’s initiative river health initiative (submitted by Dr L Hurry) .......................................................... 129

Gauteng City-Region Observatory (Universities of Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand), submitted by Dr SA Perberdy ..................................................................................................................................... 131


Foreword

We hope you enjoy the Newsletter and find its contents useful. It is an informative, up-to-date report on South African geography, a record of the past year and insight into the current activities of departments and their varied dynamics across the country. The SSAG Council thanks Melanie Nicolau in the Geography Department at UNISA for her extensive work and commitment to its compilation. We look forward to seeing you and your students at the annual Student Conference at the University of Free State and wish everybody a productive and interesting 2013.

Sophie Oldfield President, SSAG Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town


New SSAG Council (2012 – 2014) elected at the BGM in 2012 NAME AFFILIATION ADDRESS E-MAIL

Prof Sophie Oldfield University of Cape Town, Dept of Environmental and Geographical Science

ENGEO DEPT, Private bag, Rondebosch, 7701

[email protected]

Prof Cecil Seethal

University of Fort Hare, Dept of Geography and Environmental Studies

P/Bag X 1314, Alice, 5700 [email protected]

Prof Kevin Mearns

UNISA: Department of Environmental Sciences

PO Box 131308, Northmead, 1511

[email protected]

Ms Melanie Nicolau (Retires end September 2013)

UNISA: Department of Geography

PO Box 12340, Die Hoewes X2, 0157

[email protected]

Prof Brij Maharaj School of Agricultural, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UKZN

Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209

[email protected]

Prof Trevor Hill School of Agricultural, Earth &Environmental Sciences, UKZN

School of Agricultural, Earth &Environmental Sciences, UKZN, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209

[email protected]

Dr Babatunde Adiodun University of Cape Town, Dept of Environmental and Geographical Science

ENGEO DEPT, Private bag, Rondebosch, 7701

[email protected]

Prof Ronnie Donaldson University of Stellenbosch Dept of Geography P/Bag X 1 Matieland 7602

[email protected]

Ms Bongie Ndimande University of Zululand Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, BLOCK C, Private Bag X1001 Kwadlangezwa 3886

[email protected]

Prof Richard Ballard University of KwaZulu Natal Built Environment and Development Studies Durban 4041

[email protected]

Prof Luke Sandham North West University Potchefstroom Campus School of Geo and Spatial Sciences Private Bag X6001 Potchefstroom 2531

[email protected]

Ms Tracey McKay University of Johannesburg Dept of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies Auckland Park Campus P O Box 524 Auckland Park 2006

[email protected]

Ms S Brits University of the Free State, Dept of Geography

PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300

[email protected]















Society of South African Geographers 2012 citations for the presentation of Gold Medal and Fellowship Awards Three nominations for the Society of South Africa Geographers’ Gold Medal and Fellowship Awards were received in October-November 2010. Three Fellows of the SSAG were invited to assist in the adjudication process and they made recommendations to the Council of the Society on each of the nominations. The recommendations of the Fellows were obtained towards mid-2011 and then tabled at the September 2011 meeting of Council. At this meeting, Council unanimously accepted the recommendations of the Fellows. Subsequently the three nominees were advised of Council’s decision, with each nominee was invited to accept the honour of the Award.

The Society of South African Geographers Gold Medal is awarded in recognition of meritorious contribution to Geography in Southern Africa. The Award carries with it honorary membership of the Society. On behalf of Council and the Society I am pleased to advise that the SSAG Gold Medal Award for 2012 goes to Professor Peter Beets of Stellenbosch University.

The Fellowship of the Society of South African Geographers is awarded in recognition of outstanding scholarship contributing to the advancement of Geography. This Award also carries with it honorary membership of the Society. On behalf of Council and the Society I am pleased to formally announce that the Society’s Fellowship Award for 2012 goes to Professor Maano Ramutsindela of the University of Cape Town and to Professor Kevin Hall. Unfortunately Professor Kevin Hall is at the University of Northern British Columbia and is unable to attend tonight’s function. He has advised Council that one of his graduate students, Faye Hirshfield, will accept the Fellowship Award on his behalf.

It is my distinct pleasure to first present a brief citation on Professor Peter Beets’ work as a geographer on the occasion of the award of the Society’s Gold Medal to him. I will then present brief citations highlighting the work of the Society’s latest Fellows: Professor Maano Ramutsindela and Professor Kevin Hall. The Director of Ceremonies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to advise that the details in respect of the citations are presented as per the nominations in October-November 2010.

Professor Peter Beets

The Gold Medal Award to Professor Beets is made in recognition of his multi-faceted and meritorious contribution to Geography in South Africa. In particular, the Society recognises Peter Beets for his sustained contribution to Geography and more particularly Geography Education, first at the grass roots levels in schools and then at university. He has been consulted widely as committee office bearer in Geography Education at various levels, and as external examiner, peer reviewer, research supervisor, adviser for atlas and museum projects, and conference speaker. His professional networks and influence are extensive. His work at the national level for the national standards and curricula bodies is especially laudable. This includes representing the Geography sector in the South African Qualifications Authorities National Standards Body (Human and Social Studies), and participating in the writing of the National Curriculum Statement. Peter Beets’ interest in teacher education and assessment practice and in distance education and education for


marginalised people is exceptional. His commitment and contributions as lead author on several text books is noteworthy, as indeed are several jointly authored peer reviewed articles in national and international journals, including one in the South African Geographical Journal. Professor Beets’ completed his PhD in 2007. The Society wishes to place on record its thanks to Professor Joan Fairhurst for nominating Professor Peter Beets for the Gold Medal Award.

On behalf of the Society of South African Geographers it is my special privilege and pleasure to present to Professor Beets the Society’s Gold Medal for serving South African Geography with distinction and for his meritorious contribution to Geography in Southern Africa.

Professor Maano Ramutsindela

Professor Michael Meadows nominated Professor Maano Ramutsindela for the Award of Fellow of the Society of South African Geographers. The award of the Fellowship to Professor Ramutsindela is made on the grounds of his substantial and critical contributions to geographical scholarship in general and South African geographical scholarship in particular.

Ramutsindela’s scholarly output in October-November 2010 comprised three commercially published books, 21 book chapters and 46 peer-reviewed journal articles. Framed within the context of South Africa’s recent history and education, Professor Ramutsindela’s scholarship represents a remarkable achievement.

Professor Ramutsindela’s varied publications and research, including his work on the politics of territorial restructuring, land reform and rural development, are innovative and exciting and have demonstrated a particular willingness to experiment with new approaches. In addition, he has received international recognition for his scholarship, particularly for his research on transfrontier parks in Southern Africa. His varied research is documented in highly respected international journals such as the Journal of Southern African Studies, Political Geography, Journal of Rural Development, Geojournal, Geoforum and Area.

Professor Ramutsindela’s visiting international professorships; his external examining and his responsibilities as a peer reviewer are further testament to his stature as a scholar. Given his scholarship, Professor Ramutsindela has served as a member of several editorial boards, task teams and steering committees, and has presented several conference plenary and keynote addresses. Professor Ramutsindela has also played a critical role as co-Editor of the South African Geographical Journal for almost a decade, and in ensuring that the Journal attained an ISI-rating. Professor Ramutsindela was also honoured with the National Research Foundation President’s Award in 2002.

On behalf of the Society of South African Geographers, it is my distinct privilege and pleasure to award the Fellowship of the Society to Professor Maano Ramutsindela.

Professor Kevin Hall

We are proud this evening that the third recipient of the Society’s Awards complements the specialty areas of our two earlier awardees, with Professor Kevin Hall being honoured for his work in Physical Geography.

The Fellowship of the Society of South African Geographers is awarded to Kevin Hall in recognition of his outstanding scholarship and contribution to the advancement of Geography


particularly in the field of cold-regions Geomorphology, and most notably in rock weathering - a field in which he is regarded as one of the world’s leading scholars.

In a career spanning 37 years (to 2010) Kevin Hall published 150 research articles and has a very high citations index. In recognition of his outstanding scholarship he was awarded the DSc degree at the then University of Natal in 2002, and he currently holds an extraordinary professorial appointment at the University of Pretoria.

The Society’s Fellowship Award is made to Kevin Hall in recognition of the indelible mark he has made on Geography in South Africa through globally respected research and for the large number of students he has developed in the discipline in the country. In addition, the Award is made in recognition of Kevin Hall’s prolific and sustained publication record, his extensive professional assignments and collaborations, visiting professorships, conference engagements and editorial appointments, and his continued professional links with South African geomorphologists.

Professor Ian Meiklejohn, a former student of Professor Kevin Hall, nominated Kevin Hall for the Society’s Fellowship Award.

It is my privilege and pleasure to call upon Faye Hirschfield to receive – on behalf of Professor Kevin Hall - the Award of the Fellowship of the Society of South African Geographers.

Prof Cecil Seethal Past President: SSAG 21 June 2012


SSAG Student Conference at UCT from 18 to 19 June 2012 Compiled by Saskia Greyling, UCT

This year, the SSAG student conference was hosted by the Environmental and Geographical Science department at the University of Cape Town. With 130 presenters and 180 delegates from universities around South Africa, the theme, ‘Building Critical Conversations in Geography’ was explored within presentations and discussion time, as well as in the opening welcomes by Associate Professor Sophie Oldfield (SSAG president elect; Environmental and Geographical Science, UCT) and Professor Crain Soudien (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town), and in the keynote lecture by Associate Professor Ralph Hamann (Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town).

The delegates were welcomed to the SSAG student conference 2012 by Sophie Oldfield (SSAG president elect)

In an effort to foster multidisciplinary dialogue, the student conference sessions were organised thematically rather than within geographical disciplines. A broad array of interesting and relevant research was presented, including topics of food security; remote sensing and its applications; climate change and its impacts, adaptation and strategies; housing, place and space; water; sustainable development and alternative energies; conservation and nature-society relations; tourism; soils and sedimentology; planning; and environmental management. Each session provided time for group discussion after presentations, encouraging delegates and presenters to interact and prompt debate. In addition to this, poster presentations were displayed for the duration of the conference, and the authors of these spoke about their work during a lunchtime poster presentation session.


A delegate presents his research at the SSAG student conference 2012, hosted by the Environmental and Geographical Science

department at UCT

It wasn’t all work though! A gala dinner was held at the UCT club, where students mingled and got to know fellow geography students from different universities. The evening included a rousing rendition of the national anthem from the head of the EGS department, Professor Mike Meadows and a competitive quiz that had most teams questioning their geographical and general knowledge.

A winning quiz team at the Gala dinner

In addition to the gala dinner, a prize-giving celebration was held at the UCT pub, where certificates were awarded to the best speakers, as voted by their peers during each presentation session. The winners were:

• David Phoofolo (University of the Free State, best poster presentation)


• Sarita Pillay (Rhodes University, best human geography presentation) • Tafadzwa Marara (North-West University, best water related presentation) • Kamleshan Pillay (University of Kwazulu-Natal, best physical geography presentation) • Philippa Kleyn (Rhodes University, best GIS and remote sensing presentation) • Zipho Tyoda (Stellenbosch University, runner up winner for GIS and remote sensing

presentation) • Johannes Scheepers (University of Johannesburg, best environmental science

presentation) • Raencine Kathlyn Aboo (University of Kwazulu-Natal, runner up winner for

environmental science presentation)

Joining with the academic conference for the field trips, students who had chosen to take part in these learnt more about Cape Town. Field trips included an exploration of the historical morphology of central Cape Town; a trip around Cape Town exploring its food system; an urban ecology session; a session on the Reclaim Camissa project; an urban river management field trip focussing on the Liesbeek River; as well as a tour of the SAB brewery.

The 2012 SSAG Student Conference was a great success. The EGS department was proud to host so many young geographers and to be part of this experience of sharing research and fostering links between universities. The conference was organised by post-graduate students in the department: Hannah Baleta, Evan Blake, Saskia Greyling, Nick Kearns, Anesu Nyemba and Raymond Siebrits, and was generously funded by ESRI South Africa, the SSAG and the EGS department.


Building Critical Conversations in Geography, 9th Biennial Conference, Society of South African Geographers, 21-22 June 2012

The 9th Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers was hosted by the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town June 21-22, 2012. The conference proved a great success, with close to 180 registered delegates. The conference opening included introductory comments and welcomes from Associate Professor Sophie Oldfield, the Conference Chair, Professor Cecil Seethal the President of the Society, as well as Professor Anton Le Roux, the Dean of the UCT Science Faculty, and Professor Mike Meadows, the Head of UCT Geography. Professor Gillian Hart, University of California Berkeley, presented a stimulating Serton Memorial Lecture: Replacing the Nation: South Africa after Apartheid and Associate Professor Maano Ramutsindela, Geography UCT, gave the Prestige Memorial Lecture: The ‘Gang of Nine’ and the trajectory of cross-border conservation in Africa.

Twenty-six paper sessions, organized in four sets of parallel sessions, with seven provided an opportunity to explore themes of national transformation, urban dynamics, environmental


management, social and health geographies, as well as tourism and physical and climate-focused research. Four panel discussions focused on ‘critical conversations in geography’: Embedding Climate Information into Society: Models, Information, Action!; Knowledge Building for More Resilient Cities: A Dialogue between Researchers in the City of Cape Town and Durban; Critical Issues in South African City Studies; Journal Editors’ Conversation with Authors. These panels provided stimulating contexts to debate and discuss contemporary issues in our discipline as well. Overall, 130 researchers shared their work.

While conferences are an opportunity, of course, for the formal sharing of academic research, they are equally important for building relationships across the Society. Held on the UCT campus in the EGS building and surrounding venues, the conference provided lots of opportunities for collegiality, opportunities to catch up with colleagues and to meet new ones.

The conference also proved a moment to recognize achievements in our discipline more broadly In this light, we marked and celebrated ‘75 years of Geography at UCT, ’ with a memorable and special address by the now late Professor Ron Davies. Moreover, we recognized leading scholarship with the awarding of Society Fellowships to: Professor Peter


Beets (University of Stellenbosch), Associate Professor Maano Ramutsindela (University of Cape Town), and Professor Kevin Hall (University of Northern British Colombia). Lastly, we toasted the end of the conference with a glass of wine and a ‘Celebration of (the many) Books,’ published by South African Geographers between 2010 and 2012.

Special thanks to the Conference Committee as well as to Sharon Adams and the entire EGS department for all the work and colleagialty required to organise and to welcome Geographers from around the country and region to UCT.


Professor Ron Davies toast during the 9th Biennial Conference and 75 years of Geography at UCT In memory of Prof Ron Davies we have included the toast he proposed at the 9th Biennial Conference of the SSAG hosted by the University of Cape Town.

“Thank you for asking me to propose the toast to the Department on this very important occasion in its life – I am very highly honoured.

Two other occasions when I was asked to propose a toast at a Society Conference dinner spring to mind. As is the case on this occasion, both were associated with jubilee events. The first was during the 50th anniversary Jubilee Conference in Durban in 1967 and the second during the 1979 Society Conference here, when we were invited to share in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of UCT.

Both of these jubilee occasions were platforms for reflection on the achievements of the discipline, the Society and individual departments but, perhaps more importantly, they were also encouraging springboards into new academic ventures. In the era of the quantitative revolution, that older members of the Society will remember with some angst, the Durban conference encouraged a series of post-conference workshops that brought our South African academic geographers, in both physical and human geography, up to speed in the statistics field both in teaching and research – we were really made to work very hard but the evidence shows that we go there! At the same time powerful strides were made in the opening up of specialist fields – particularly in urban geography, climatology and geomorphology.

Our guest of honour during the 1979 Conference was Ed Soja from UCLA and a co-worker with David Harvey, then the guru of human geography. In a series of workshops, he introduced us to the frameworks and basics of meta-theory. Among other things we learnt (probably illegally at that time) the basics of structuralism and Marxism, then strongly influencing research method and interpretation of human geography. That work was the springboard to new approaches in course work and research.

That jubilee conference was also to encourage academic developments in the study of change in colonial cities, the study of environmental science and environmental management as components in the geography curriculum and the study of GIS. Those new fields were progressively and positively incorporated in the curricula of most departments and were encouraged as important avenues of research, application and employment for our students. Here we made the very positive move to link with the School of Environmental Studies to form our present department of Environmental and Geographical Science.

As a department we were so busy preparing for our new building in 1987 that we completely forgot to celebrate our 50th golden jubilee! The pulse of jubilee encouragement was in strong operation nonetheless. Since that time we have seen the flowering of environmental studies and the Environmental Evaluation Unit, the achievement of international status for the research of our Climate Systems Studies Group, studies in Biogeography, Geomorphology, and the geography of transnational Game Parks and Urban Social Geography. More recently we agreed to host the African Cities Centre that is now producing excellent research covering several important urban fields.

I am sure that we will reflect on the 2012 jubilee conference as an event that illuminated the shift away from meta-theory and the on-going adoption of post-modern thought in human geography in the diversity of its programme and the approaches and interpretations of research results. Our colleagues in physical geography, though, seem to have deserted us in the pursuit of work of outstanding quality in specialist institutions. For one brought up to appreciate the output of both broad fields, that is a matter of regret and we should encourage them to share their work with us.


As a springboard for the future this jubilee conference could well reflect on the enormous opportunities for research that present themselves at this turning point in the history of our country, for all of geography. We need to look positively at those opportunities for the benefit of our people and, as in the past, be encouraged by the achievements of the jubilee!

On that note may I ask you to rise to drink a toast to the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science here in UCT. Congratulations on 75 years of achievement and may you go on from strength to strength!”

Prof Ron Davies 21 June 2012

This picture of Ron Davies was taken recently at the 9th Bi-Annual South African Society of Geographers Conference, hosted by the

Department of Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town, 21-22 June 2012 where he gave the speech to celebrate 75 years of Geography at UCT.

Ron was appointed to UCT in January of 1975. Despite taking early retirement in December 1993, Ron continued to be very active in the Department and the geographical and urban studies communities. We are grateful for his meaningful contributions to the academic and social life of our department and pass on our condolences to his family.

Department of Geographical and Environmental Sciences, UCT


An Affectionate Memoir from an International Geographical Union, Urban Commission member for

Professor Ronald J. Davies, 1931-2012

M.Sc. Rhodes, Ph.D. London.

Professor of Geography, at University of Natal, Durban (1967) and later at the University of Cape Town

It was with great sadness that I heard of the sudden death on September 13th of my good friend and colleague, Ron Davies. He was one of the most distinguished geographers of his generation in South Africa. Since his national colleagues will testify to the quality of his work in his country elsewhere, I would like to focus on some of his important contributions to the International Geographical Union’s Urban Commission and also on his fascinating character.

Ron was a regular participant in our meetings in various parts of the world for over twenty years. He always presented excellent, well-researched papers and provided sharp incisive comments in the discussions on other lectures. But he also came into his own in the informal field trips in cities around the world in which we held meetings. He combined his wealth of knowledge about the morphology and growth of cities with a sharp critical eye to unravel the uniqueness of urban places. He revelled in what he called ‘fossiking’ around places, providing, for those of us who were privileged to be with him, unique insights into the character of cities. All of us learned so much from him. He was a fund of knowledge about cities, even when he had never previously visited the place we were in, testifying to the breadth of his reading.

All the long term members of the Commission around the world agree that the meeting he ran in Cape Town in 1995 was one of the best we have experienced, given the quality of the papers, the local field trips, discussions, and the support we received from his many colleagues. This led to his editing of a fine volume of 541 pages in the following year, based on selected papers presented at the meeting (Contemporary City Structures). It was an editorial task to which Ron brought his keen sense of style to enliven many of the papers, as well as showing his tact in convincing contributors who saw no reason to change their work, that they should do so!. But it was the long field trip that preceded the meeting that will also long live in our memories as the best ever. Starting In Johannesburg, and generously helped by two colleagues from Cape universities and his good wife Shirley, as well as being assisted by other experts in various cities we visited, we had a remarkable tour: first around the economic heartland, across the Veld, down the Drakenbergs to Durban and Hluhluwe park, then along the Garden Coast route and into the Karoos before reaching Cape Town. Ron, with his usual dedication and diligence, also wrote a lengthy field guide for us, describing the salient features of everywhere we visited - clearly a task of many weeks. All the participants have their own stories of various events on the excursion - stories that are always being retold at subsequent commission meetings. All agree it provided us with wonderful insights into the geographical character and problems of the different areas of South Africa and its major cities at a critical time in its history. With his usual modesty Ron dismissed our praise, arguing that he was simply giving back to the Commission. He claimed it was a return for the support he received from the Commission members during the apartheid years when so many people boycotted South African academics. He knew he was always welcome in the Commission and felt it provided him with an outlet to the world, instead of isolation. But there can be little doubt that despite his often expressed concern for the politics of his country he was deeply proud of his land and its many different peoples and he wanted us to understand its strengths and problems. Ron had clearly devoted months to the preparation of the excursion and the subsequent meeting. Few of us have come anywhere close to such a commitment! It was typical of his selflessness and generosity with his time. Indeed the latter can be seen by the warm welcome he always gave to many,


many visitors from other universities around the world to South Africa, taking them on similarly memorable field excursions. Ron was tireless in these endeavours. Indeed, only a week before he died he was lecturing to yet another group of students, despite his long so-called ‘retirement’. This clearly showed his life-long interest in, and commitment to, his field of enquiry, in addition to his willingness, and indeed passion, in communicating his knowledge.

On a personal level Ron was a caring and compassionate man. He had a remarkable ability to put people at ease, even those from the most humble of circumstances, as we saw on many a field excursion. All who knew him considered him a friend, perhaps helped by the fact that he rarely made critical remarks about others. He also frequently revealed surprising skills. For example, on another international field excursion in the low veld, he was asked to read one of H.C. Bosman’s short stories to give us a flavour of South African’s premier humorous story teller of rural Africaner life. Ron gave a masterful performance - especially since he read the text without practice – a performance helped by his usual fieldwork attire of long shorts, socks and bush jacket. Peering over his spectacles at his spell-bound audience, he made us believe it was Oom Schalk himself who was addressing us! Of course, like all of us, Ron had his peculiarities, which actually were part of his charm. He did have occasional lapses in punctuality and organization, which showed they were not his strongest skills, although explained by the fact he was always over-committed or pre-occupied. Sometimes his organization had a puckish element. He once took me on a tour around the vineyards of Stellenbosch and managed to visit all the cheap plants first, so that by the time we got to the high quality places I could no longer take part in any wine tasting - to his great, and perhaps planned amusement. Yet Ron could also be surprising in his vulnerabilities, for he was often an unnecessary worrier. I frequently shared a room with him at meetings and found that the night before his paper he would always be revising the overheads for his paper with his impressive array of multi-coloured pens - even though his older versions were excellent. I regularly had to plead with him to turn out the lights. But whatever limitations he possessed were minor and never detracted from Ron’s overall abilities and values: his sense of fair play; his caring nature; concern about his country; and eternal fascination with his subject. One can only conclude that Ron was a scholar from the old school, a true gentleman that we all respected, and loved.

In our 2012 meeting In Dortmund we heard that Ron had agreed to help the organisers of the next 2013 Urban Commission in South Africa. All who knew him were looking forward to meeting him again and seeing through his perceptive eyes the many recent changes that have taken place in South Africa cities. So the news of his sudden death came as a great shock and a real blow. He was irreplaceable. I can only conclude with the hopeful expression that ended most of his communications to others.

Go Well, Ron. You enlightened our world with your intellect, knowledge and good humour.

Wayne K. D. Davies, Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Calgary, Canada - formerly from Wales, the land of Ron’s grandfather.


News of the 2014 SSAG 10th Biennial Conference at Fort Hare Discipline: Geography and Environmental Science Faculty of Science and Agriculture University of Fort Hare Private Bag X1314 Alice 5700 Eastern Cape Republic of South Africa

Telephone: (27)40-6022080 Facsimile: 0866282399

Email: [email protected]; Mobile/Cell: (27)82-2004701

05th December 2012

SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICAN GEOGRAPHERS CONFERENCE – JUNE 2014

The Council of the Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) has entrusted the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Fort Hare with the hosting of the 10th Biennial Conference. The University of Fort Hare is pleased to host the 2014 SSAG Conference.

The 10th SSAG Conference will be held at the University of Fort Hare’s East London Campus from Monday 23rd to Friday 27th June, 2014. The South African Geography Students Conference will be held on Monday and Tuesday (23rd – 24th June 2014); field trips are planned for Wednesday 25th June 2014, and the Academic Conference will be held on Thursday and Friday (26th - 27th June 2014). The venue for the 2014 Conference is the University’s new environmentally designed Teaching and Learning Centre in downtown East London in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

The 2014 SSAG Conference will mark the 98th anniversary of organised Geography in South Africa. The Year 2014 also marks the 98th anniversary of the founding of the University of Fort Hare in Alice.

Arrangements to date include confirmation from Professor Audrey Kobayashi (Past President of the Association of American Geographers) and Professor Cindi Katz (City University of New York [CUNY]) as distinguished guest speakers at the Conference.

Negotiations have commenced with institutions that provide a broad range of accommodation in East London’s downtown and esplanade areas to secure discounted rates for delegates to the Conference. Arrangements have also been made for the hosting of the Students’ social evening on Tuesday, 24th June, at a popular beach-front venue. The 2014 SSAG Conference dinner is planned for Thursday, 26th June. The University of Fort Hare’s Marketing and Communications Directorate has agreed to assist the Department of Geography and Environmental Science with organizational arrangements for the 2014 Conference.

The formal call for abstracts of paper presentations will be circulated in the first half of next Year (2013) with details of the Conference theme, accommodation places and planned field trips. The Department of Geography and Environmental Science, and the University of Fort Hare, look forward with joy at hosting all delegates at the June 2014 Conference. The part of the Eastern Cape in which the University of Fort Hare is situated is a most significant and spectacular destination. We hope that as you plan to attend the 2014 SSAG Conference at Fort Hare, you will also consider enjoying with us the multifaceted, diverse and wonderfully rich historical, cultural and environmental opportunities and tourist destinations that our part of the world has to offer: the University campus at Alice (including the NAHECS Centre that incorporates the African National Congress and Liberation Archives, the De Beers Art Gallery, the Old Fort), the residence of the late Z.K. Matthews in Alice; Healdtown Secondary School where President Nelson Mandela studied; Lovedale College; the Bhisho Massacre Memorial; the Steve Biko Centre at Ginsberg in King Williams Town; the Hogsback; the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown in the Makana Municipality; the Wild Coast; the Addo Elephant National Park; and the Mountain Zebra National Park where you might even venture to go cheetah tracking!

C.E.P. Seethal (Professor and Head: Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Fort Hare) (Past President: Society of South African Geographers)



University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. School of Education, Faculty of Humanities, Geography Department, Social & Economic Sciences Division.

Date of Establishment: 2002 (Previously known as the Johannesburg College of Education).

Short description of the vision and mission of the Department:

The teaching of Geography at the Wits School of Education aims to develop an understanding of major contemporary topics in Geography. These include a range of human and physical geography topics closely linked to environmental issues. Lectures are complemented by practicals and fieldwork aimed at applying and extending the geography studied during the various courses. Students are also taught to develop skills required for geographical studies and develop problem solving and thinking skills. Appropriate classroom practice and methodology for the learning and teaching of geography is also actively developed. Our department teaches on both the BEd and PGCE programmes.

Report compiled by: Clinton van der Merwe [email protected] 011 717 3173

Head of Department:

Name (Title, Surname, Initials) Area of specialisation

E-mail Office Telephone Number

Mr Clinton David van der Merwe Heritage Tourism; Resource & Environmental Management; Introduction to Earth Sciences; Applied Climate; Geography Methodology.

[email protected] 011 717 3173

Information about the Geographers in the Department

Name (Title, Surname, Initials)

Rank/Position Area of specialisation & Courses Taught

E-mail Office Telephone number

Dr Paul Goldschagg Principal Tutor & Assistant Head of School: undergraduate Programmes

Airport Noise & its Effects on Cognition and Learning; Development Geography.

[email protected] 0117173172

Dr Sue Cohen Senior Lecturer Hazards and disaster management; Population. Curriculum.


Mr Clinton David van Lecturer Heritage Tourism; [email protected] 0117173173







der Merwe Resource & Environmental Management; Introduction to Earth Sciences; Applied Climate; Geography Methodology.

Mrs Rhoda Larangeira

Tutor Geography Methodology Geographical Techniques (Map skills), Urban Geography

[email protected]

0117173767

Mrs Sally James Tutor Rural Education Change and intervention strategies in education; Senior Primary: Social Science Methodology.


Rhoda Larangeira, Clinton van der Merwe, Sally James, Paul Goldschagg & Sue Cohen

Information about the professional and support staff in the Department


Position Area of subject specialisation (if applicable)


Elisabeth Wenger Administrative Secretary


Welcome to Sally James who joins the department as a sessional tutor. Sally is currently reading towards a MEd at Rhodes University. Her research has focussed on the role of an NGO working towards school upliftment within seventeen rural schools based within the Umzinyathi Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. She previously taught and headed up Geography at Kingsmead College (in Johannesburg).





Rhoda Larangeira has recently completed her Honours in Geography at UNISA and will embark on reading towards a MEd in Overcoming Map Skill Difficulties in Secondary Schools.

Sue Cohen again successfully wrote and was included on the DBE’s national catalogue for the Grade 11 Platinum and the Day by Day Social Sciences textbooks for the Intermediate phase.

Fieldwork in Northcliff

Clinton van der Merwe continues reading towards a PhD in Heritage Tourism at the University of Johannesburg, and is undertaking his data collection during his 6-month sabbatical in 2013. Congratulations to Clinton for being awarded a Department of Arts & Culture Bursary for his work on Heritage Tourism in South Africa. He also formed part of a team of authors for the Grade 12 Platinum Geography textbook – which is due for DBE evaluation and assessment in order to be considered for the national catalogue in 2014, and is a published author for Grade 11 Life Sciences. Clinton has also become the resident Geography Teacher on MATRICS UPLOADED (on SABC1).

Paul Goldschagg continues serving as the Assistant Head of School (Undergraduate) and teaching on the B Ed programme.

Visit to the Tswaiing Crater

The Geography Department co-hosted (with the Geography Department at UJ) the Grade 11 CAPS Textbook Engagement Workshop for teachers in Johannesburg on the 1st September 2012. Watch out for our Grade 12 CAPS Textbook Seminar and Evaluation Workshop in 2013.


Testing out the Gautrain

2012 dated publications:

Freedman, R., Marchant, L., McKay, I., Siemensen, R., van der Merwe, C.D., and Webb, J. (2012). Solutions for All: Life Sciences Grade 11, MacMillan, Cape Town. Goldschagg, P., Seabi, J., Cockcroft, K. (Forthcoming). Aircraft Noise and Classroom Acoustics: Effects on Cognitive Functioning of South African School Children. International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education, Volume 5, Issue 3. Patel, Z. and van der Merwe, C. D. (Forthcoming). Constitution Hill: Just Space or Space of Justice? In: Simon, J., Temple, N., and Tobe, R. (Eds), Architecture & Justice: Judicial Meanings in the Public Realm, Ashgate, Farnham, Surrey, England. Seabi, J., Cockcroft, K., Goldschagg, P., Greyling, M. (2012). The impact of aircraft noise exposure on South African children’s reading comprehension: The moderating effect of home language. Noise & Health, September-October, volume 14, number 60. van der Merwe, C. D. (Forthcoming). Urban Heritage Tourism in South Africa: The case of Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, Africa Insight, under review.

Conference Presentation in 2012: Name of presenter (s) Title of presentation Format of

presentation Date of conference/workshop

Name of Conference/workshop

Paul Goldschagg. Kate Cockcroft, and Joseph Seabi

Cognitive performance of school pupils: implications for land-use planning around airports

Paper 4th to 7th March 2012 NextGen University of California Davis

Aviation Noise and Emissions Symposium

Paul Goldschagg, Kate Cockcroft, and Joseph Seabi

The Effects of Aircraft Noise on Cognitive Functioning of South African School Children: Land-use planning lessons

Paper 20th – 22nd June 2012 Society of South African Geographers Biennial Conference, 2012


Paul Goldschagg, Kate Cockcroft, and Joseph Seabi

Aircraft Noise and Classroom Acoustics: Effects on Cognitive Functioning of South African School Children

Paper 29th October – 1st November

Presented at the Ireland International Conference on Education 2012 Conference

Tracey McKay (UJ) and Clinton van der Merwe (Wits)

Negotiating textbook Evaluations – The case of Geography Grade 10 CAPS

Paper 20th – 22nd June 2012 Society of South African Geographers Biennial Conference, 2012

Short description of the curriculum presented:

Undergraduate (NQF levels 5, 6 and 7): BEd Social Science and Geography. Postgraduate (NQF level 8): BEd Honours (Geography). Postgraduate (NQF level 9): MEd (Geography). Postgraduate (NQF level 10): PhD

Student Numbers (2012):

Level Number First year 108 Second year 61 Third year 19 Fourth year 9 Honours 1 Masters 1 Doctoral 1


Stellenbosch University, Geography and Environmental Studies

Date of establishment: 1920

Vision To be the recognised higher education and research centre for Africa in the field of human, environmental geography and geospatial information management in order to understand and where possible manage geographical phenomena and processes to the advantage of the Southern African community.

Mission ("core business") The discipline of Geography and Environmental Studies analyses the relationship between humans and their environment as it manifests in earth space and places. The department's mission is therefore to provide training and do research on the phenomena and problems emanating from this interaction through three relevant thematic focuses, environmental studies, urban and tourism studies within a development context; a methodological focus on geographical analysis skills and practical application of computer information technology and a regional focus on Africa and Southern Africa.

Compiled by Mrs Marianne Cronje [email protected] 021 808 3100

Head/Chair of Department:

Name (Title, Surname, Initials) Area of specialisation E-mail Office Tel

Number

Van der Merwe, Hannes Prof

Environmental Studies; GIT application; Regional problems; Rural tourism [email protected] 021 808 3103


Name (Title, Surname, Initials) Rank/Position Area of specialisation E-mail Office Tel

number Boonzaaier Ms Ilze GIT specialist SGA GIT [email protected] 021 808 3112

Chasi, Vimbai Ms Lecturer Disaster Risk Research; Public health action in disrupted health systems; Participatory research


Cronjé, Marianne, Mrs Postgraduate Program Coordinator


De Klerk, Helen N Dr Senior Lecturer

Spatial analysis, Biogeography, Species modelling, Fire ecology, Thresholds of potential concern and adaptive management for ecological management


De Waal, Jan H Mr DIMP-Researcher Climate change; Flooding risk assessment; Urban risk research with a particular focus on informal settlements

[email protected]

021 808 9284

Donaldson, Ronnie SE Associate professor Urban development; Tourism [email protected] 021 808 2395









Prof research

Du Plessis, Danie DJ, Mr Senior Research Analist atCRUISE

Urban morphology; Spatial planning & modelling; Urban & regional policy; Migration & urbanization


Eloff, Piet, JE, Mr Lecturer Urban & Environmental Geography [email protected] 021 808 3095

Ferreira Sanette LA Prof Associate professor Tourism and Regional Development, Tourism in Small towns, Tourism and Crime


Fortune, Gillian T, Ms DIMP-Knowledge Co-ordinator

Research: Loss estimation in severe weather post-event assessments


Geyer, Manie HS, Prof Director: CRUISE Migration; Urban morphology; Urban systems [email protected] 021 808 3107

Geyer, Herman S, Jnr, Mr

External Worker: CRUISE

Urban & regional planning; Spatial economic development [email protected] 021 808 3107

Holloway, Ailsa Jane, Dr Director: DIMP

Disaster Risk Research & related policy advocacy; disaster risk curriculum and expertise in inter-national humanitarian assistance


Horn, Anele Mev Spatial Analyst Urban & regional planning; Development frameworks; Urban growth management / monitoring


Kemp, Jaco N Dr Lecturer GIT; Geomorphology [email protected] 021 808 9147

Liederman, Catherine Mrs Secretary


Münch, Zahn, Mrs Lecturer GIS; Spatial decision making [email protected] 021 808 9101

Poona, Nitesh K, Mr Lecturer Remote sensing; Spatial statistics and modelling [email protected] 021 808 9105

Roux, Wilma, Ms DiMP- Admin and financial officer [email protected] 021 808 9285

Schloms, Bennie HA, Mr Lecturer Soil evaluation & use; Pedology; Water resources and quality [email protected] 021 808 3108

Stephenson Garth, Mr GIT specialist SGA GIT [email protected] 021 808 3112

Van Eeden, Amanda Mrs GIS Analist: CRUISE

GIS; Municipal economic development [email protected] 021 808 9104

Van Niekerk, Adriaan, Dr Senior Lecturer / Director: SGA

GIT; Spatial decision making systems [email protected] 021 808 3101

Van Zyl Minnie, Mrs Departmental Officer (Cruise)


Willemse, Lodene, Ms Statistical Analist: CRUISE

Statistics, Urban development, Urban open spaces [email protected] 021 808 9103

Zweig, Trish, Mrs DIMP- Risk Reduction Co-ordinator

Informal Settlements; Low cost housing policy; Historical Townships admin; Municipal commonage, Urban risk;


Department News





















Mr Piet Eloff a very experienced and highly appreciated lecturer will leave the department after 40 years at the end of December and will be missed by his students and colleagues.

Dr Helen de Klerk attended a workshop of the IUCN’s new BIOPAMA programme which aims at building data, tools and capacity to improve Protected Area management in Eastern and Southern Africa. This includes a big GIS and remote sensing component.

Training course on the use of remote sensing data in water resources management: During the week of 2–5 April 2012, internationally acclaimed scientist, Prof. WGM (Wim) Bastiaanssen presented a four-day training course on the use of remote sensing data in water resources management. He was very ably assisted by Dr Caren Jarmain of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Prof. Bastiaanssen, an Honorary Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Director of WaterWatch BV., the Netherlands, is internationally known for the development of the SEBAL model. The SEBAL (Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land) model uses the energy balance to estimate aspects of the hydrological cycle. SEBAL can be used to map evapotranspiration, biomass growth, water deficit and soil moisture.

The lectures covered different remote sensing products available for rainfall, evapotranspiration and land use, as well as how to integrate these data sets in models. Water accounting using remote sensing was also discussed. Twenty six delegates from university departments such as Geography and Environmental Studies, Computer Science, Horticulture, Soil Science, Forestry, Genetics and Conservation Ecology attended the course. The delegates used ERDAS IMAGINE for the practical exercises. The general consensus amongst the course attendees was that they were challenged by the new concepts and the possibilities of using this technology.

The training course formed part of a Water Research Commission funded project (K5/2079//4) headed up by Dr Caren Jarmain on water use efficiency of irrigated agricultural crops determined with satellite imagery. Two students, one from the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carl Cloete under supervision of Ms Z Münch, and one from the Department of Computer Science, Arne Esterhuizen supervised by Brink van der Merwe, have been involved in this project and completed their Honours degrees at the end of 2012.


Visitors

Host Visitors When

Ronnie Donaldson SANPAD-group : Dr T de Jongh, Prof O Verkoren, Henk Huisman, Proffs Annalise Zoomers and Guus van Western Utrecht University Geography Department

January

Sanette Ferreira SANPAD-group : Dr T de Jongh, Prof O Verkoren, Henk Huisman, Proffs Annalise Zoomers and Guus van Western Utrecht University Geography Department

January

Hannes van der Merwe Dr Michael Zemp from University of Zurich, Dept of Geography

October


JOURNAL ARTICLES


ADENDORFF MA, DONALDSON R (2012). Knowledge-based service industry in a South African university town. Development Southern Africa 2012; 29(3) : 418-433. AREGBESHOLA M, MEARNS K, DONALDSON R (2012). Comparing I&APs and consultants’ opinions on the Gautrain EIA process. Journal of Public Administration 2012; 26(4) : 1274-1287. BIJKERK C, DE RIDDER R, DONALDSON R (2012). On the fringe of the FIFA world cup 2010: non-host local government strategies. African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) 2012; 0 : 0. DONALDSON R, VAN NIEKERK A, DU PLESSIS DJ, SPOCTER M (2012). Alternative developmental interventions for small towns in the Western Cape province of South Africa. South African Geographical Journal 2012; 1 : 1. DONALDSON R, VAN NIEKERK A, DU PLESSIS DJ, SPOCTER M (2012). Non-metropolitan Growth Potential of Western Cape Municipalities. Urban Forum 2012; 23 : 367-389. DU PLESSIS H, VAN NIEKERK A (2012). A curriculum framework for Geographical Information Science (GISc) training at South African universities. South African Journal of Higher Education 2012; 26(2) : 329-345. FERREIRA SLA (2012). Moulding Urban children towards environmental stewardship:The Table Mountain national park experience. Environmental Education Research. Environmental Education Research 2012; 18(2) : 251-270. FERREIRA SLA (2012). South African Tourism Road to Recovery: 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup as vehicle. Tourism Review International 2012; 15(1-2) : 91-106. FOURIE C, VAN NIEKERK A, MUCINA L (2012). Semi-automated segment generation for geographic novelty detection using edge and area metrics. South African Journal of Geomatics 2012; 1(2) : 133-148. GOLDHABER R, DONALDSON R (2012). Alternative reflections on the elderly’s sense of place in a South African gated retirement village. South African Review of Sociology (Society in Transition) 2012; 0 : 0. GOLDHABER R, DONALDSON R (2012). An ‘Age-regation’ process as theoretical understanding of the gated retirement village. Acta Academica ; 0 : 0. GRELLIER S, KEMP JN, JANEAU J-L, FLORSCH N, WARD D, BAROT S, PODWOJEWSKI P, LOHRENZ S, VALENTIN C (2012). The indirect impact of encroaching trees on gully extension: a 64 year study in a sub-humid grassland of South Africa. Catena 2012; 98 : 110-119. JÜRGENS U, DONALDSON R (2012). A review of literature on transformation processes in South African townships. Urban Forum 2012; 0 : 0. LINDER HP, DE KLERK HM, BORN J, BURGESS ND, FJELDSA J, RAHBEK C (2012). The partitioning of Africa: statistically defined biogeographical regions in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Biogeography 2012; 39 : 1189-1205. MASHIMBYE ZE, CHO MA, NELL JP, DE CLERCQ WP, VAN NIEKERK A, TURNER DP (2012). Model-based integrated methods for quantitative estimation of soil salinity from hyperspectral remote sensing data: A case study of selected South African soils. Pedosphere 2012; 22 : 1-10. NAUDE S, KLEYNHANS TE, VAN NIEKERK A, ELLIS F, LAMBRECHTS JJN (2012). Application of spatial resource data to assist in farmland valuation. Land Use Policy 2012; 29(3) : 614-628.


VAN DER MERWE JH, FERREIRA SLA, VAN NIEKERK A (2012). Resource-directed Spatial Planning of Agritourism with GIS. South African Geographical Journal 2012; **MISSING JOURNAL VOLUME** : 1. VAN DER MERWE JH (2012). Locating opportunities for outdoor action and adventure recreationand tourism in the Western Cape: a GIS application. South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation 2012; 34(2) : 197-214. WILLEMSE L, DONALDSON R (2012). Community Neighbourhood Park (CNP) use in Cape Town's townships . Urban Forum 2012; 23(2) : 221-231. CHAPTERS IN BOOKS DONALDSON R, MARAIS L. Preface: Small town geographies. In Donaldson, R & Marais, L Small Town Geographies in Africa: Experiences from South Africa and elsewhere, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, 2012: 10. DONALDSON R, MORKEL J. The Quartering of Stellenbosch’s Urban Space. In Sustainable Stellenbosch 2030, M Swilling & B Sebitosi (Eds), SunMedia, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2012: 0. DONALDSON R, VERMEULEN L. Book Town Tourism as a Private Development Initiative for Small Town Revival: The Case Of Richmond, South Africa. In Donaldson, R & Marais, L Small Town Geographies in Africa: Experiences from South Africa and elsewhere, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, 2012: 163-180. DONALDSON R. Coastal Spaces as ‘Walls’: Gated Developments In Small Towns on the West Coast. In Donaldson, R & Marais, L Small Town Geographies in Africa: Experiences from South Africa and elsewhere, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, 2012: 263-274. NHANTUMBO ESN , FERREIRA SLA. Tourism development and community response: The case of the Inhambane coastal zone, Mozambique. In Donaldson, R & Marais, L Small Town Geographies in Africa: Experiences from South Africa and elsewhere, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, 2012: 365-382. PAQUET T, DONALDSON R. Local Implementation of National Policy: “Breaking New Ground” in the Coastal Towns of the Overberg Municipal Area?. In Donaldson, R & Marais, L Small Town Geographies in Africa: Experiences from South Africa and elsewhere, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, 2012: 297-310. RESEARCH REPORTS Donaldson, R. WORLD MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE DELEGATE TRACKING SURVEY. Report prepared for CTRU Cape Town. Donaldson, R; Ferreira, S & M Spocter. QUALITATIVE PHASE: UNLOCKING LATENT POTENTIAL AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. A research study to be undertaken for the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning of the Western Cape Provincial Government. 96 pp. Donaldson, R. EVENT SATISFACTION AND DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE PRINCE ALBERT OLIOVE FESTIVAL. Report prepared for CTRU, Cape Town


Donaldson, R; Van Niekerk, A; Stephenson, G; Du Plessis, D & A Lombard. MATZIKAMMA LAND AUDIT. Report prepared for the department of Rural Development and Land Reform. RSA Government. Nell JP, Vermeulen D, Muller SJ, Kemp J, Pauw T, Stephenson G & Van Niekerk A. Appropriate methods for monitoring salt accumulation and water logging. ISCW Report No. GW/2012/GW/69, (110p), Pretoria: Agricultural Research Council. Donaldson R, Van Niekerk A, Stephenson G, Du Plessis D, Pauw T & Lombard A 2012. Matzikamma land audit. Report prepared for the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. Pretoria.

Conference Presentation in 2012:

Name of presenter(s) Title of presentation Format of presentation

Date of conference/ workshop


Du Plessis H & Van Niekerk A

A comparison of Geographical Information Science competency requirementsISBN 978-0-620-52913-6

Oral presentation

2-4 Oct 2012

GISSA Ukubuzana 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa

Ronnie Donaldson Urban renewal of the Khayelitsha business district

Oral presentation

26-31 August

IGU Cologne

Sanette Ferreira & Adriaan Boshoff

Post 2010 FIFA World Cup: The oversupply of Luxury tourist beds in Cape Town

Oral presentation

26-31 August IGU Cologne

Sanette Ferreira en Andrea Lombard

Space, Place and Ownership: Wind power landscapes on the West Coast of South Africa.

Oral presentation

21 June 2012

South Africa, Geography Society, University of Cape Town

Zahn Munch

Multi-temporal remote sensing land-cover change detection as tool for biodiversity conservation in the Berg River catchment

Oral presentation

2-4 October 2012

GISSA Ukubuzana 2012: “An African Dialogue: Geomatics for Infrastructure Development and Service Delivery”, Johannesburg, South Africa

Zahn Munch

Geohydrological conceptualization from a remotely sensed simplified water balance in the Sandveld, South Africa.

Oral presentation

22-27 July 2012

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium: Remote Sensing for a Dynamic Earth, Munich, Germany

Pauw, T & Van Niekerk, A

Automated wetland classification using OBIA: Agulhas Plain, South Africa

Oral presentation

21-27 July 2009 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Munich, Germany

Stuckenberg T, Münch Z & Van Niekerk A

Multi-temporal remote sensing land-cover change detection as tool for biodiversity conservation in the Berg River catchment. ISBN 978-0-620-52913-6

Oral presentation

GISSA Ukubuzana 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Smit H & Van der Merwe JH

Military environmental literacy in the South African Army

Oral presentation

20-22 June 2012

Ninth Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers (SSAG), University of Cape Town; Theme: Building Critical Conversations in Geography.

Van der Merwe JH GIS for geospatial development planning: A tourism data base and

Oral present

20-22 June 2012

Ninth Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers


its application in sun-and-sea product resource evaluation

ation (SSAG), University of Cape Town; Theme: Building Critical Conversations in Geography.

Van der Merwe JH

GIS for geospatial development planning: A tourism data base and its application in sun-and-sea product resource evaluation

Oral presentation

20-22 June 2012

Ninth Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers (SSAG), University of Cape Town; Theme: Building Critical Conversations in Geography.

Van der Merwe JH &Wild T

Monitoring the urban impact footprint on an agricultural hinterland: a Sandveld case study.

Oral presentation 27-29

August 2012

International Association of Impact Assessors (IAIAsa) Annual Conference, Somerset West; Theme: Integrated environmental management in urban evolution: creating tomorrow's cities today.

Research Master Dissertations completed in 2012: Brill, G. The tip of the iceberg: Spatio-temporal patterns of marine resource confiscations in Table Mountain National Park. Stellenbosch University, MSc. Supervisor: Ferreira SLA.

De Waal, JH. Extreme Rainfall Distribution: An analysis of changing extreme rainfall patterns for the Western Cape (South Africa). Stellenbosch University, MSc. Supervisor: Kemp JN.

Lotz, T. A fine-scale classification of land cover in the north-west Sandveld. Stellenbosch University, MSc. Supervisor: Van der Merwe JH.

Myburgh, G. The impact of training set size and feature dimensionality on supervised object-based classification: a comparison of three classifiers. Stellenbosch University, MSc. Supervisor: Van Niekerk A.

Pauw, T. Assessment of SPOT 5 and ERS-2 OBIA for mapping wetlands. Stellenbosch University, MSc. Supervisor: Van Niekerk A.

Remas, H. The identification of natural terroir units in the Robertson Wine District using GIS and remote sensing. Stellenbosch University, MSc. Supervisor: Van Niekerk A.

Stuckenberg, TM. Land cover change in the Berg River catchment: implications for biodiversity conservation. Stellenbosch University, MA. Supervisor: Van Niekerk A, Münch, Z.

Van der Mescht, D. Mountain wave turbulence over the Hex River Valley. Stellenbosch University, MSc. Supervisor: Eloff PJ.

Mphil’s completed in Urban and Regional Science in 2012

Desmond Booysen Howard Gabriels Christine Khosa Sharthi Laldaparsad (cum) Risenga Muleleke Seth Mohoto Dunstan Morudu Nthambeleni Mukwevho Arul Naido


Patric Naido Helen North Kevin Perry (cum) Isabel Schmidt (cum) Harmans Thema


Level Number First year 288 Second year 184 Third year 108 (141 in 334) Honours 26 Masters 37 Doctoral 20


University of the Witwatersrand, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies

Date of establishment: Geography was established as a separate university department at Wits in 1918

Short description of the vision and mission of the Department: In alignment with the vision of being a TOP 100 University, the geographers would like our School to be a TOP 100 school or at least the preferred destination for research and study of Geography in South Africa if not Africa.

Compiler of the report: Dr G Hoogendoorn, [email protected]




Professor Karim Sadr Archaeology : [email protected] 011 717 6541



Rank/Position Area of specialisation


Mrs C Chamberlain

Principal Tutor Geography Education/Environmental Education


Dr C Curtis Senior Lecturer Biogeochemical studies, aquatic monitoring of air pollution and climate change impacts


Prof. T Dirsuweit Associate Professor

Urban Studies and Cultural Geography


Prof. S Grab Professor Climate Change/Geomorphology

[email protected]. 011 717 6512

Dr G Hoogendoorn

Lecturer Urban & Rural Geography, Small Towns, Second Home Tourism

[email protected]

011 717 6521

Dr J Knight Senior Lecturer Physical Geography & Climatic Change


Mrs R Moolla Associate Lecturer

Air Quality, Health Risk Assessment and Climatology and Meteorology


Dr Y Ouma Senior Lecturer New Lecturer 2013

GIS, Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics


Dr D Simatele Lecturer New Lecturer 2013

Climate change Urban transformations, Rural and urban agriculture, Environment and migration


Dr S Merlo

Lecturer New Lecturer

GIS and Remote Sensing in archaeology;










2013 Cultural landscapes; African archaeology





Ms Donna Koch Senior Administrative Officer

n/a


Mr Thandiswe Ntsimbi Senior Technician

n/a


Mr Andre Frank LAN Administrator n/a


Ms Chantele Grobler Assistant Finance Officer

n/a


Ms Wendy Phillips Cartographer n/a


Department News Recent Appointments:

Dr Yashon Ouma Lecturer Dr D Simatele Lecturer Dr Stefania Merlo Lecturer

Workshops Run: Presented by:

Informality, State Power and the Post-Apartheid Spatial Imagination

Alex Wafer: Centre for Migration Studies

Pre-colonial mining in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, South Africa Prof Robert Thornton, from Anthropology, Wits University

"Writing about the weather: using documentary sources to reconstruct past climate variability and extreme weather events"

Professor David Nash: University of Brighton

Alienation and obligation: The role of religion and kingship in social change in Samoa.

Dr Alec Thornton: University of New South Wales Canberra

'Sinking Island Spectacle: Climate Change

and Narratives of Disappearing Islands ‘

Ms Fanny Thornton: College of Law, The Australian National University

Potential for urban transformation from vulnerability to sustainability through the utilisation of stormwater infrastructure

Ms Maryna Storie: Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO),







"24 hours of reality" Dr Jeunesse Park : Food and Trees for Africa

liDar uses and possibilities Mr Adriaan Combrink & Ms Samantha Houniet: CK Aerial Surveys

Mountain Hydrology and Climate Change: Research, Modelling and Monitoring in Switzerland

Dr Tobias Jonas (Head: Snow Hydrology Research Group, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Switzerland)

Mapping and Geospatial Data Analysis Using MATLAB

Ms Vicky Bensan: Math Lab Optimum Solutions

A Tool for Finding Politically Feasible Ways to Manage Ranch-Kept Wildlife

Prof Tim Haas: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Influence of climate change and variability on Coffea arabica in the East African highlands

Mr Alessandro Craparo: Masters student Wits University

Improved mango yields in a sub-tropical region Ms Jennifer Fitchett: Masters student Wits University


Mills S, Grab SW, Rea B, Carr S, Farrow A. (2012). Shifting westerlies and precipitation patterns during the Late Pleistocene in southern Africa determined using glacier reconstruction and mass balance modelling. QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS, 55 pp. 145 - 159. Roshan G, Grab SW (2012). Regional climate change scenarios and their impacts on water requirements for wheat production in Iran. International Journal of Plant Production, 6 (2), pp. 239 - 266. Knight J(2012). Glacitectonic sedimentary and hydraulic processes at an oscillating ice margin. PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION, 123 pp. 714 - 727. Knight J (2012). The shape of glacial valleys: comment on Hall (2010). South African Geographical Journal, 94 (1), pp. 1 - 3. Grab SW (2012). On the burrowing impacts of ice rats otomys sloggettii robertsi at a wetland fringe in the Afro-alpine zone, Lesotho . South African Geographical Journal, 94 (1), pp. 75 - 84. Hoogendoorn G, Visser G (2012). Stumbling over researcher positionality and political-temporal contingency in South African second-home tourism research. Critical arts - South-North cultural and media studies, 26 (3), pp. 254 - 271. Hoogendoorn G, Nel E (2012). Exploring small town development dynamics in rural South Africa's post-productivist landscapes. . Chapter 29. In R. Donaldson (ed.), Small town geographies in Africa: experiences from South Africa and elsewhere (pp. 21-34). New York: Nova Science Publishers. 978-1-62100-104-1. Hammett D, Hoogendoorn G (2012). Geographies of the discipline: experiences of young human geographers researching South Africa. SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF TROPICAL GEOGRAPHY, 33 pp. 283 - 286.

Hoogendoorn G(2012). Becoming a geographer in South Africa. SINGAPORE JOURNAL OF TROPICAL GEOGRAPHY, 33 pp. 300 - 303.


Knight, J. and Harrison, S. 2012. Evaluating the impacts of global warming on geomorphological systems. Ambio, 41 (2), 206-210.

Knight, J. 2012. Lightning as a Geomorphic Agent in Low-Latitude Mountains. Vignettes – Key Concepts in Geomorphology. Available at http://serc.carleton.edu/67741.

Knight, J. 2012. Development of Palimpsest Landscapes. Vignettes – Key Concepts in Geomorphology. Available at http://serc.carleton.edu/67822.

Knight, J. 2012. The last glaciation of Aran Island and Cruit Island, County Donegal, north-west Ireland. Irish Journal of Earth Sciences, 30, 49-58.

Knight, J. 2012. Glacitectonic sedimentary and hydraulic processes at an oscillating late Devensian ice margin. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, 123 (5), 714-727.

Knight, J. 2012. The shape of glacial valleys: comment on Hall (2010). South African Geographical Journal, 94 (1), 1-3.


Name of presenter (s)

Title of presentation

Format of presentation

Date of conference/workshop


Piketh, S. & Moolla, R. “BTEX Concentrations and Associated Health Risk Impact at Robinson Deep Landfill Site, South Africa”

Paper Presentation

October 2012 Wastecon 2012 “Wrestling with Waste”

Müller, D. K. and Hoogendoorn, G.

“Second homes: curse or blessing? A review 36 years later.”

Paper presentation

November 2012 21st Nordic Symposium in Tourism and Hospitality Research in Umeå, Sweden

Jennifer Fitchett An analysis of the phenological response of Citrus flowering dates to climate variability and change in Iran from 1960 to 2010

Paper presentation

June 2012 SSAG Bi-Annual conference

Jennifer Fitchett, Stefan Grab, Dave Thompson

Improved mango yields in a sub-tropical region: The impacts of range shifts in perennial agricultural crops under climate variability and change

Paper presentation

September 2012 Phenology 2012, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Jasper Knight Climate change and challenges for Earth surface system dynamics in South Africa

Paper presentation

November 2012 NRF Conference on Global Change

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Jasper Knight and Stephan Harrison

The fate of glacierized mountain systems in a +4oC world

Paper presentation

December 2012 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting


Undergraduate (NQF levels 5, 6 and 7):

Geography 1 (GEOG1000) • Landscape of Southern Africa • Environmental Change • Space and Society • Atmospheric Science

Geography 2 (GEOG2008 Geog 2010 Earth and Atmospheric Processes (Climatology Research Group, • Geog 2011 Climate Change and Society • Geog 2012 Environmental Governance: From Local to Global • Geog 2013 Methods, Models and GIS Geography 3 • GEOG3017 Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing III • GEOG3018 Fundamentals of Conservation Biogeography III • GEOG3019 Economic Geography • GEOG3020 Climate and Environmental Change • GEOG3021 Advanced Atmospheric Science III • GEOG3022 City Cultures III Postgraduate (NQF level 8):

Bachelor of Science with Honours - BScHons In the following fields: Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Geography, Science Education

1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Postgraduate Diploma in Science - PGDipSc 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Postgraduate Diploma in Scientific Studies 1 year full-time Postgraduate (NQF level 9):

Master of Science - MSc 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

MSc by coursework and research report in the fields:, Environmental Sciences, Geography and Environmental Studies,

1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Master of Science by dissertation - MSc (Dissertation) 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time


Postgraduate (NQF level 10):

Doctor of Science - PhD 2 years full-time or 4 years part time


Level Number First year 135 & 47 Planners Second year 86 Third year 66 Honours 44 Masters 19 Doctoral 10


University of South Africa, Department of Geography


VISION

The vision of the Department of Geography is the promotion of Geography as a discipline through research, teaching and community engagement in the School of Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences within the University of South Africa

MISSION

We are committed to harness the rich and unique time-spatial perspective of Geography on the relationship between humankind, the environment and its sustainability, in the promotion and execution of tuition, research and community engagement.

Compiled by: Anna de Jager, Telephone: 011 4712022, Email: [email protected]

Chair of Department:

Name (Title, Surname, Initials) E-mail Office Telephone Number

Ms Nicolau MD (Senior Lecturer) [email protected] 011 471 2084


Name Rank Area of specialisation E-mail Office Telephone number

Prof Mini SE Professor Urban and Social Geography [email protected]

(011) 4712348

Prof Horn AC Professor Urban and Social geography [email protected]

(011) 471 2168

Mr Vlok AC Senior Lecturer Cartography, GIS [email protected]

(011) 471 3120

Mr Pretorius RW Senior Lecturer Teaching and learning in Geography

[email protected]

(011) 471 3680

Mrs Coetzee R Lecturer [email protected]

(011) 471 3437

Mrs de Jager AE Lecturer Teaching and learning in Geography; Urban geography, services provision, Tourism, quality of life

[email protected]

(011) 471 2022

Ms du Plessis A Lecturer Water [email protected]. (011) 471 2877 Mrs Viljoen, GA Lecturer Human Geography, (Urban

Geography [email protected] (011) 4713105

Mr Hedding DW Lecturer Geomorphology [email protected] (011) 471-2120 Mr Immelman J Lecturer Remote Sensing, GIS [email protected] (011) 471

2520 Ms Nenwiini S Lecturer Climate Change [email protected]. (011) 471

2525 Mr van Heerden, SW

Lecturer Urban Geography, GIS and Land Reform

[email protected] (011) 471 2752

Ms Khotoo, A. Junior Lecturer Human Geography [email protected] (011) 471 2749
















Ms Nkooe E Junior Lecturer Urban/Cultural Geography

[email protected]

(011) 471 2107

Dr Gunter will be joining Unisa in the second semester of 2013. New fixed term appointments for 2013 Mr B Khanye Fixed term Junior Lecturer Completed his Hons at UJ [email protected].

Mr A Makhuba Fixed term Academic Assistant Registered as an Hons student at Unisa

[email protected].

Mr DR Calvert Fixed term Research Assistant Registered as an Hons student at Unisa

[email protected].

Mr C Hamann Fixed term Research Assistant to Prof Horn

Completed his Hons at UP [email protected]

Mr P Ramasunga Fixed term Research Assistant to Prof Mini

Completed his Hons at Venda

[email protected]

Ms B Robb Fixed term Junior Lecturer Registered for Masters at Rhodes

[email protected]

Ms R Pienaar Fixed term Junior Lecturer Completed her Hons at UJ. [email protected]

Mr Q Haywood Fixed term Junior Lecturer Completed his Hons at UJ [email protected]

Mr S Tshabalala Fixed term Junior Lecturer Completed his Hons at Monash

[email protected]


Name Position E-mail Steenkamp HE Administrative officer [email protected] Potgieter, C Technical assistant [email protected]

Mapholo, M Administrative officer [email protected]

Department News

2012 was a dynamic year in terms of staff in the Department of Geography. There were a number of resignations, appointments and promotions – as reflected in the above list of staff members. We can highlight two of these: Prof Andre Horn joined the Department in 2012. He is well known in the Geography community as staff member in the University of Pretoria and previous member of the steering committee of the IGU Urban Commission. Laura Steyn retired after working 15 years as technical assistant.

The Departmental academic associates, Prof Elri Liebenberg, Prof Joan Fairhurst and Dr Lorainne Innes made valuable contributions to the academic outputs of the Department in 2012.

The Department was again responsible for hosing various workshops and events, including World Environment day and World Aids day.

Teaching and learning Geography is an important focus area in the Department















At the Society of South African Geographers Biannual conference held at the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Cape Town with the theme Building Critical Conversations in Geography we participated in various discussions, including on Geography education. Contributors to the themed session entitled Geographical thinking in education: equipping for societal relevance were: Prof Joan Fairhurst, Melanie Nicolau, Peter Beets, Peter Ranby, Kathima Najjaar and Lorraine Innes. Cecil Seethal as invited to comment as a discussant on behalf of the Society of South African Geographers. The idea of the presentation was to bring practising higher and school education geographers together to share in conversation about our discipline at national and international level and to endorse Geography’s rightful place in our country’s education system. ODL pre-conference workshop

A workshop on teaching and learning science in open and distance learning convened on 4 September 2012 at the Roodepoort Country Club. It was organised with the help of two staff members of Geography, Rudi Pretorius and Coetzee. Rudi also chaired the workshop, which was part of the Unisa International ODL Conference. Two staff members of the Open University (UK) were facilitators: Dr. Carlton Wood (biologist, academic member of staff & staff tutor) and Dr. John Baxter (chemist-generalist & regional academic/staff tutor). Their keynote reflected on their experience in teaching science at the Open University over the past few years and the transformations they went through from paper based to online offerings. This was followed by a panel discussion during which Unisa staff members (also geographers) had the opportunity to share challenges and innovative work concerning ODL at Unisa and also to pose questions to the speakers. Academic visits Mr Jirka Panek of Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, joined the Department during his Research and Development Leave from August to October 2012. His visit provided a valuable incentive in the Department to introduce a GIS component in the Roots Driven Change Project in the North West Province. During his stay he was able to work on three journal articles with colleagues in the GIS research group.

Dr H Ouma, from Kenya gave an African Scholar presentation on the application of GIS and remote Sensing as a tool to relieve poverty in Africa.

Rudi Pretorius visited Rio de Janeiro in June 2012 to participate in the Word Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities (WSSDU-2012) This official parallel event to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio + 20) attracted representation from all continents and provided universities with an international platform to display and share their


innovative contributions relating to education for sustainable development (ESD) at university level. The Department of Geography at Unisa obtained recognition for its pivotal work in this regard with the paper read by Rudi Pretorius on the role of authenticity to add value to ESD, specifically in the open and distance learning context. This paper has been published in No 34 of the award-winning book series “Environmental education, communication and sustainability” (Peter Lang Scientific Publications).

Prof Andre Horn attended the IGU Urban Commission: Transformations of the Urban (Dortmund, Germany). He retired from the commission after serving for 12 years. Prof Elri Liebenberg was invited by the Department of Geography of the University of Ghent, Belgium, and the Brussels International Map Collectors’ Circle (BIMCC) to present a lecture on maps of the Anglo Boer war. She was on the organising committee for the 4th International Symposium of the ICA (International Cartographic Association) Commission on the History of Cartography in Budapest, Hungary, from 28-29 June 2012, after which she presented an invited guest lecture at the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics, EötvösLorand University, Budapest, Hungary.

Prof Joan Fairhurst visited the University of Berne, Switzerland where she attended The National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South 3rdInternational Conference on Research for Development (ICRD 2012), with the theme ‘Research for Global transformation’.

Awards.

Melanie Nicolau, David Hedding and Ernestina Nkooe shared the Principals Excellence in Tuition award for the a third level modules in environmental awareness and responsibility. This module was presented fully online (a first for the Department of Geography) and has been selected as one of the Unisas’ six signature modules. All students who register at Unisa have to complete at least one of the six signature modules. The fact that a Geography module has been chosen as one of the six modules that address the “graduateness” of a Unisa student is particularly exciting.

David Hedding received the Principals’ Award for Excellence in Research

Mr Chris Vlok received honorary life membership of the Geo-Information Society of South Africa.

Terrence Turnbull, masters’ student in the department, scooped an award for best paper presented in session at the annual post graduate science symposium of the Sa Academy of Sciences and Arts. In addition he also scoped the award for the best paper by a non-mother tongue speaker of Afrikaans.

Community engagement

The community engagement project in North West Province, focus on the Koffkiekraal/ Skuinsdrift communities in the Groot Marico region. A formal memorandum of agreement with the Greater Rustenburg Community Foundation and funding from BATSA supported community engagement


for the Geography department and also the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

A CAMP methodology for roots driven change is applied and the activities of this process are captured on a number of short DVDs clips that are placed on YouTube. Three short learning programmes have developed out of this project. Team members have been invited to participate in round table discussions with The Department of Social Development that aims at developing national policy on roots driven development in South Africa.

Workshops were conducted on the following themes:

- GIS for learners and teachers, - Water management and conservation, - Community based tourism - HIV World Environment Day and Aids Day celebrations also formed part of the community engagement initiatives in the rural areas of Groot Marico. 2012 dated publications:

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN ACCREDITED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS


Innes, L. 2012. South African school geography: underpinning the foundation of geospatial competence. Published in South African Journal of Geomatics, ISBN 2225-8531, http://www.sajg.org.za/index.html CONSAS Conference. Liebenberg, E.C. 2012. The cartography of exploration: Livingstone’s 1851 manuscript sketch map of the Zambesi River. Terrae Incognitae, Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries. Vol.44. No.2, 89-109. Note: The journal Terrae Incognitae is an international peer-viewed scientific journal published by ManeyPublishing (UK) and hosted online at www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney. Moyo, I; Nicolau, MD & Fairhurst, UJ, 2012. Migration theories and Zimbabwean migrant teachers as reflected in a South African Case Study. Scientific Annals of Alexandru Ioan Cuza – University of Iasi – Geography series. Vol 58. No.2, 123-146 Mini, SE, 2012. Spatialisation of post-apartheid urban inequalities: a new type of spatial –social inequalities in South African cities. Scientific Annals of Alexandru Ioan Cuza – University of Iasi – Geography series. Vol 58. No.2, 147-170 CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Liebenberg, E. 2012. Chapter 14: Unveiling the Geography of the Cape of Good Hope: Selected VOC Maps of the Interior of South Africa, in: E. Liebenberg &IJ Demhardt (ed.), History of Cartography. International Symposium of the ICA Commission, 2010. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. Pretorius, R.W. 2012. The value of authentic learning spaces to facilitate education for sustainable development in open and distance learning. Chaper 14 (pp 169-182). In Leal Filho, W. (Ed.) Sustainable Development at Universities: New Horizons.Peter Lang Scientific Publishers, Frankfurt. BOOKS PUBLISHED Liebenberg, E and Demhardt, IJ (ed.). 2012. History of Cartography. International Symposium of the ICA Commission, 2010. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. Conference Presentation in 2012:

Name of presenter (s) Title of presentation Format of presentation

Date of conference/ workshop


E.C. Liebenberg Maps of the Boer War, 1899-1902.

Oral 21 April 2012

Invited lecture by the Department of Geography of the University of Ghent, Belgium, and the Brussels International Map Collectors’ Circle (BIMCC).

L Innes The impact of school geography curriculum change on spatial skills

Oral 20 March 2012.

Annual General Meeting of the Geo – Information Society of South Africa (GISSA) Mowbray, Cape Town

E.C. Liebenberg The “Major Jackson’s Transvaal and Natal Series” of the Anglo-Boer War (1899 – 1902): A cartobibliographic framework.

Oral 28-29 June 2012 4th International Symposium of the ICA (International Cartographic Association) Commission on the History of Cartography in Budapest, Hungary

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney


R.W. Pretorius “The value of authentic learning spaces to facilitate education for sustainable development in open and distance learning”

Oral 5-6 June 2012 World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities, Rio de Janeiro.

A.E. de Jager A proposed framework for guiding efficient map making for tourism development

Oral 20-22 June 2012

Society of South African Geographers Biannual conference: Building critical conversations in Geography, Cape Town

J Fairhurst, M.D. Nicolau, P Beets, P Ranby,K Najjaarand, L Innes

Geographical thinking in education: equipping for societal relevance

Themed session 21-22 June 2012 Society of South African Geographers Biannual conference University of Cape Town with the theme Building Critical Conversations in Geography.

L M Innes Making map skills relevant in and beyond the Geography Classroom

Oral 20-22 June 2012 2012 SAAG Conference

R,W. Pretorius & P Liknaitzky

Interrogating the teaching and learning of climate change in the secondary school Geography curriculum

Oral 20-22 June 2012 2012 SAAG Conference

E Liebenberg South Africa’s contribution to 20th century cartography

Oral 27 June 2012 Invited by the Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics, EötvösLorand University, Budapest, Hungary.

E Liebenberg The “Major Jackson’s Transvaal and Natal Series” of the Anglo-Boer War (1899 – 1902): A cartobibliographic framework

Oral 28-29 June 2012 4th International Symposium of the ICA (International Cartographic Association) Commission on the History of Cartography in Budapest, Hungary,

UJ Fairhurst, & A Musyoki

Women and rural development in South Africa: facing the realities of a changing socio-political environment

Oral 20-22 August 2012 The National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South 3rdInternational Conference on Research for Development (ICRD 2012),with the theme ‘Research for Global transformation’, held at the University of Berne, Switzerland

A.C. Horn From segregation to fragmentation: race and income distributions in Tshwane, South Africa

Oral 21 – 27 August 2012 IGU Urban Commission: Transformations of the Urban (Dortmund, Germany)

M.D Nicolau Community asset mapping as a tool to achieve roots driven change in the rural communities of the Bojanala Region,

Oral 3 -7 September 2012 Carnegie Conference, UCT


North West Province, South Africa

R.W. Pretorius Adding value to open and distance learning in geography with inquiry based approaches

Oral 5- 7 Sept 2012 Unisa International ODL Conference

D.W. Hedding Pronival ramparts: modes of genesis and diagnostic criteria

Oral 8-12 September 2012 2012 SAAG Conference

A.C. Vlok & J Panek CAMP for Change in the Bojanala Region of North West Province

Oral 2 – 4 October 2012 GISSA Ukubuzana 2012

I. Henrico & A.C. Vlok Orthoretifying SPOT5 level 1A images using ERDAS IMAGINE 2011 software

Poster 2 – 4 October 2012 GISSA Ukubuzana 2012

Research Master and Doctoral Dissertation/Thesis completed in 2012: Student’s Name Title of dissertation Institution Qualification Supervisor Co-supervisor

A.C. Mkwalo Assessment of potential and impacts of afforestation in the Letaba catchment, Limpopo province, South Africa

Unisa MSc D.W. Hedding n/a

I.Henrico An analysis of applied methods to satellite image interpretation as performed by Image Analysts in the SANDF

Unisa MSc A.C. Vlok D.W. Hedding

K Govindasamy Adventure Tourism in the KwaZulu-Natal Province : Identification of Hotspots and Mobile Knowledge

Unisa MA A.C. Vlok Dr A.C. Harmse

KO Acheampong The tourism sector, development policy and inequalities in the development of the Eastern Cape

Unisa DLitt et Phil Dr S Yirenkyi-Boateng

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Undergraduate (NQF levels 5, 6 and 7): Geography can be taken as a major for a BA or BSc at NQF levels 5, 6 and 7:


Geography at Unisa is a major in a number of generic degrees at Unisa. In addition, many of the individual Geography modules are compulsory in a variety of vocational programmes. The Department is the coordinator of the multi-inter and trans disciplinary undergraduate degrees in Environmental Management. The Department is privileged to offer one (GGH3708) of the six signature modules offered at Unisa. The purpose of these modules is the address the overall graduateness of the Unisa student. Major combinations: NQF Level: 5: GGH1501, GGH1502, GGH1503 (BSc major students must complete all three modules, while BA major students only need to complete GGH1501 and GGH1502). NQF Level: 6: Select any FOUR of GGH2601, GGH2602, GGH2603, GGH2604, GGH2605 and GGH2606. NQF Level: 7: Select any FIVE of GGH301W, GGH302X, GGH303Y, GGH3043, GGH3054, GGH3076 and GGH3708. NQF Level: 8: HPGGH80, HRGGH81, GGH4802, GGH4804, and GGH4805. Students, who registered prior to 2013, may register for GGH4801 and GGH4803 Know Your World: Introduction to Geography - GGH1501 Semester module NQF Level: 5 Credits: 12 Purpose: The nature and scope of geography as a science; representation of the earth on maps and map use; sustainable development as a geographical concept; a selection of world spatial patterns and processes from the following themes: climate, ecosystems and biomes, landforms, minerals and soils, energy and water resources, population, HIV-AIDS, development and wealth, culture, and globalisation. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site and the World Wide Web. World Issues: A Geographical Perspective - GGH1502 Semester module NQF Level: 5 Credits: 12 Purpose: Global change and global problems, resource use and exploitation in both the physical and human resource systems; the conservation and sustainable development of the human resource base; techniques used for environmental monitoring. A selection of issues from the following: population problems, poverty, quality of life, urban problems, food, conflict and war, the energy crisis, air pollution, water pollution, land degradation, biodiversity, and the problem of waste. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. Our Living Earth - GGH1503 Semester module NQF Level: 5 Credits: 12 Purpose: To gain insight into some of the underlying scientific principles of the world we live in, and its sustainability. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer and the Internet in order to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site.


The African Challenge: People and Environment - GGH2601 (GGH201T) Semester module NQF Level: 6 Credits: 12 Purpose: The challenge for development against the background of the natural and human environment in Africa. Distribution, growth and diversity of the population; impacts of HIV-AIDS; geopolitical evolution; economic development; urbanization; food production and agriculture; the use and exploitation of land and natural vegetation; climate and drought; desertification. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. The Geography of Services Provision - GGH2602 (GGH202U) Semester module NQF Level: 6 Credits: 12 Purpose: Spatial dimensions of basic services provision; sustainable development; needs assessment; provision and accountability; public participation and conflict management; accessibility; aspects of locational analysis; optimal location of services; South African case studies. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. The Interpretation of Maps, Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images - GGH2603 (GGH203V) Semester module NQF Level: 6 Credits: 12 Purpose: The nature of geographical data; map types; map elements; fundamentals of the use of aerial photographs and satellite images; measurements on maps and aerial photographs; the analysis of point, line and area patterns; the identification and interpretation of topographical features, landscapes and cultural phenomena; thematic mapping; the basics of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. People and The Natural Environment: Use and Impact (Geography) - GGH2604 (GGH204W) Semester module NQF Level: 6 Credits: 12 Purpose: The current environmental dilemma and reasons for it; the development of environmental awareness; use and exploitation of the natural environment by people with reference to the: biosphere, atmosphere, pedosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere; transformation towards sustainability. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. Environmental Politics (Geography) - GGH2605 (GGH205X) Semester module NQF Level: 6


Credits: 12 Purpose: The political perspective on the environment, including the following topics and phenomena: appropriate concepts and definitions; political theories and environmental conflict; the role of environmental social movements, nongovernmental organisations, political parties, and the business sector; institutional politics, policy and green administration; environmental politics on the global scale. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. Geography of Tourism - GGH2606 (GGH206Y) Semester module NQF Level: 6 Credits: 12 Purpose: Global, national and local tourism resources (natural, human and cultural); spatial patterns of tourism resources; spatiotemporal interactions in the tourism system; environmental, economic and socio-cultural impacts of tourism; sustainable tourism development; strategic importance of tourism for South Africa; destination image of South Africa. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. State of the Environment in Southern Africa – GGH3701 (GGH301W) Semester module NQF Level: 7 Credits: 12 Purpose: Sustainable development in Southern Africa. Geographical phenomena underlying this challenge are climate, vegetation, soil and water resources, people, and the evolution of the politicospatial, social and economic landscapes. Issues which are addressed are: the constraints, problems and management of the natural and human environments, the conservation of Southern Africa’s ecological and cultural heritage linked to sustainability and tourism; and problems relating to politicospatial accommodation, regionalisation and local government in South Africa. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. Spatial Economic Development – GGH3702 (GGH302X) Semester module NQF Level: 7 Credits: 12 Purpose: Spatial economic development in South Africa in terms of the following: theories; primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary activities; uneven spatial development; the infrastructure of transportation and communication; spatiotemporal evolution of the economy; spatial development planning. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. Introduction to Geographical Information Systems - GGH3703 (GGH303Y) Semester module NQF Level: 7 Credits: 12 Purpose: Origin, nature and theoretical foundations of GIS; generic GIS applications; collection, input, storage, retrieval and management of spatial data; data analysis and modeling; output, display and communication of geo-referenced data; spatial decision support systems; applying


basic DIS functionalities. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. Development of Urban Space – GGH3704 (GGH3043) Semester module NQF Level: 7 Credits: 12 Purpose: Urban spatial patterns, socio-economic structure of the city; the urban environment; movement in urban space; urban planning and management; local economic development planning; spatial data management for urban development; the marketing of urban areas; current issues in urban areas. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. Environmental Evaluation and Impact Assessment – GGH3705 (GGH3054) Semester module NQF Level: 7 Credits: 12 Purpose: Overview of environmental assessment; South African case studies; approaches to and a framework for environmental evaluation and impact assessment in transitional and developing countries; the role of legislation, politics, stakeholders and interest groups; procedures and techniques for impact assessment; application in terms of practical examples; future perspectives. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. Ecotourism – GGH3707 (GGH3076) Semester module NQF Level: 7 Credits: 12 Prerequisite; TRT101X (Prerequisite applies to BCom Tourism Management students only.) Purpose: Ecotourism in terms of the following: concepts; sustainable (responsible) tourism; specialist travel markets; resources (also in South Africa); environmental impacts; policy and regulation; planning, development and management of ecotourism destinations; the ecotourism business; communities and ecotourism destinations; ecotourism projects in South Africa. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site. Environmental Awareness and Responsibility - GGH3708 Semester module NQF Level: 7 Credits: 12 Purpose: Environmental principles are presented in a generic fashion to encourage the development of a value system in terms of their environmental awareness and responsibility. The module uses a strong interdisciplinary focus and will make use of a variety of global case studies to enable students to understand how human activities impact on the environment. Students must reflect constructively on these impacts, and develop a value system and a sense of responsibility in this regard. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer and the Internet in order to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site and the World Wide Web. This module will be presented online, and no study material


will be posted for this module. Formative assessment must be completed online and summative assessment for this module comprises a non-venue based e-portfolio. NQF level 8: Bachelor of Science Honours in Geography Geography in action: from problem identification to methodology - HPGGH80 Year module NQF Level: 8 Credits: 24 Purpose: To develop a student’s ability to identify a real life geographical scenario that justifies research and to present an acceptable research proposal on the identified scenario. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer and the Internet in order to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site and the World Wide Web. This module will be presented online, and no study material will be posted for this module. Formative assessment must be completed online and summative assessment for this module comprises a non-venue based e-portfolio. The geographer as a researcher - HRGGH81 Year module NQF Level: 8 Credits: 24 Co-requisite: HPGGH80 (Students are however advised to complete HPGGH80 before they register for HRGGH81.) Purpose: To guide students to, undertake the research on their chosen geographical scenario, and to report on their research findings. Learners can provide personal reflections on how the research experience has contributed to their own sense of citizenship and employability. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer and the Internet in order to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site and the World Wide Web. This module will be presented online, and no study material will be posted for this module. Formative assessment must be completed online and summative assessment for this module comprises a non-venue based e-portfolio. Geographical Information Systems - GGH4801 Year module NQF Level: 8 Credits: 24 This module is only available to students registered prior to the 2013 academic year. Last year of registration for the module is 2014 Purpose: Nature of GIS (definitions, geographical concepts, functional elements, components); GIS data structures (raster and vector); GIS data acquisition (data sets, quality); Preprocessing (format conversion, data reduction and generalization, error detection and editing, merging, edge matching, rectification and registration, interpolation, photo interpretation); GIS data management (basic principles, efficiency, conventional database management systems, spatial database management); GIS data manipulation and analysis (reclassification and aggregation, geometric operations, centroid determination, data structure conversion, spatial operations, measurement, statistical analysis, modeling); Output (types, hardware components); Remote sensing and GIS (historic overview, technology, image processing, interfacing remote sensing and GIS applications); GIS implementation and application (application areas, needs, project management); Cartography for GIS.


The geography of everyday living in human settlements - GGH4802 Year module NQF Level: 8 Credits: 24 Purpose: The purpose of this module is to guide students to explore various factors that impact life in human settlements to enable them to make informed contributions related to everyday living in human settlements. The module forms part of an honors programme that provides learning experiences and opportunities to develop capacity to investigate various geographical problems related to how resource use and environmental change could impact on quality of life in various contexts. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer and the Internet in order to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site and the World Wide Web. This module will be presented online, and no study material will be posted for this module. Formative assessment must be completed online and summative assessment for this module comprises a non-venue based e-portfolio. The Geography for Tourism - GGH4803 Year module NQF Level: 8 Credits: 24 This module is only available to students registered prior to the 2013 academic year. Last year of registration for the module is 2014. Purpose: Tourism as a geographical phenomenon; Factors, influencing tourism; spatiotemporal patterns of international tourism; Tourism maps and destination images; Tourism resources in various environments; Tourism and economic development - a national and regional perspective; Sustainable tourism; Theoretical aspects of the use of GIS in tourism. Geographic perspectives of environmental change - GGH4804 Year module NQF Level: 8 Credits: 24 Purpose: In this module, a student’s capacity to deal with environmental change from a geographical perspective will be developed. A holistic approach will be followed that acknowledges the spatio-temporal patterns and interrelationships of natural and anthropogenically-induced phenomena. This module contributes to the Honours Program in Geography by elucidating the landscape responses to environmental change and how these responses impact the natural and built environments. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer and the Internet in order to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site and the World Wide Web. This module will be presented online, and no study material will be posted for this module. Formative assessment must be completed online and summative assessment for this module comprises a non-venue based e-portfolio. The geography of people-resource interactions in the Global South - GGH4805 Year module NQF Level: 8 Credits: 24 This module guides students in developing their own voice on issues related to the interaction between people and resource use in different regions of the Global South. They should develop the capacity to make informed contributions to future resource use in a variety of local contexts.


The Honours in Geography is supported by this module with its unique regional perspective on resource use and the implications thereof, with a strong focus on people and their roles in different spatiotemporal contexts. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer and the Internet in order to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site and the World Wide Web. This module will be presented online, and no study material will be posted for this module. Formative assessment must be completed online and summative assessment for this module comprises a non-venue based e-portfolio. Geography in action: from problem identification to methodology - HPGGH80 Year module NQF Level: 8 Credits: 24 Purpose: To develop a student’s ability to identify a real life geographical scenario that justifies research and to present an acceptable research proposal on the identified scenario. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer and the Internet in order to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site and the World Wide Web. This module will be presented online, and no study material will be posted for this module. Formative assessment must be completed online and summative assessment for this module comprises a non-venue based e-portfolio. The geographer as a researcher - HRGGH81 Year module NQF Level: 8 Credits: 24 Co-requisite: HPGGH80 (Students are however advised to complete HPGGH80 before they register for HRGGH81.) Purpose: To guide students to, undertake the research on their chosen geographical scenario, and to report on their research findings. Learners can provide personal reflections on how the research experience has contributed to their own sense of citizenship and employability. Students registering for this module are required to have regular access to a computer and the Internet in order to download or read essential study material from the myUnisa module site and the World Wide Web. This module will be presented online, and no study material will be posted for this module. Formative assessment must be completed online and summative assessment for this module comprises a non-venue based e-portfolio. NQF Level 9: Master of Science in Geography Full dissertation NQF level 10: PhD in Geography Full thesis.


Level Number First year 1787 Second year 924 Third year 289 Honours 112 Masters 45 Doctoral 32


Events planned for 2013

The ICA’s Barbara Petchenik children’s world map competition will again be coordinated by the Geography department at Unisa.


University of Fort Hare, Department of Geography and Environmental Science

Date of establishment: -

Short description of the vision and mission of the Department The Department is committed to academic excellence. Its undergraduate degree programme is carefully balanced between Physical and Human Geography, with emphasis on their integration, particularly through field studies. The postgraduate programme is strongly conceptually and deductively informed, thereby providing a rich theoretical foundation for empirical research. The Department’s principal objective is to build and sustain a strong, vibrant and critical cohort of undergraduate and postgraduate students, dedicated to challenging established modes of thinking and research in selected Geographical and Environmental niche areas.

Compiler of the report: Prof CEP Seethal; [email protected]

Head of Department



Professor Seethal, C.E.P. Human Geography: Urban-Political Geography

[email protected] (040) 6022080





Prof. Seethal, C.E.P. Professor Human Geography: Urban-Political Geography


Prof. Nel, W. Associate Professor

Physical Geography [email protected] (040) 6022146

Dr. Tesfamichael, S.G. Senior Lecturer Spatial Analysis and Environmental Geography


Mr. Magagula, H.B. Lecturer Physical Geography [email protected] (040) 6022157 Ms. Mzitshi, Z.A.F. Lecturer Human Geography [email protected] (040) 6022149 Mr. Mosiane, B. Lecturer Human Geography [email protected] (040) 6022147







Ms. Okecha, K Senior Laboratory Assistant

Human Geography [email protected] (040) 6022147

Department News

At the invitation of Association of American Geographers (AAG) Professor Cecil Seethal, President of the Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) presented a paper at the 2012 AAG Convention in New York City on the State of Geography in South Africa. Professor Werner Nel visited Marion Island in April/May 2013 as team leader of the NRF/SANAP Landscape Processes in Antarctic Ecosystems research team. Professor Nel is also on the steering committee of the newly appointed IGU Commission on Geomorphology and served as President of the South African Association of Geomorphologists. Mr. H.B. Magagula received NRF Thuthuka funding for his Ph.D. research on environmental management in the South African National Defence Force. He has established research collaborations with Dr. O.J. Odindi at UKZN and Cdr. H.A.P. Smit at Stellenbosch University, Saldanha Military Academy.

Dr. Tesfamichael submitted a manuscript for publication to the International Journal of Remote Sensing and is awaiting feedback. He has been instrumental in setting up of the RAVAC computer laboratory with 40 work stations in the Department for use by local government officials in the Province and for undergraduate Geography students studying GIS and Remote Sensing (see Figure 1). He has secured access to GIS and Remote Sensing data for research from an Institute in France to the value of R200 000.00. This has enabled the setting up of several research collaborations with the National Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (DAFF); Amatole Water; ESRI; and the Eastern Cape Parks Board. Ms. Mzitshi has published a book with Lambert Academic Publishing, with Professor Seethal as co-author.

Professor Sophie Oldfield from the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and current President of the SSAG visited the Department’s Alice and East London campuses in October 2012 (see Figure 2). Professor Oldfield presented a paper entitled, “Resistance and engagement: the politics of community activism and research” to staff


and students at the Departmental seminar on the 16th of October. The Department also took the opportunity to share with Professor Oldfield details of the SSAG 2014 Conference to be held at the University of Fort Hare’s East London Campus.

Members of staff of the Department have played an important role in facilitating the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the University of Fort Hare and the South African Weather Services (SAWS) on 6th August 2012. Professor Seethal has been appointed to the University’s three-person Task Team to advance items as set out in the MOU with the SAWS. The Department hosted a workshop in October 2012 for 45 Grade 12 Geography learners from the Loyiso Senior Secondary School in Mount Frere.

2012 dated publications

Mzitshi, Z.A.F. and Seethal, C.E.P. (2012). Citrus, labour and gender: The case of Kat River Area. Lambert Academic Publishing.

Nel, W. (2012). A preliminary synoptic assessment of soil frost on Marion Island and the possible consequences of climate change in a maritime sub-Antarctic environment. Polar Research, Vol. 31, 17626, DOI: 10.3402/polar.v31i0.17626 Nel, W., Mongwa, T., Sumner, P.D., Anderson, R., Dhurmea, K.R., Boodhoo, Y., Boojhawon, R. and Rughooputh, S.D.D.V. (2012). The nature of erosive rainfall on a tropical volcanic island with an elevated interior. Physical Geography, Vol. 33 No. 3, 269-284. Okecha, K. and Seethal, C.E.P. (2011). Regime politics and service delivery: The Cape Town Unicity Council area: A case of Parkwood Estate and Ottery, Cape Town. Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. pp.188. Seethal, C.E.P. (2012). South Africa’s local government elections of 2011. South African Geographical Journal, Vol. 94, No. 1, pp. 9-21.


Sumner, P.D., Hall, K., Meiklejohn, K.I., and Nel, W. 2012: Chapter 4: Weathering In Holmes, P.J. and Meadows, M. (Eds.). The Geomorphology of Southern Africa. pp. 73-91. Conference Presentation in 2012




Magagula, H.B. Challenges of the South African National Defence Force in implementing the Environmental Management System within its Military Sites

Paper June 2012 SSAG 2012 Conference at UCT

Mosiane, N.B. Participation at Workshop hosted by RUCORE Sustainability Foundation at the Tlholego Ecovillage, Rustenburg

Workshop Presentation

May-June 2012 RUCORE

Nel, W. A synoptic assessment of soil frost on Marion Island and the possible consequences of climate change in a maritime sub-Antarctic environment.

Paper September 2012 SAAG Bi-annual Conference

Seethal, C.E.P. The state of Geography in South Africa

Paper February 2012 AAG Annual Convention, New York City

Seethal, C.E.P. Human rights and human trafficking in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Paper February 2012 AAG Annual Convention, New York City

S. Tesfamichael Mapping the vegetation distribution of Eastern Cape Province using remote sensing techniques

Paper June 2012 SSAG 2012 Conference at UCT

Research Master Dissertations completed in 2012

Student’s Name Title of dissertation Institution Qualification Supervisor Co-supervisor

M.B Zilindile An assessment of needle ice, snowfall and the zero-curtain effect and its relationship with soil frost dynamics on sub-Antarctic Marion Island.

Fort Hare M.Sc. Geography

W. Nel -

Master Dissertations of limited scope completed in 2012


N.V. Sibane Environmental Politics: The case of the Xolobeni Mining Project in the Mbizana Local Municipality in the

Fort Hare M. Phil. (Environmental Studies)

C.E.P. Seethal -


Eastern Cape

N.A. Nini Illegal Abalone harvesting in the East London Area, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Fort Hare M. Phil. (Environmental Studies)

C.E.P. Seethal -



GEG 111:Geomorphology; Economic Geography and Population Geography (Introduction to Human Geographies I)

Contents: (1) Geomorphology: The Geomorphology component of this module focuses on the earth as a dynamic planet whose surface is actively shaped by physical forces. The emphasis is on the following topics: Earth's internal structure and dynamic crust; tectonic processes, earthquakes and volcanism; rock formation, weathering and mass movement; slope development theories; river systems and landforms; coastal processes and landforms; aeolian processes and arid landscapes.

(2) The Human Geographies sub-module focuses on selected themes. The first set of themes has two components. The first examines the relationship between culture and nature, including how nature is shaped by the human imagination and the Marxist concept of producing nature. The second investigates the interaction between society and space, specifically focusing on how spatial patterns reflect social structures, and how place and space actively contribute to the construction and reproduction of social identities.

The second set of themes concentrates on two principal areas of study, namely, Local-Global Relations with reference to local matters and global visions, and mosaics, systems and networks; and a focus on Control and Freedom with reference to multiple spaces and locating freedoms.

GEG 121: Climatology; Settlement Geography and Regional Geography (Introduction to Human Geographies II)

Contents:(1) Climatology: This sub-module focuses on the study of fundamental climatology and meteorology at the global, regional and local scale. Course content: Composition of the atmosphere, vertical structure of the atmosphere, physical processes for heating and cooling, horizontal winds in the atmosphere, primary, secondary and tertiary circulation, global winds, major and minor disturbances, South African climate, weather symbols and climate classification.

(2) The Human Geographies sub-module focuses on selected themes. The first set of themes concentrated on three principal areas of study, namely, self-reflexivity in the study of Human Geography; the critique of geographical images; and distinctions between masculinist and feminist geographies.

The second set of themes concentrates on two principal areas of study, namely, Human Geography: Science-Art; and Histories of Human Geographies, and the Art of Human Geography.


GEG 211:Pedology, Population, Climatology, Settlement Geography, Environmental Studies

Contents: (1) Pedology: Soil formation and soil properties, the geography of soils, soil classification systems, soil types and general soil classification.

(2) Population: Population growth and its impact on renewable resources, food security, job opportunities, health and service delivery. Population size, distribution and density; population census and demographic characteristics. Population trends in South and southern Africa are discussed, and compared with those of the First World.

(3) Climatology: This sub-module provides an in-depth understanding of the generic processes governing atmospheric circulation and those specific to southern Africa. The course content includes: Pressure, temperature and density relationship; radiation laws; large-scale weather processes and systems; general circulation of the southern hemisphere; atmospheric circulation and weather over southern Africa; air masses and cyclonic storms; fronts and depression; weather and climate in temperate latitudes and the laws of thermodynamics.

(4) Settlement Geography: This sub-module focuses on the challenges facing urban settlements, namely, urbanisation and counter-urbanisation, gentrification and loft living in the central city, and inequality in the global city. It also includes aspects that focus on sensing the city-urban experiences; sensing everyday geographies; the blurring of country and city; and commodifying the countryside.

(5) Environmental Studies: Introduction to principal concepts: Environmental studies, environmental science, multi-disciplinarity, inter-disciplinarity, stewardship, domination and the precautionary principle of environmental management. Relationship between environmental studies and coastal and tourism development in South and southern Africa. Gender and environment studies.

GEG 221: Economic Geography, Geomorphology, Statistics for Geographers, Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing

Contents: (1) Economic Geography: This sub-module has two key themes. The first theme introduces students to development geographies, with a focus on select theories of economic development and underdevelopment; criticisms of these theories and alternative ways of viewing of development and underdevelopment; and local and global resistance to neo-liberal economic policies and practices. The second theme introduces students to economic geographies, concentrating on production geographies; the geography of money and finance; and consumption geographies.

(2) Geomorphology: This sub-module provides a systematic overview of the forms and processes associated with rivers and drainage basins. Topics include: Basin hydrology, drainage networks, river hydraulics, sediment transport processes, channel morphology, channel change, and human impacts on fluvial systems. Under human impacts the following are examined: How land uses such as grazing, agriculture (cultivation), logging, urbanization, floods and erosion control affect fluvial processes, morphology, and riparian ecology and habitat?

(3) Statistics for Geographers: This sub-module focuses on the application of statistical methods in research in both human and physical geography. It is concerned with the scientific method of collection, presentation, organisation, analysis and interpretation of numerical data. The course content includes the introduction to statistical methods, central tendency, dispersion and


variability, frequency distribution, sampling, sample characteristics and statistical estimation, statistical inference and the testing of hypothesis in both parametric and non-parametric tests and relationships.

GEG 312: Economic Geography and Geographical Research

Content: The Evolution of Economic Geography as a Discipline; The Spatial Organization of the World Economy; International Trade, Globalization, Trade reform and liberalization, Development strategies in Asia and Latin America, Trade agreements (e.g., Asia Pacific Economic Co-Operation), Patterns in International Trade; Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the Growth of Multinational Enterprises; The Spatial Transformation of the Periphery, and Transnational Corporations. The Geographical Research component introduces students to the steps in the presentation of a dissertation proposal, the importance of the conceptual framework in research, the compilation of the literature review, the identification of gaps in their chosen field of research, the establishment of the research problem and research questions, and the presentation of the aims and objectives of their research. The research may be in Human Geography, Physical Geography or in Environmental Studies.

GEG 313: Biogeography

Content: Introduction to biogeography, biogeographical processes: speciation, diversification, extinction; biogeographical patterns: distributions processes; ecological biogeography: ecosystem processes, habitats, ecological niche; conservation biogeography: South African biomes, biodiversity

GEG 322: Climatology and Geomorphology

Content:Climatology: Ocean – atmospheric interactions, wind and ocean movement, upwelling, thermohaline circulation, the Walker circulation and ENSO, ENSO and South African rainfall; boundary layer processes: turbulence in the boundary layer, boundary layer modification by urban areas, air pollution climatology; extreme climatic events and hazards: tropical cyclones, floods and droughts, thunderstorms and tornadoes, climate and health, recent global climate change Geomorphology: Slope forms, processes and structural control, weathering processes, mass movement processes, scarification; landscape evolution, slope development theories, factors controlling slope development; geomorphic aspects of soil erosion, soil erosion processes, gully development, soil erodibility; soil erosion distribution in South Africa, social aspect of soil erosion, soil erosion and land tenure, government intervention; political aspects of soil degradation: marginalization and soil/land degradation, political unrest and land degradation; soil management and conservation.

GEG 323: Settlement Geography and Geographical Research

Content: The themes selected for study in the Settlement Geography sub-module include: paradigms in human geography studies; urban power and the political economy of cities, including local governance, the change from managerialism to entrepreneurialism, and the consequences for residents at the local sphere; state restructuring, local politics and civil society in South Africa’s urban environment; postmodern urban structure; postmodern perspectives on urban politics in South Africa; global cities discourse; and a study of urban dynamics in East London.

The Geographical Research component includes sampling, qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques, geographical information systems and remote sensing. Students prepare


their data collection instruments; pilot these; collect data; engage in data analysis; and present a bound copy of their research project within prescribed norms for a dissertation.


GEG 501/GEG 501E: Theory of Geography

Content: Geography as a changing discipline with reference to the paradigms: Postmodern Geographies, Feminist Geographies, Regional Geography, Geography as Spatial Science, Humanistic Geography, Applied Geography and Radical Geographies, and their influence on South African Geography. Research methodology, research designs, qualitative and quantitative research techniques, remote sensing and geographical information systems in geographical and environmental research. Requirements for preparation of research proposal; structure and technical requirements for presentation of research project

GEG 502/GEG 502E: Dissertation (compulsory)

Contents: The preparation of the dissertation is conducted in parallel with the Theory of Geography (GEG 501/GEG 501E) module which incorporates research methods and techniques. The selection of the research topic and the research problem must be undertaken in consultation with the Supervisor and the Head of the Department: Geography and Environmental Science.

Prepare, present and submit for approval written dissertation proposal at a seminar in the Department. Complete and submit written dissertation in accordance with approved research proposal. The dissertation must be completed in accordance with the Department’s scientific style and guidelines.

For the dissertation, students need to design, undertake and defend their research on a problem within a specified field in geography or environmental studies/science. Students need to review critically current literature in the field of research; justify selection of research problem; explain research methodology and techniques to be used; select research location; collect, analyze and present research data; display mastery of technical aspects and literary requirements in dissertation writing; establish conclusions; make recommendations based on research; defend findings and relate these to other research. Develop research and creative skills for application in novel and applied research. Provide training in the preparation and sharing of dissertation results in seminars and at student conferences. Develop appreciation for comments and critiques on research.

The last date for submission of the final draft of the mini-dissertation to the internal examiner in the Discipline for comment shall be the first Friday in November of each year. This will enable the supervisor to return the final draft with comments by the end of the academic year. Students are required to make necessary revisions before final deposit of their mini-dissertations on 09 January in accordance with University regulations.

GEG 508/ GEG 508E: Cartography, Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing

Contents: This module is offered to students who are registered only on a full time basis. It concentrates on the various spatial data gathering processes, the visualization of spatial data and the making of maps using computers, introduction to remote sensing, the use of remote sensing techniques in environmental studies, the utilization of geographical information systems (GIS) in decision making and integrated development planning. The module is designed to provide


candidates with skills in the application of GIS and remote sensing for research purposes, particularly for their mini-dissertations.

GEG 515/GEG 515E: Physical Geography: Climatology

Contents: This module deals with climatological and weather patterns via multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches. It equips students with advanced theories on climatological and meteorological processes and provides an analytical and interdisciplinary perspective on climate change issues. The course includes the following: General circulation of the southern hemisphere, southern African weather and climate, frontal system, frontogenesis and frontolysis, cyclone and cyclogenesis, convective activity and formation of convectional cell, urban-rural micro-climates, climate and weather hazards, stratospheric ozone, drought and desertification, global warming, El Niño and La Niña, management of climatologically-induced disasters, environmental risk assessment and analysis, diurnal forcing and local circulations, ocean circulation, climate prediction, interannual variability of the atmosphere-ocean system, dynamics of tropical climates, and planetary micro-scale boundary layer climates.

GEG 517/GEG 517E: Human Geography: Economic Geography

Contents: This module is focuses on specific themes within Economic Geography. The themes are selected to cover a broad range of spatial economic scales from the global to the local. Emphasis centres on global organizations, institutions and systems that impact on economic development at the regional and local level, and on the differences and interrelationship between the North and the South. The module also focuses on South Africa's newly emerging post-apartheid economic spatial framework, as well as the emerging dimensions within the Southern African Development Community, and the rest of Africa (including, New Programme for African Development [NEPAD]).

GEG 523/GEG 523E: Integrated Environmental Management

Contents: This is a one Semester module. The course entails the management and utilization of resources. Participants gain insights into human activities and the implications of local, national and international policies on environmental issues. Learners partake in the assessment of decisions taken by governments and practitioners by relating to theoretical base of environmental economics, waste management and land degradation. Sustainable development of resources is emphasized in the practice of ecosystem management. The contents of the module include resource analysis; principles of environmental management; compartmental and ecosystem approaches to environmental management; land as a resource; land tenure systems in Africa; the agrarian question; environmental legislation and environmental justice; communities and game park management; introduction to environment impact assessment practices; environmental auditing and monitoring; and ISO 9000 and 14000 regulations and standards.

GEG 524: Physical Geography: Geomorphology

Contents: This module focuses on the application of geomorphology into real life problems. The emphasis is on weathering, slope instability (scarification), soil erosion, land degradation, soil conservation, geomorphology in environmental management, geomorphology in impact assessment, and the Landcare programme (Landcare South Africa). Students are required to submit a minor research project based on a selected topic in Geomorphology.

GEG 526/GEG 526E: Human Geography: Settlement Geography


Contents: The module concentrates on selected themes within Settlement Geography, with reference to urban-political geography and the South African urban environment. The themes include: (1) Fordism, Flexible Accumulation, the New International Division of Labour (NIDL), and the Regulation Approach to Development; (2) The Political-economy of Cities and Communities; (3) Postmodernism and Settlement Geography, Engendering Settlement Geography, and Postmodern Urbanism; (4) World Cities: Formation, Theory and Discourse; The Global Economy, Glocalization and Microgeographies; Globalization, Urbanization and Uneven Development; Perspectives on the Global City in (and from) the Global South; and (5) The South African Urban Environment: Progrowth Coalitions, Urban Regimes and Postmodern Politics.


MASTERS OF SCIENCE (M Sc) DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY

Students are required to produce a dissertation within the prescripts of acceptable scientific writing on an Faculty approved topic of research in Geography or Environmental Science.

M PHIL DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

The M. Phil. programme is designed for students who wish to study for the Masters Degree in Environmental Studies by coursework and dissertation, do not necessarily have a B. Sc. Honours degree, and are precluded from registering for the M. Sc. degree. The M. Phil. Degree is designed to run over a minimum period of two years of study for full-time students. Full-time students normally complete their coursework and engage in preliminary work towards their dissertation in the first year of registration. This preliminary work normally includes the formal presentation in the Department of the dissertation proposal. The completion of the dissertation is usually undertaken in the second year of study and after the successful completion of the other three modules. Full-time students may register for all the four modules in the first year of study.

GEG 701/GEG 701E: Research Methodology and Research Reports

Contents: Analyse contribution of the different paradigms in Geography to the development of research methods in environmental studies. Discuss the external and internal environmental contexts contributing to the adoption of different paradigms and research methods in environmental and geographical studies. Compare and contrast paradigms and methodological changes in South African environmental studies with those elsewhere. Identify contribution of individual scholars in shaping the development of geographical and environmental studies thought and research methods. Appreciate philosophical and methodological debates amongst scholars within, and between, different paradigms with specific reference to geographical and environmental studies. Study research designs, methods and techniques in geographical and environmental studies. Determine application of philosophies and research methodologies to empirical research designs in geographical and environmental studies. Understand principles of research project leadership and research project management. Develop appreciation of research integrity and research ethics. Assimilate techniques, skills and style in

GEG 712/GEG 712E: Natural Resources Management

Contents: This is a one-semester module. This module caters specifically for persons with a natural and/or physical sciences background who intend to pursue a career in the field of environmental science. This module is particularly suited to persons already in consulting, education, and research. The contents of this module include natural resources management; environmental impact assessment; applied geomorphology; land resources management; aspects


of pedology, applied hydrology and applied climatology; water resources and catchment management; environmental auditing, risk assessment and risk management; integrity and environmental ethics; conflict management in environmental resources; environmental resources management policy issues; and aspects of South Africa's environmental law.

GEG 723/GEG 723E: Environmental Impact Assessment

Contents: This is a one-semester module. This module is suitable for persons with a human and/or social sciences background who intend to pursue a career in the field of environmental management. This module is particularly suited to persons already in consulting, education and research. The contents of this module include: Policy and environmental implications of environmental impact assessment; environmentally sustainable development and natural resources utilization; economic and social aspects of environmental resources management; global environmental issues (ISO 1400) and environmental auditing; risk assessment and risk management; integrity and environmental ethics; conflict management in environmental resources management; environmental resources management policy issues; north-south trade relationship and environmental economics; and aspects of South Africa's environmental law.

GEG 724/GEG 724E: Ecological Basis of Integrated Environmental Management

Contents: The module deals with the scientific basis of ecosystem management and the processes of environmental maintenance. The operational and managerial requirements for the safeguard of local and global environments are emphasized. The contents of the module include the ecological basis for integrated environment management; approaches, principles and procedures of protected areas; approaches to terrestrial ecological resources management; coastal zone management and coastal resources management; sustainable development and policy issues on coastal-terrestrial resources utilization; and international and national issues of biodiversity.

GEG 705/GEG 705E: Mini-dissertation

Contents: The preparation of the dissertation is underpinned by a readings course in research methods and techniques (see GEG 701/GEG 701E). For the coursework dissertation, students need to design, undertake and defend their research on a problem of their choice within a specified field in environmental studies. This involves: Reviewing critically current literature related to the topic of research; justifying selection of research problem; explaining research methods and techniques to be used; selecting research location; and collecting, collating, assimilating, interrogating, analyzing, synthesizing and representing data. Display mastery of technical components and literary requirements in dissertation writing. Draw conclusions and make recommendations based on research. Defend findings, relate these to other research, and if possible, contribute to the development of knowledge. Acquire research skills for application in novel and applied environmental situations and in the resolution of societal problems. Provide training in the preparation and dissemination of research findings, for example, in manuscripts for publication in periodicals. Develop responsiveness to comments and critiques on research. Prepare and submit dissertation.


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN GEOGRAPHY


Students may be admitted to study for the Ph.D. in Geography (or Environmental Science) on an approved topic of research and within the research interests of faculty members in the Department. To be admitted to the Ph. D. Programme students need to submit a preliminary proposal detailing their research intent.

Student Numbers (2012)


Any other information not included above, that you would like to include in the newsletter:

The Department of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Fort Hare has been entrusted with the responsibility of hosting on behalf of the Society of South African Geographers the 10th biennial conference in 2014. This conference will be held at the University’s East London Campus from 23rd to 27th June. This conference will combine the South African Geography Students’ Conference (23rd – 24th June) with the Academic Conference scheduled for 26th – 27th June 2014.


University of Cape Town, Environmental & Geographical Science Head/Chair of Department: Professor Michael Meadows

Compiler of the report: Maano Ramutsindela, email: [email protected]


Journal Articles

Abiodun, B., Adeyewa, Z., Oguntunde, P., Salami, A. and Ajayi, V. 2012 Modeling the impacts of reforestation on future climate in West Africa. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 110: 77-96.

Anderson, P. and O’Farrell, P. 2012 An ecological view of the history of the City of Cape Town. Ecology and Society 17(3): 28.

Anderson, PML, Elmqvist, T 2012, Urban ecological and social-ecological research in the City of Cape Town: Insights emerging from an urban ecology city lab, Ecology and Society, 17 (4): 23

Baleta, H. and McDonnell, R. 2012 Water quality standards or carbon reduction: is there a balance? Area 44(2): 217-225.

Battersby-Lennard, J. 2012 Beyond the food desert: finding ways to speak about urban food security in South Africa. Geografiska Annaler Series B-Human Geography 94(2): 141-159.

Burrough, S., Thomas, D., Bailey, R. and Davies, L. 2012 From landform to process: morphology and formation of lake-bed barchan dunes, Makgadikgadi, Botswana. Geomorphology 161/162: 1-14.

Chase, B, Scott, L, Meadows, M E, Gil-Romera, G, Boom, A, Carr, A, Reimer, P, Truc, L, Valsecchi, V. and Quick, L 2012, Rock hyrax middens: a palaeoenvironmental archive for southern African drylands, Quaternary Science Reviews, 56, 107-125.

Daya, S, and Ramdeo, A.R. 2012 Self, others and objects in an 'alternative economy': personal narratives from the Heiveld Rooibos Cooperative, Geoforum, 43, 885-893.

Farrell, LAF, Hamann, R, and Mackres, EBM 2012, A clash of cultures (and lawyers): Anglo Platinum and mine-affected communities in Limpopo Province, South Africa, Resources Policy, 37, 194-204.

Favre, A, Hewitson, B C, Tadross, MA, Lennard, C, and Cerezo-Mota, R. 2012, Relationships between cut-off lows and the semiannual and southern oscillations, Climate Dynamics, 38, 1473-1487.

Halladay, K, Malhi, Y, and New, M 2012, Cloud frequency climatology at the Andes/Amazon transition: 1 Seasonal and diurnal cycles, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 117, 1-15.

Halladay, K, Malhi, Y, and New, M. 2012, Cloud frequency climatology at the Andes/Amazon transition: 2.Trends and variability, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 117, 1-19.


Hewitson, B., Lennard, C., Nikulin, G. and Jones, C. 2012 CORDEX-Africa: a unique opportunity for science and capacity building. CLIVAR Exchanges 60(17): 6-7.

Meadows, M E 2012, Quaternary environments: Going forward, looking backwards?, Progress in Physical Geography, 36(4), 539-547.

Meadows, M E 2012, The doctoral degree in geography: A South African perspective, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 36(1), 49-55.

Mwalukomo, H and Patel, Z 2012, Chieftaincy and democratic local governance in rural South Africa: Natural resources management in QwaQwa, Development Southern Africa, 29(2), 259-272.

O'Farrell, P, Anderson, PML, Le Maitre, D, and Holmes, P 2012, Insights and opportunities offered by a rapid ecosystem service assessment in promoting a conservation agenda in an urban biodiversity hotspot, Ecology and Society, 17:27(3), 1-14.

Oguntunde, P, Abiodun, BJ, and Lischeid, G 2012, Spatial and temporal temperature trends in Nigeria, 1901-2000, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 118, 95-105.

Parnell, S. and Robinson, J. 2012 (Re)Theorizing cities from the global south: Looking beyond neoliberalism. Urban Geography 33(4): 593-617.

Rahiz, M, and New, M 2012, Spatial coherence of meteorological droughts in the UK since 1914, AREA, 44(4), 400-410.

Ramutsindela, M. and Noe, C 2012, Scalar thickening: wildlife management areas and conservation scales in southeast Tanzania. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 33, 137-151

Siebrits, R 2012, Swimming pools and intra-city climates: influences on residential water consumption in Cape Town, Water SA, 38(1), 133-144.

Smit, W, Parnell, S 2012, Urban sustainability and human health: an African perspective, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 4, 443-450.

Stager, J, Mayewski, P, White, J, Chase, B, Neumann, F, Meadows, M E, King, C, Dixon, D 2012, Precipitation variability in the winter rainfall zone of South Africa during the last 1400yr linked to the austral westerlies, Climate of the Past, 8, 877-887.

Thomas, DSG, and Burrough, S 2012, Interpreting geoproxies of late quaternary climate change in African drylands: implications for understanding environmental change and early human behaviour, Quaternary International, 253, 5-17.

Thomas, DSG, Burrough, S, and Parker, A 2012, Extreme events as drivers of early human behaviour in Africa? The case for variability, not catastrophic drought, Journal of Quaternary Science, 27(1), 7-12.

van Niekerk, J, and Wynberg, R P 2012, The trade in Pelargonium sidoides: rural livelihood relief or bounty for the 'bio-buccaneers'?, Development Southern Africa, 29(4), 530-547.


Milandri, S G Winter, KJ Chimphango, SBM Armitage, NP Mbui, DN Jackson, GE and Liebau, V. 2012 The performance of plant species in removing nutrients from stormwater in biofiltration systems in Cape Town. Water SA 38(5): 655-662

Chapters in Books

Battersby-Lennard, J. 2012 Urban food security and climate change: a system of flows. In: Frayne, B., Moser, C. and Ziervogel, G. (eds) Climate change, assets and food security in Southern African cities. Oxon: Earthscan, 36-56.

Battersby-Lennard, J. 2012 Size matters: land restitution in Knysna. In: Donaldson, R. and Marais, L. (eds) Small town geographies in Africa: experiences from South Africa and elsewhere. New York: Nova Science, 311-326.

Cartwright, A, Oelofse, G, Parnell, S, and Ward, S 2012 Emerging lessons from the climate change think tank. In: Cartwright, A, Oelofse, G, Parnell, S, Ward, S. (eds) Climate change at the city scale: impacts, mitigation and adaptation in Cape Town, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, 1-8.

Cartwright, A, Parnell, S, and Oelofse, G 2012, Climate at the city scale: the Cape Town climate think tank. In: Cartwright, A, Oelofse, G, Parnell, S, Ward, S (eds) Climate change at the city scale: impacts, mitigation and adaptation in Cape Town, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, 263-270.

Eckardt, F, Barker, C, and Meadows, M E 2012, Landscape inventories and remote sensing. In: Holmes, P. and Meadows, M (eds) Southern African Geomorphology: recent trends and new directions, Sun Press, Bloemfontein, 373-399.

Frayne, B, Moser, C, and Ziervogel, G 2012, Understanding the terrain: the climate change, assets and food security nexus in Southern African cities. In: Climate change, assets and food security in Southern African cities, Earthscan, Abingdon, Oxon, 1-34.

Frayne, B, Moser, C, and Ziervogel, G 2012, Constructing the climate change-asset adaptation-food security nexus for pro-poor urban development. In: Frayne, B, Moser, C, Ziervogel, G (eds) Climate change, assets and food security in Southern African cities, Earthscan, Abingdon, Oxon, 186-197.

Hagell, Ann; Curtis, Sarah; Daya, Shari; Khatib, Yasmin;Pain, Rachel; Rothon, Catherine; Stansfeld, Stephen and Fuller, Sara (2012) Some thoughts on the broader context: neighbourhoods and peers. Hagell, A. (ed) Changing Adolescence: Social trends and mental health. Bristol: Policy Press. 151-164.

Harris, R, Luger, S, Sutherland, C, and Tadross, MA 2012 Potential impact of climate change on coastal flooding: a case study of the Salt River, Cape Town. . In: Cartwright, A, Oelofse, G, Parnell, S, Ward, S. (eds) Climate change at the city scale: impacts, mitigation and adaptation in Cape Town, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, 38-72.

Harris, R, and Parnell, S 2012, The turning point in urban policy for British Colonial Africa, 1939-1945. In: Fassil Demissie (ed) Colonial architecture and urbanism in Africa: intertwined and contested histories, Ashgate, Surrey, 127-151.


McEwan, C and Daya, S. 2012 Geography, culture and global change. In: Daniels, P., Bradshaw, M., Shaw, D. and Sidaway, J. (eds) Human Geography, Issues for the 21st Century. London: Pearson, 272-287.

Meadows, M E 2012 Landscapes and environmental change. In: Holmes, P. and Meadows, M (eds) Southern African Geomorphology: recent trends and new directions, Sun Press, Bloemfontein, 331-350.

Nash, D and Meadows, M E 2012: Africa. In: Nash, D and Metcalfe, SE. (eds): Quaternary Environmental Change in the Tropics. Wiley, London, 79-150.

Tadross, MA, Taylor, A, and Johnston, P A 2012, Understanding Cape Town's climate. In: Cartwright, A, Oelofse, G, Parnell, S, Ward, S. (eds) Climate change at the city scale: impacts, mitigation and adaptation in Cape Town, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, 9-20.

Ziervogel, G, and Parnell, S 2012 South African coastal cities: governance responses to climate change adaptation. In: Cartwright, A, Oelofse, G, Parnell, S, Ward, S. (eds) Climate change at the city scale: impacts, mitigation and adaptation in Cape Town, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, 223-243.

Books

Cartwright, A, Oelofse, G, Parnell, S, Ward, S. (eds) Climate change at the city scale: impacts, mitigation and adaptation in Cape Town, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon.

Frayne, B, Moser, C, Ziervogel, G (eds) Climate change, assets and food security in Southern African cities, Earthscan, Abingdon, Oxon.

Holmes, P. and Meadows, M (eds) Southern African Geomorphology: recent trends and new directions, Sun Press, Bloemfontein.




University of Zululand, Geography and Environmental Studies



The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies strives to be in the fore front in providing quality career focused programmes through teaching, research, scholarship and community outreach.

Mission statement of the Department of Geography is: (a) to provide access to students from diverse backgrounds to an enabling and caring learning and teaching environment. (b) to respond to the global demand for human resource development by training graduates in relevant programmes. (c) to generate knowledge through research in geography and to disseminate it through publications, teaching and development, in partnership with the community and other constituencies.

Person who compiled the report: A.T. Mthembu, [email protected] (Phone 035 902 6329, Fax 035 902 6647)





Mr Mthembu, A.T. Lecturer Demographics and Community Health; Cultural and Physical Environments

[email protected] 035 9026329

Mrs Ndimande, N.P. Lecturer Rural Geography and Environmental Management


Mr Chikoore, H. Lecturer Environmental Management and Atmospheric Science


Mr Xulu, S.

Junior Lecturer Environmental Management,

Atmospheric Science and GIS


Miss Myeni, N.B.P.

Junior Lecturer Environmental Management and Rural Geography


Mr Ocholla, P. Lecturer Environmental Management and GIS








Mrs Khumalo, D. Secretary [email protected] 035 902 6318

Department News

Department of Geography and the Applied Centre for Climate and Earth Systems (ACCESS) hosted a Workshop on Climate Change from the 25th of August to the 2nd of September 2012. The workshop was attended by honours students from various Universities of South Africa including our students. There was a delegation of academics from Japan who presented in the workshop (Professors Moto Ikeda, Sergey Varlamov and Takeshi Doi).





Chikoore, H. Analysis of heavy rain and flood events of December 2007 over Zimbabwe

Poster 24-28 April 2012 10th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Noumea, New Caledonia

Mthembu, A.T. Spatial mobility and health care services in parts of Umkhanyakude District Municipality

Oral 21-22 June 2012 Society of South African Geographers 9th Biennial Conference, University of Cape Town

Chikoore, H. A climatology for severe and high impact weather for KwaZulu-Natal

Oral 21-22 June 2012 Society of South African Geographers 9th Biennial Conference, University of Cape Town

Chikoore, H. The exceptional 2011/12 tropical cyclone season over the SW Indian Ocean

Oral and Poster 26-27 September 2012

South African Society for Atmospheric Science Annual Conference, Cape Town

Xulu, S. Geospatial analysis of landuse/cover change and settlement intensification in the uMhlathuze area

Oral 2 November 2012 Postgraduate Symposium, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa

Chikoore, H. Meteorological structure of drought over southern Africa

Oral 2 November 2012 Postgraduate Symposium, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa

Chikoore, H. A climatology of drought over

Poster 26-28 November DST/NRF First National Global


southern Africa: structure, characteristics and impacts

2012 Change Conference, Johannesburg


Undergraduate (NQF levels 5, 6 and 7): Geography 1 (SGES100) • Earth Science • Atmospheric Science • Environmental Management • Cultural Environment • Tourism Geography 2 (SGES200) • Global Landforms • Cartography and Thematic Mapping • Demographics and Health • Sustainable Development • Hydrometeorology Geography 3 (SGES300) • Urban Geography • Recreation Geography • Land Use and Resource Management • Environmental Management • Environmental Research • Atmospheric processes • Climate dynamics Postgraduate (NQF level 8): Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – BA Hons Bachelor of Science (Honours) – BSc Hons Postgraduate (NQF level 9): Master of Arts – MA Master of Science – MSc Postgraduate (NQF level 10): Doctor of Science – PhD




Additional information:

• Prof M.R. Jury is now a research fellow in the Department of Geography. • Prof L.M. Magi continues with the supervision of postgraduate students.


Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), Geosciences Department

Date of establishment: The geography department was established in 1965. It was one of the core subjects introduced when the University was established.


Vision:

To generate and impart geological and geographical knowledge that is relevant and responsive to local, national and global sustainable development needs through the creation of environmental and spatial awareness.

Mission

The Department strives to develop an atmosphere in which its vision is attainable; through excellence in teaching and research.

Person who compiled the report: Dr PQ Siyongwana, [email protected], tel: 041 504 2543

Chair of Department: Prof V. Kakembo

Name: Title, Surname, Initials Area of specialisation


Assoc. Prof. Kakembo, V Physical Geography [email protected] 041-5044516





Dr N Webb Principal Lecturer Urban agriculture [email protected] 5042028 Dr PQ Siyongwana Senior Lecturer Urban geography [email protected] 504 2543 Dr A de Wit Lecturer Environmental

Management [email protected] 504 2498

Ms W Britz

Lecturer GIS & Cartography

[email protected] 504 2432

Ms L Williams Lecturer Housing studies: Sense of Place

[email protected] 504-1184

Ms D Ah Goo Lecturer Human geography [email protected] 5041513












Prof AJ Christopher Associate Researcher

Political & Population Geography

5042355

Department News

Mrs L Williams-Bruinders was awarded an exchange scholarship on the Erasmus Mundus Action to South Africa programme and spent 10months at the Planning and Development Unit within the Architecture and Spatial Planning Department (ASRO) at University of Leuven, Belgium, where she worked on doctoral studies.

Vincent Kakembo went on a study visit to Oldenburg University, Germany between 20 June and 24 July 2012, where he presented a paper at the DAAD Clim-A-NET Workshop. He also made a presentation to Masters Students.


Manjoro, M., Kakembo V. and Rowntree, K. (2012) Trends in soil erosion and woody shrub encroachment in Ngqushwa district, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Environmental Management. 49, (3), 570-579. DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9810-0.

Mugagga, F., Kakembo V and Buyinza, M. (2012). A Characterization of the Physical Properties of Soil and the Implications for Landslide Occurrence on the Slopes of Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda, Natural Hazards, 60,(3), 1113-1131, DOI : 10.1007/s11069-011-9896-3.

Kakembo, V., Ndlela, S. and Cammeraat, E. (2012). Trends in vegetation patchiness loss and implications for landscape function: the case of Pteronia incana in the Eastern Cape. Land Degradation and Development. DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2175.

Mhangara, P., Kakembo, V. and Kyoung J (2012) Soil Erosion Risk Assessment of the Keiskamma Catchment, South Africa using GIS and Remote Sensing, Environmental Earth Sciences, 65: 2087-2102 DOI 10.1007/s12665-011-1190-x.

Mugagga, F., Kakembo V and Buyinza, M. (2012). Land use Changes on the Slopes of Mount Elgon and the Implications for the Occurrence of landslides, Catena, 90, 39–46 doi:10.1016/j.catena.2011.11.004

Odindi J., Mhangara P. and Kakembo V. (2012). Remote sensing land-cover change in Port Elizabeth during South Africa’s democratic transition. S Afr J Sci. 2012;108(5/6). doi.org/10.4102/sajs. v108i5/6.886.

Manjoro, M., Rowntree, K.M., Kakembo, V and Foster, I.D.L. (2012). Gully-fan morphodynamics in a small catchment in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Land Degradation and Development, DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2174.

Mhangara, P. and Kakembo, V. (2012). An object-based classification and fragmentation analysis of land use and cover change in the Keiskamma catchment, Eastern Cape, South


Africa. World Applied Sciences Journal, 19 (7): 1018-1029, DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2012.19.07.955.

PQ Siyongwana and Binza, SM, 2012. Challenges of the transformation of public transport in Nelson Mandela Bay. History in making. Journal for Contemporary History, 37 (191-212)

Webb, N.L., Goosen, N. and Speyers, T. 2012. Short-term Festivals as Examples of Ecotourism? An Evaluation of the Kirkwood Wildlife Festival, South Africa.In Kozak, M. and Kozak, N. (eds) 2nd interdisciplinary Tourism Research Conference Proceedings Book. Ankara: Detay Yayincilik, 1172-1185.

Chapters in books:

Kakembo, V. 2012. Land disturbance, vegetation invasions and implications for land degradation. In Landscapes: Historic Disturbances, Environmental Variation and Implications for Species Diversity, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Kakembo, V. 2012. Communal Game Farming: A sustainable land use option? In National Parks: Sustainable Development, Conservation Strategies and Environmental Impacts, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Conference Presentation in 2012:




Nigel Webb Ecotourism? An Evaluation of the Kirkwood Wildlife Festival, South Africa.

Oral April 2012 2nd Interdisciplinary Tourism Research Conference

Mrs Mehlomakulu, T., & Pakama . Siyongwana

Relocation: To be or not to be a black diamond in a South African township

Oral June, 2012 SSAG- Conference Cape Town

Mrs L Williams-Bruinders & Dr A de Wit

“Making Spaces or Building Places? Towards a theoretical framework for analysing low-cost housing in South Africa

Oral August 2012. IGC-Cologne- Germany

Ms D Ah Goo Oral June 2012 SSAG- Cape Town

V. Kakembo A classification of erosion features and characterisation of the physico-chemical soil properties in the Keiskamma catchment, Eastern Cape Province

Oral 08 – 12 September, 2012,

SAAG, Gobabeb, Namibia.


Research Master Dissertations completed in 2012: Student’s Name Title of dissertation Institution Qualification Supervisor Co-supervisor

Smith, J. A spatial and temporal analysis of elephant induced thicket degradation in Addo Elephant National Park.

NMMU MSc (Cum Laude)

V. Kakembo

Finca, A. Modelling trends in evapotranspiration using the Modis LAI for selected Eastern Cape Catchments.

NMMU MSc T. Palmer V. Kakembo

Nyaradzo Dhliwayo Social Sustainability of Biogas production in Sogwala village, Lower Gweru District, Zimbabwe

NMMU MSC Dr A. De Wit

PhD Thesis’s completed in 2012: Student’s Name Title of thesis Institution Qualification Supervisor Co-supervisor

Manjoro, M. Soil erosion and sediment source dynamics of a catchment in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa: an approach using remote sensing and sediment source fingerprinting techniques.

NMMU PhD V. Kakembo Prof K. Rowntree


BSc Geography (Undergraduate (NQF levels 5, 6 and 7):

The geography courses for a Baccalaureus Scientiae degree at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University are as follows:

Geography 1 (Education students have parallel modules with their own codes

GEO111 Introduction to Economic and Settlement Geography

• GEO101 for Education Students [Term 1] • GEN101 Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology [Term 2] • GEN102 Introduction to Geomorphology [Term 3] • GIS101 Introduction to Geo-Information Science & Cartography • GEO 103 for Education students (Term 4)


Geography 2

• GEN211 Pedo-Geomorphological Studies (Term 1) • GEO212 Economic and Development Geography (Term 2) • GIS211 Introduction to Cartography and GIS (Term 3) • GEN212 Society and Environment (Term 4)

Geography 3

• GIS301 Geo-Information Systems (Term 1) • GEN301 Geomorphology or GEO302 Urban Social Geography (Term 2) • GIS304 Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (Term 3) • GEN313 Environmental Resource Management (Term 4)

BSc Hons Geography: Environmental Geography (Postgraduate (NQF level 8):

The modules for a Baccalaureus Scientiae Honours degree in Geography: Environmental Geography are as follows:

• GEN411 Research Project • GEN401 Human Environment Interaction GEN402 Environmental Impact Studies • GEN404 Applied Physical Geography • GEN405 Geographical Information Systems-Elective • GEO406 Urban Geography - Elective OR • Any other post-graduate module in The School of Environmental Sciences with credit value not less than 24 The programme consists of 5 modules - four compulsory modules and one elective.

BSC Hons Geography: Geo-Information Systems (Postgraduate (NQF level 8):

The modules for a Baccalaureus Scientiae Honores degree in Geography: Geo-Information Systems at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University are as follows:




University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), Department of Geography & Environmental Studies



Vision: To produce capable environmental practitioners for solving environmental problems especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Mission: To train competent and functional geographic and environmental professionals for Sub-Saharan Africa through teaching, research and community engagement.

Person who compiled the report: Dr. G. T. Tengbeh, Tel. 015 268 3197, [email protected]


Name (Title, Surname, Initials) Area of specialisation E-mail Office Telephone Number

Dr. Tengbeh, G. T. Applied Geomorphology: Soil erosion, pollution and conservation studies; Rainwater harvesting for households; Geography Education

[email protected] (+27) 15 268 3197





Mrs. Letsoalo, J. M. Lecturer Tourism Studies, Solid Waste Management, Indigenous Plant Use and Conservation of Biodiversity


Mr. Ramudzuli, M. R. Lecturer Resource Perception and Management, Sustainable Development, Tourism, GIS/RS Applications.


Mr. Angwenyi, D. Lecturer Climatology, Climate Change, Biogeography, Natural resources Management Impact








Assessments, GIS, and Tourism and Ecotourism

Mr. Dhau, I. Lecturer Environmental Impact assessment, GIS/RS Applications






Mrs. Burger, S. Senior Research Officer

Computer Graphics, Computer assisted Cartography, Data base design and GIS.


Ms. Ramokolo, S. Secretary Office Management [email protected] 015 268 3756

Department News:

i) The Department re-aligned the existing 3-year undergraduate BSc degree programme in Environmental & Resource Studies to a 4-year degree programme of the same name.

ii) Mr. Inos Dhau was appointed Lecturer in GIS & Remote Sensing as of 1st July.

iii) Ms. S. Ramakolo was appointed as a departmental secretary as of 1st August.

iv) Transnet sponsored the purchase of Erdars Imagine (remote Sensing software) and the training of two technicians to an amount of R324,974.00.

v) The department invited SANSA to workshop and build capacity of students in GIS and remote Sensing.


Logan, B. I., Tengbeh, G. and Petja, B. 2012: Towards a reorientation in land reform: From a market to locality-driven approach in South Africa’s land restitution programme. Progress in Development Studies, Vol. 12, No. 2 & 3, 173 – 191.



NQF Level 5:

First semester Second semester





Module credits Module Credits

Elementary Mathematics Elementary Statistics

Health Education and Life Competencies Health Education and Life Competencies

NQF Level 6


Module credits Module credits

Air Photo Reading and interpretation Plant Biology

Cartographic Techniques Introduction to the Human Environment

Introduction to Biological Studies Regional Studies: South Africa, Space, People, and Environment

Introduction to the Physical Environment Regional Studies – Africa and the World: People, Space and Environment

Introduction to Geomorphology Introduction to Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

Computer-Assisted Cartography (CAC) Demographic and Population Studies

Quantitative Techniques I Economic Geography

Introduction to Resource Management Introduction to Climatology

Plant Taxonomy and South African Flora

NQF Level 7



Applied Geomorphology Environment and Resource Planning and Management

Tourism Studies Natural Resource Ecology

Quantitative Techniques II Solid Waste Management

Human Settlements Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Applications

Applied Climatology Impacts Studies

Undergraduate NQF Level 8




Research Project Demographic Studies

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Applications

Advanced Natural Resource Ecology

Elements of Environmental Management Sustainable Resource Development

Land Degradation

Waste Management

Postgraduate NQF Level 8 (BSc Stream)

The curriculum consists of 6 modules chosen from the following list, with Development of Philosophy and Methodology of Geography, Research Methods in Geography and the Research Project being compulsory



Development of Philosophy and Methodology of Geography

Research Project

Research Methods in Geography Elements of Environmental Management

Demographic Studies Land Degradation


Computer Assisted Cartography

Sustainable Resource Development

Natural Resource Ecology

Postgraduate NQF Level 8 (BA Stream)

The curriculum consists of 6 modules chosen from the following list, with Development of Philosophy and Methodology of Geography, Research Methods in Geography and the Research Project being compulsory



Development of Philosophy and Methodology of Geography

20 Research Project

Research Methods in Geography 20 Elements of Environmental Management

Demographic Studies 20 Land Degradation


20 Computer Assisted Cartography

Sustainable Resource Development 20 Transport and Spatial Integration


Natural Resource Ecology 20 Tourism Development

Postgraduate (NQF level 9): MSc and MA in Geography and Environmental Studies, by research. Total credits is 240.

Postgraduate (NQF level 10): PhD in Geography and Environmental Studies, by research. Total credits is 360



Dr. A..S. Ndhlovu (Rep. of the VC), Dr. G. T. Tengbeh (HOD), Dr. E. Khoza (GM Transnet), Ms. F. Nyika (Transnet

Consultant), Prof. D. Norris (Director, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) and Mr I. Dhau (Lecturer in GIS and Remote Sensing)


Dr E. Khoza (GM Transnet), Dr. G.T. Tengbeh (HOD) and Transnet sponsored students

SANSA Event (v)

SANSA capacity building workshop for Staff and GIS and remote Sensing students


University of Johannesburg, Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies

Date of establishment: 2005 (with the merger of RAU, Vista University (Soweto and East Rand campuses) and Witwatersrand Technikon)

Compiler of the report: Mrs Elizabeth Block, [email protected], 0115592173

Head of Department:



Prof Harmse, JT Water Quality studies, soil erosion






Prof Ahmed, F (Professor Fethi Ahmed to take over as HOD from January 2013)

PROF Remote Sensing, GIS, Environmental Science


Prof Annegarn H PROF Air Pollution [email protected] 3927

Prof Harmse T ASS PROF Soil [email protected] 2428

Prof Kotze N ASS PROF Urban studies [email protected] 3810

Prof Ledger J ASS PROF Energy [email protected] 4275; 0116801553

Dr Rampedi I SNR LEC Environmental Management


Dr Scheepers L SNR LEC Urban Geography, GIS


Dr Kelso C LECT Climate, Environmental Management, Environmental Justice


Mrs Block E LECT Population, Urban Geography, Map Skills


Mrs McKay T LECT Tourism, Environmental, water


Mrs Schoeman T LECT Waste Management, GIS, Cartography






Mrs Enslin, EE Technical Assistant [email protected] 3736 Mrs Scott, M Secretary [email protected] 2433














Department News

Dr John Ledger was awarded a SANEA award for Energy Education.

MA student, Hans Scheepers was awarded the prize for best paper delivered in Environmental Management at the SAGS student conference in Cape Town, in June

The following academics visited the department and some delivered public lectures

Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, and formerly Executive Director of UNEP.

Prof Ludger Eltrop, IER, University of Stuttgart x4 visits

Dr Ulrich Fahl, IER, University of Stuttgart, x 2 visits

Prof Bram Buscher, Institute for Social Studies, Erasmus University, The Hague, Netherlands

Prof RJ Swap, University of Virginia, USA.

Professor Jarkko Saarinen delivered a lecture entitled ‘Sustainable Tourism and Climate Change’ to students and academics.

Dr Jennifer Lalley (a bio-geographer) and Prof Richard Grant (an urban geographer) were made visiting associates in this department.

Professor M Ahmed, Dr A Darwish and Dr K AbuTaleb of the Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences visited the Department during the period 29-31 May for a project kick-off Workshop. The project is funded by a joint research grant under the South African / Egypt research partnership programme bilateral agreement. The project investigates Urban Heat Island Effects in South African and Egyptian cities using Remote Sensing.

Fethi Ahmed and co-authors were presented with the SA Institute of Forestry award for scientific writing (23 July 2012). The purpose of the award is to give recognition to high quality scientific writing, as published in the Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal, and which is considered outstanding.


Annegarn H.J. and R.J. Swap (2012) SAFARI 2000: A Southern African Example of Science Diplomacy in Practice, Science and Diplomacy. Arsel M. and B. Büscher (2012). Nature™ Inc: Changes and continuities in neoliberal conservation and market-based environmental policy. Development & Change, 43(1):53-78.ISSN: 0012-155X . Büscher, B. and W. Dressler (2012). Commodity Conservation: The restructuring of community conservation in South Africa and the Philippines. Geoforum, 43(3):367-376. ISSN: 0016-7185 Büscher, B. and M. Arsel (2012). Introduction: neoliberal conservation, uneven geographical development and the dynamics of contemporary capitalism. Journal of Economic and Social Geography, 103(2):129-135. ISSN: 0040-747X

http://brambuscher.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/arselbc3bcscher-naturetm-inc-intro-dc2012-final.pdf

http://brambuscher.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/bc3bcscherdressler-commodity-conservation-geoforum-final.pdf

http://brambuscher.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/buscherarsel-intro-tesg-final-proof.pdf

http://brambuscher.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/buscherarsel-intro-tesg-final-proof.pdf


Büscher, B. (2012). The Political Economy of Africa’s Natural Resources and the ‘Great Financial Crisis’. Journal of Economic and Social Geography (TESG), 103(2):136-149. ISSN: 0040-747X Büscher, B. (2012). Payments for Ecosystem Services as Neoliberal Conservation: (reinterpreting) Evidence from the Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa. Conservation and Society, 10(1):29-41. ISSN: 0972-4923 Büscher B., S. Sullivan, K. Neves, J. Igoe. and D. Brockington (2012) Towards a Synthesized Critique of Neoliberal Biodiversity Conservation. Capitalism Nature Socialism (CNS), 23(2):4-30. Carmody, P. (2012): A knowledge economy or an information society in Africa? Thintegration and the mobile phone revolution. Information Technology for Development, DOI:10.1080/02681102.2012.719859. Carmody, P. 2012. Another BRIC in the Wall? South Africa’s Developmental Impact and Contradictory Rise in Africa and Beyond. European Journal of Development Research advance online publication, 1 March 2012; doi:10.1057/ejdr.2012.8 Hunt, H., Rogerson, C. M., Rogerson, J. M. and Kotze, N. (2012). Agriculture – tourism linkages in Botswana: Evidence from the safari lodge accommodation sector. Africa Insight. (submitted and under review.) Kimemia, D.K. and H.J. Annegarn (2012). Productive uses of energy and fuel transitions in the micro cooking enterprises of urban South Africa. Energy and Environment Research, 2:103-112.ISSN: 1927-0569. Kotze, N. & Mathola, A (2012) Satisfaction levels and the Community’s attitude towards Urban Renewal in Alexandra, Johannesburg. Urban Forum, 23. Kotze, N. & Moolla, E. (2012) Grameen Bank replicas in South Africa: Lending patterns and adaptations. In Van der Berg, J.M.M. (Ed.): Managing in turbulent times. Proceedings of the 24th Conference of SAIMS- 2012, The South African Institute for Management Scientist, Stellenbosch. Ledger, J A & Hitchcock, R K (2012). The fight over fish in the Lesotho Highlands, p 328 in Johnson, BR (Editor-in-Chief). Water, Cultural Diversity and Global Environmental Change. UNESCO & Springer SBM, The Netherlands.

Makonese T., J. Robinson, C. Pemberton-Pigott, D.K. Kimemia, H.J. Annegarn (2012). Performance evaluation and emission characterization of three kerosene stoves using a Heterogeneous stove Testing Protocol (HTP), Energy for Sustainable Development. 16:344–351. ISSN: 0973-0826 Mather, C. (2012) Biosecurity and globalising economic spaces. DOI: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2012-23-supplement-2-017. Ojelede M.E., H.J. Annegarn, M.A. Kneen (2012). Evaluation of aeolian emissions from gold mine tailings on the Witwatersrand, Aeolian Research, 3:477–486.

http://brambuscher.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/buscher-polec-of-natural-resource-in-africa-tesg-final-proof.pdf

http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2012;volume=10;issue=1;spage=29;epage=41;aulast=B%FCscher;type=0


Oguntoke O., A.T. Odeshi and H.J. Annegarn (2012). Assessment of noise emitted by vibrator-block factories and the impact on human health and urban environment in Nigeria. International Journal of Applied Environmental Science (India), 7:57–68. Oguntoke O., A.G. Omonijo and H.J. Annegarn (2012). Seasonality and influence of weather parameters on tuberculosis morbidity in South-west Nigeria. African Journal of Health Sciences, 20 (1-2):69–77.

Oguntoke O., T. Adebulehin and H.J. Annegarn (2012). Biomass energy utilization, air quality and the health of rural women and children in Ido LGA, Southwestern Nigeria. Indoor and Built Environment (UK), 7 pp. Online 20 April 2012, doi:10.1177/1420326x12444784. Olivier, J, E A. Symington, C. Z. Jonker, I.T. Rampedi, and T. S. van Eeden. 2012. Comparison of the mineral composition of leaves and infusions of traditional and herbal teas. South African Journal of Science; Vol 108, No 1/2 (2012), 7 pages. doi: 10.4102/sajs.v108i1/2.623.

Rogerson, J. M. (2012). The changing location of hotels in South Africa’s coastal cities, 1990-2010. Urban Forum, 17, 73-91. Rogerson C. M., & Rogerson J. M. (2012). Business development and local economic development in South Africa: Addressing the disconnect. Acta Academica, 44, 41-69. Rogerson, J. M., & Sims, S, R. (2012). The greening of urban hotels in South Africa: Evidence from Gauteng. Urban Forum, 23, 391-407. Rogerson, J. M. (in press). Reconfiguring South Africa’s hotel industry 1990-2010: Structure, segmentation, and spatial transformation. Applied Geography. (doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.06.004) Rogerson, J. M. (2012). Hotels as a property asset class: International and South African trends. Africa Insight, (submitted and under review). Zhang, J, Kotze, N. & Yu, M. (2012) Living in a changing Chinese urban landscape: the Dalian case study. Urbani Izzuv (in press). Book Khalema-Malebese, L and F. Ahmed (2012) Hydrological Flow Modelling Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Application of GIS to model the flow and accumulation of water in order to determine suitable dam sites. [Paperback] LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (May 21, 2012). (ISBN-10: 3659110787 ISBN-13: 978-3659110788).

Chapters in Books

Ismail, R, Norris-Rogers, M, Ahmed, F, and Mutanga, O. 2012. Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing Applications in Forest Management. In B. Bredenkamp and S.J. Upfold


(Eds.) South African Forestry Handbook 5th Ed. 229-238. South African Institute of Forestry, Menlo Park, South Africa (ISBN: 978-0-620-52932-7).

S Naidoo and F Ahmed (2012) Wood properties of Eucalyptus spp. grown for pulp and paper production in South Africa. In B. Bredenkamp and S.J. Upfold (Eds.) South African Forestry Handbook 5th Ed. 639-651. South African Institute of Forestry, Menlo Park, South Africa (ISBN: 978-0-620-52932-7).

E.M. Abdel-Rahman, F. Ahmed, and R. Ismail (2012) Random Forest Regression for Sugarcane Yield Prediction in Unfolozi, South Africa Based on Landsat TM and ETM+ Derived Spectral Vegetation Indices. In João F. Goncalves and Kauê D. Correia (Eds.): Sugarcane: Production, Cultivation and Uses. Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York. (ISBN: 978-1-61942-214-8)


Name of presenter (s) Title of presentation




Clare Kelso “Rescued from Hottentot Degradation and Pagan Vices” – Representation and Expropriation.

Paper presentation

24-26 October 2012 Association of American Geographers: Race, Ethnicity and Place, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Clare Kelso Representations of the Namaqua Khoikhoi in the 19th Century.

Paper presentation

21-22 June 2012 Society of South African Geographers, Cape Town

Rampedi, I.T. & Olivier, J. Environmental resource utilization: Case study of wild plant species, IKS and traditional beverages in the Vhembe District, Limpopo province.

Lecture

Paper presentation

2-5 July 2012 2012 Indigenous Plant Use Forum (IPUF) Conference, held at the University of Venda, Thoyandou, Limpopo province.

Rogerson, J Spatial change in South Africa’s hotel industry 1920 – 2010.

Paper presentation

June 21 – 22 2012 SAGS 9th Biennial Conference, Cape Town

Rogerson, J The Greening of South Africa’s Hotels – an Exploratory

Paper presentation

22 – 25 August 2012 IGU Pre-conference Symposium, IGU Commission of Tourism, Leisure and Global


Analysis Change, Trier, Germany

Rogerson, J Segmentation and the changing geography of the South African hotel sector 1990 – 2010

Paper presentation

26 – 30 August 2012 32nd IGU congress, Cologne

Kotze, N. & Moolla, E. Grameen Bank replicas in South Africa: Lending patterns and adaptations.

Paper presentation

Conference of SAIMS- 2012, The South African Institute for Management Scientist, Stellenbosch

24th, 10 and 11 September 2012.

Kotze, N. A community in trouble? The case of Bo-Kaap, Cape Town

Paper presentation

IGU Urban Commission Dortmund, Germany

22-25 August 2012.

Kotze, N. Living in a changing Chinese urban landscape: the Dalian case study.

Paper presentation

SSAG Conference cape Town

20-22 June 2012.

Makonese T., D.K. Kimemia, H.J.

Annegarn.

Assessment of free basic electricity and use of pre paid electricity meters in South Africa.

Paper presentation

Domestic Use of Energy Annual Conference, CPUT, Cape Town

2-4 April 2012

Makonese T., J. Robinson, V.

Molapo, H.J. Annegarn. A

Potential of bio-fuel geysers: characterisation and performance evaluation of the Shiza Manzi Bio-Fuel Geyser.

Paper presentation

Domestic Use of Energy Annual Conference, CPUT, Cape Town,

2-4 April 2012.

Maseki J., H.J. Annegarn, M.E.

Ojelede, G. Spiers. Inhalation risk assessment of airborne tailings dust: A case study of mega-dumps of the Witwatersrand

Paper presentation

National Association for Clean Air Annual Conference, Rustenburg,

October 2012

Kimemia D.K., H.J. Annegarn. Household energy transitions for equity and social justice.

Paper presentation

ISS Seminar, The Hague, October 2012.

Ledger, J The Planetary Boundaries Concept

Keynote speaker

The Greenest Conference, Sandton Convention Centre

5 June 2012

Weir-Smith, G and F. Ahmed Unemployment in South Africa:

Paper Proceedings of the GISSA Ukubuzana 2012

October 2012


(2012)

building a spatio-temporal understanding

presentation Conference. (ISBN 978-0-620-52913-6).

Research Master Dissertations completed in 2012:


Jarred Bell ‘The changing climate of livelihoods in the Lesotho’: The vulnerability of rural livelihoods in Phelantaba village in northern Lesotho to climate variability and change

University of Johannesburg

MA (Geography) C Kelso L Leonard

Richard Thaba The Effect of legislation on informal solid waste salvation and salvagers on official landfill sites in Polokwane.

UJ MA Geography G. Chikowore (Post Doc fellow),

T Harmse

Ntombifuthi Ntuli Barriers and opportunities for implementation of clean development mechanism in South Africa: a case study of Gauteng Municipalities

UJ MSc Energy Studies

HJ Annegarn R Kober (TUV Rheinland)

Jaco Immelman The effects of data reduction on lidar-based dems.

UJ MSc Passed with Distinction

L Scheepers

T Makonese Protocols for thermal and emissions performance testing of domestic fuels and stoves

UJ MPhil HJ Annegarn

Master Dissertations of limited scope completed in 2012:


Nicole Botham A Critical Analysis of the Mine Closure Process as followed by the De Beers Oaks Diamond Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa

UJ MA Environmental Management

C Kelso HJ Annegarn


Belinda Lisa Roos Mercury emissions from coal fired power stations in South Africa.

UJ MSc Environmental Management (cum laude)

T Schoeman Dr K Roos (Eskom)

Takalani Btodget Thovhakale

Retrofitting to lower energy consumption: comparing two commercial buildings in Sandton, Johannesburg

UJ MSc Environmental Management

J M Meeuwis TJM McKay

Adeline Ngie A GIS approach for flood vulnerability and adaptaion analysis in Diepsloot, Johannesburg.


HJ Annegarn Dr M Storie (GCRO, WITS)

Robert Arthur Knowles

Managing Hazards: Fire management in the Cape Peninsula

UJ MSC Environmental Management

N J Kotze

Winnie Chikava

Human and Physical energy cycles in a rural subsistence village.

UJ MSc Environmental Management (Passed with Distinction)

HJ Annegarn

Melissa Baker Assessment of the environmental performance of Little Kulala-Premier Camp and Kulala Wilderness Camp in Namibia.

UJ K Mearns

N Bezuidenhout An investigation into the cyanobacteria and related cyanotoxins in the Vaalkop Dam


H du Preez (Rand Water)

JT Harmse

J K Verheul

Assessing the effects of different land uses on water quality at the Upper Wilge River Catchment.


JT Harmse

Sonia Merolla The effect of floods and high rainfall on water quality in selected sub-areas of the Upper Vaal catchment.


J T Harmse

Poppy Daphney Ramaphosa

An inquiry into the problems pertaining to the acquisition o servitutes for transmission powerlines based on the Life-cycle


J M Meeuwis


approach.

PhD Thesis’s completed in 2012: Student’s Name Title of thesis Institution Qualification Supervisor Co-supervisor

Matthew Ojelede Risk assessment of Atmospheric Emissions from Gold Mine Tailings on the Witwatersrand

UJ PhD Environmental Management

HJ Annegarn

Charles Paradzayi

Polarimetric Synthetic aperture Radar (POLSAR) above Ground Biomass Estimation in Communal African Sanna Woodlands.

UJ DPhil Energy Studies

HJ Annegarn, C Schmullius

(University of Jena)

Sello Tebogo Makube

South African oil dependency: Geo-politicial, geo-economic and geo-strategic considerations.

UJ DPhil Energy Studies

HJ Annegarn

Olosola Ololade Evaluation of the sustainability and environmental impacts of mining in the Rustenburg Region.

UJ PhD Environmental Management

HJ Annegarn

Yvonne Scorgie Urban Air Quality Management and Planning in South Africa.

UJ PhD Geography HJ Annegarn

Fatima Ferraz Sustainability beyond Mining: Transformations in systems for Secondary Beneficiation

UJ PhD Environmental Science

HJ Annegarn

Charles Ntui UJ PhD Geography HJ Annegarn


Undergraduate (NQF levels 5, 6 and 7): NQF 5: Introduction to Human Geography, Climatology and Geomorphology

NQF 6: Biogeography, Pedography, Population and Economic Geography: Environmental Management: Sustainable Development


NQF 7: GIS, Urban Geography and the South African City; Environmental Management: Environmental Ethics and Economy, Environmental Administration and Environmental Monitoring.

Postgraduate (NQF level 8): BA and BSc Honours in Geography; BSc Honours in Energy Studies

Postgraduate (NQF level 9): MSc Environmental Management; MA and MSc in Geography

Postgraduate (NQF level 10): PhD


Level Number First year 260 Second year: Geography Environmental Management

150 49

Third year: Geography Environmental Management

110 59

Honours: Geography Energy Studies Year 1 Year 2

15 26 17

Masters: Geography Environmental Management (coursework)

14

Masters Research 15 Doctoral 6


University of Venda, Geography and Geo-information Sciences


Vision:

To be a centre of excellence in tertiary education in Geography & Geo-information Sciences in South Africa & to contribute to sustainable rural & regional development of southern Africa. Mission:

To offer training & tertiary education in Physical & Human geography, & Geographical Information Sciences, while actively engaging in research & community work in order to respond to the development needs of the region, nation & southern Africa.

Compiler of the report: Prof Agnes Musyoki, [email protected], +27 (0) 15 962 8586

Head of Department:

Name

Area of specialisation E-mail Office Telephone Number

Dr. Nethengwe, N.S. GIS & Remote Sensing; Urban organisation; Disaster management; Political ecology & Participatory GIS; Quantitative techniques

[email protected]

+27(0) 159 8593


Name Position Area of specialisation


Prof. Musyoki, A Professor of Human Geography

Economic Geography; Land reform; Tourism

[email protected]

+27 (0) 15 962 8586

Dr. T.M Nelwamondo

Senior Lecturer

Tourism, Spatial Organisation

[email protected]

+27 (0) 15 962 8582

Ms. M.E. Nembudani

Lecturer Population Geography; GIS

[email protected]

+27 (0) 15 962 8590

Ms. N.V. Mudau Lecturer Rural development; qualitative techniques

[email protected]

27 (0) 15 962 8591












Mr. M.J. Mokgoebo

Junior Lecturer

Biogeography; Quantitative techniques, Mapping & Geomatics

[email protected]

27 (0) 15 962 8581

Mr. E. Kori Junior Lecturer

Climatology, Geomorphology; Land Reform

[email protected]

27 (0) 15 962 8565





Ms. Mathivha, K.H. Laboratory Technician

GIS; Population [email protected]

+27 (0) 15 962 8331

Department News

The Department participated in the successful Research and GIS Day on the 29th of November 2012. The event was graced by representatives from ESRI, South Africa, EPSON, and Council for GeoScience, StatsSA, Coal of Africa, UniSA and the Vhemebe District Municpality. The book”entitled, “Environment and development: Selected Themes from Eastern and Southern Africa” which was edited by Prof. Agnes Musyoki and Melckidzedeck Khayesi, was launched.


Musyoki, A. and Khayesi, M (eds.). 2012: Environment and Development: Selected themes from Eastern and southern Africa. Gaborone: Bay Publishing. Gondo, T. and Kori, E. 2012: Climate Science Integration and Urban Planning: A Climate Change Adaptation Exegesis. International Proceedings of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Vol 28.

Kori, E., Gondo, T., and Madilonga, R. 2012: The influence of rainfall variability on arable land use at local level: realities from Nzhelele valley, South Africa of International Proceedings of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 28.

Mararakanye, N & Nethengwe, N.S. 2012: Gully Features Extraction Using Remote Sensing Techniques. South African Journal of Geomatics, Vol. 1, No. 2, August 2012, 109-119. Musyoki, A. 2012: The Emerging Policy for Green Economy and Social Development in Limpopo, South Africa. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Occasional Paper Eight Social Dimensions of Green Economy and Sustainable Development , June 2012. Conference Presentation in 2012:







Title of presentation Format of presentation



Dr. N.S. Nethengwe Gully Erosion mapping Using Remote Sensing Techniques in the Capricorn Municipality.

Oral 25-30 August 2012

International Geographical Congress (IGC) held in Cologne, Germany

Prof. A. Musyoki & Prof. J. Fairhurst

Women and Rural Development in South Africa: Facing the Realities of a changing socio-political Environment.

Oral 20-22 August 2012

3rd International Conference on Research for Development (ICRD 2012) held at Bern, Switzerland.

Ms. M.E. Nembudani

The Impact of government policies on demography and the education system with special reference to primary schools in Vhembe District, Limpopo.

Oral 21-22 June 2012 SSAG Conference held at the University of Cape Town.

Ms. N.V. Mudau A comparative analysis of municipal waste disposal facilities in Limpopo municipalities.


Mr. E. Kori An evaluation of environmental sustainability of grazing lands using the Ecological Foot Print system: A Case of Chirumanzi District, Zimbabwe”


Prof. A. Musyoki South Africa’s path to a green economy

Oral 5-6 November 2012

Friedrich Ebert Foundation & ENDA Green Economy Conference held in Darkar Senegal.

Research Master Dissertations completed in 2012: Student’s Title of Institution Qualification Supervisor Co-supervisor


Name dissertation

Dzaga, R.A. An assessment of the Impact of catchment Activities on Water Quality: A Case of Nandoni dam, Vhemebe District, Limpopo Province, SA.

University of Venda

Master of Environmental Science

Dr. N.S. Nethengwe

Dr. J. Gumbo

Mokgoebo, M.J.

Assessment of the Impacts of selected Limpopo Province dams

University of Venda


Prof. T.A. Kabanda

Dr. J. Gumbo

Kori, E. An evaluation of environmental Sustainability of Land reform in Zimbabwe: A cse study of Chirumanzu District, Midlands Province

University of venda


Prof. A. Musyoki

Dr. N.S. Nethengwe




North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus

Name of Department: Geography and Environmental Management


Vision and mission of the Department: Undergraduate training aims to provide a strong theoretical foundation in human and physical geography while post graduate training focuses on different environmental management approaches and tools.

Report compiled by: Prof Luke Sandham 018 299 1585 [email protected]

Head of Department:



Associate Prof Luke Sandham EIA effectiveness in South Africa

[email protected]

18 299 1585





Mr Roelof Burger Lecturer GIS and climate modelling


Mr. Dirk Cilliers Lecturer GIS and Strategic Environmental Planning


Mr Theuns de Klerk Senior lecturer GIS [email protected] 018 299 1583

Mrs Danica Liebenber-Weyers

Lecturer Biogeography and geomorphology

[email protected]

018 299 4069

Prof Stuart Piketh Professor Climatology and climate modelling


Prof Francois Retief Associate professor; Director School of Geo and Spatial Sciences

Environmental Assessment


Mr. Manna Stander. Lecturer Human Geography


Ms Carli Lecturer EIA and [email protected] 018 299 1505














Steenkamp Environmental Planning

Mr Jan-Albert Wessels

Environmental Control Officers; Post-decision compliance and enforcement in EIA


Prof Angus Morrison-Saunders

Extraordinary associate professor, visiting from Murdoch University, Perth

Environmental and Sustainability Assessment

[email protected]

Dr Jenny Pope Extraordinary senior lecturer, visiting from Integral sustainability, Perth

Environmental and Sustainability Assessment

[email protected]





Ms Vernice Swarts Secretary Administrative support

[email protected]

018-299-1511

Appointments:

Prof Stuart Piketh and Mr Roelof Burger joined the department on 1 April 2012 as part of the Eskom chair in atmospheric science; Ms Danica Liebenberg Weyers joined the department on 1 February 2012 as a contract lecturer in physical Geography. Ms Vernice Swarts joined the department as new secretary in March 2012, following the departure of Mrs Erika du Toit. Associate professor Francois Retief was appointed Director of the newly establish School of Geo and Spatial Sciences, comprising of the departments of Geography and Environmental Management, Geology, and Urban and Regional Planning.

Obituary: Mr WJ Voordewind









It was with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Mr Wim Voordewind in Pretoria on 31 October 2012 at the age of 86, after several months of illness. He was a much loved and respected member of the Geography staff at the erstwhile Potchefstroom University from 1961 to 1999. He was for years a Councillor of the South African Geographical Society and served a term as President in 1975/6.

Our thoughts are with his wife Riana and his family.


Peer reviewed articles

Morrison-Saunders, A., & Retief, F. 2012:. Walking the sustainability assessment talk — progressing the practice of environmental impact assessment (EIA). Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 36(0), 34-41.

Bond, A Morrison-Saunders, AM Pope, J. 2012: Sustainability assessment: the state of the art Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal Vol. 30, Iss. 1, 2012

Liebenberg, D, Claassens, S and Van Rensburg, L. 2012: A multidisciplinary approach for the assessment of rehabilitation at asbestos mines in South Africa. Environmental Earth Science. (67), 4, 1237-1244. DOI 10.1007/s12665-012-1650-y

Chapters in books

Retief, F.P. & Cilliers, D.P. (2012) ‘The interface between environmental management and land use management: complexities, challenges and opportunities’

Retief, F.P. & Cilliers, D.P. (2012) ‘Integration of sustainability with integrated development planning (IDP) – a key challenge for local government’

Wessels, J.A. (2012) Local governments and the greening of buildings within the South African built environment. In Local Environmental Law and Governance in South Africa. A du Plessis (ed). JUTA (scheduled for publication in 2013)

Wessels, J.A. (2012). Green public procurement law and policy – challenges and opportunities for local government. In Local Environmental Law and Governance in South Africa. A du Plessis (ed). JUTA (scheduled for publication in 2013)

Conference Presentations in 2012:






L A Sandham, H C Coetzee, H S Geyer.

Differential environmental perceptions in South African metropolitan informal sectors

Paper 20-22 June 2012

Ninth biennial conference of SSAG, University of Cape Town

L A Sandham, L Hildebrandt, F P

The quality of SIA reports in

Paper 27 May - 1 June 2012.

32nd annual conference of IAIA, Porto, Portugal,


Retief. the first decade of EIA in South Africa

L Hildebrandt, L A Sandham, F P Retief

Perspectives on the state of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in South Africa,

Paper 23-25 August 2012.

17th Annual conference of IAIAsa - Somerset West, Western Cape

JA Wessels, FP Retief, A Morrison-Saunders A

Independent checks and verification in EIA Follow-up: lessons from a South African energy project

Paper 28-31 May 32nd annual conference of IAIA, Porto, Portugal,

JA Wessels The Value of Independent Environmental Control Officers (ECOs) in EIA Follow-up

Paper 27-29 Aug 17th Annual conference of IAIAsa - Somerset West, Western Cape.

Maheskumar, Morwal, Padmakumari, Deshpande, Prabhakaran, Konwar, Narkhedkar, Dani, Nath, Nair, Sonbawne, Bhalwankar, Joshi, Kulkarni, Burger, Bruintjes, Axisa and Goswami

Organized Cloud Systems over the CAIPEEX Domain and their Relation with Large - scale Circulation Features and Microphysics as Revealed by Observations from Radars and Instrumented Aircraft

Poster 21-25 Feb 2012 OCHAMP: Opportunities and Challenges in Monsoon Prediction in a Changing Climate

M. Konwar, R.S. Maheshkumar, J.R. Kulkarni, B Padmakumari, S.B. Morwal, C.G. Deshpande and B.N. Goswami, D. Axisa, R.P. Burger and S.J. Piketh

Contrasting polluted and pristine cloud microphysical properties over the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal

Poster 21-25 Feb 2012 OCHAMP: Opportunities and Challenges in Monsoon Prediction in a Changing Climate

M. Benjamin and The use of Presentation 6-10 Aug 2012 3rd WMO/WWRP


R. Burger radar and hydrological models for flash flood evaluation and prediction

International symposium on Nowcasting and Very short range forecasting

R. Burger and S. Piketh

Airborne mapping of air pollution

Presentation 11 Sep 2012 SA-GEO

C. Knight, S. Piketh and R. Burger

Sources and seasonality of Namib desert dust events

Presentation 26-27 Sep 2012

SASAS

M. Benjamin and R. Burger

The use of radar and hydrological modelling for flash flood evaluation and prediction

Presentation 26-27 Sep 2012

SASAS

R. Burger, S. Piketh and M. Benjamin

Benefits of radar rainfall estimates in flash flood prediction

Presentation 10-12 Oct 2012 SASDiR

S. Piketh Challenges associated with water services and Climate Change in South Africa – A case study for Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Presentation 10-12 Oct 2012 SASDiR

R. Burger Groot klas; Lui dosent

Presentation 30 Oct 2012 UOIT

C. Knight, S. Piketh and R. Burger

Identification of Mineral Dust Using Satellite Remote Sensing

Presentation 1-2 Oct 2012 NACA

Research Master Dissertations completed in 2012: Student’s Name

Title of dissertation

Institution Qualification Supervisor Co-supervisor

Leandri Hilderbrandt

The significance and status of

NWU Potchefstroom

MSc Geography and

Prof LA Sandham

Prof JA du Pisani


Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in a South African context

Campus Environmental management

Master Dissertations of limited scope completed in 2012: Student’s Name

Title of dissertation

Institution Qualification Supervisor Co-supervisor

Carlo de Waard

Waste Discharge Charge System: The practical implication from a gold mining perspective

NWU Potchefstroom Campus

Masters in Environmental Management

Mr. J.H. Stander

Prof. I.J. van der Walt

Brenda Diseko

An assessment of corporate environmental reporting performance and its alignment to environmental management systems in a South African gold mining company



Prof LA Sandham

Sgnananda Jikijela

Co-operative environmental governance: alignment of environmental authorisations in the Province of KwaZulu/Natal



Prof LA Sandham

Tshego Tyira An analysis of the operational value of the Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001:2004) implemented at selected Anglo Platinum Mines in South Africa.



Mr. Jan-Albert Wessels

Bongane Ntiwane

A critical analysis of the

NWU Potchefstro

Masters in Environmental

Ms Carli Steenkam

Mr Jan-Albert Wessels


incorporation of environmental issues into land use and planning instruments of selected municipalities of the Ehlanzeni District Municipality.

om Campus

Management p




University of the Western Cape, Geography and Environmental Studies


Report compiled by Mr M Dyssel, [email protected], 021-959 2426



Mr McPherson, EA [email protected] 021 9592668





Mr Dyssel, M. Lecturer Environmental Issues and Management; Geographical skills and techniques

[email protected] 021-959 2426

Department News

Dr Noeleen Murray-Cooke – Joined the Department in January 2012 (Contract appointment for 3 years). Prof Shirley Brooks – Joined the Department in July 2012 (Permanent). Prof Dan Tevera – Joined the Department in December 2012 (Permanent).

The department established links with the Department of Geography at the University of Kentucky (UK) in the USA under the auspices of a MOU and cooperative agreement between UWC and UK. Staff exchanges have been facilitated under this agreement already as visits by Michael Dyssel to UK and Sue Roberts, Lisa Cliggett and Stan Brunn to UWC occurred in 2011 and 2012.







Michael Dyssel Revisiting spatial and management anomalies in the West Coast National Park

Oral 11-14 September 2012, Rhodes University, Grahamstown

Conference: Old Land-New Practices? The changing face of land and conservation in postcolonial Africa


Michael Dyssel Peripatetic Nomadism and Climate Variability in the Great Karoo

Oral 20 – 22 June 2012, University of Cape Town

Society of South African Geographers Conference, (‘Building Critical Conversations’)

Michael Dyssel Rachel Carson, Ants and Climate Change

Oral 4 - 13 December 2012, , University of the Western Cape, Bellville

Workshop - Applied Centre for Climate Change and Earth Systems Science (ACCESS)


Level Number First year 310 Second year Geography – 101; Tourism - 66 Third year Geography - 43; Tourism - 37 Honours 20 Masters 4 Doctoral None


Rhodes University HIGHLIGHTS

Staff and postgraduate students from the Department of Geography at Rhodes University have been carrying out research in a number of contrasting geographic areas, from Antarctica to Mozambique, and from the Eastern Cape coast to the Drakensberg mountains. Some of our research activities are highlighted below.

Dr Josh Kirshner initiated research on the effects of extractive industry on urbanization in Tete Province, Mozambique, in collaboration with the Centro de Análise de Políticas at Eduardo Mondlane University. The formerly remote region of Tete is home to Africa’s largest coal reserves, which are spurring foreign investment, property development and urban expansion, regional transport initiatives, and population increases. A second project stems from Dr Kirshner’s participation in a study of xenophobia and civil society in South Africa, commissioned and funded by Atlantic Philanthropies. Dr Kirshner left Rhodes University at the end of t16he year to take up a research post at Durham University, UK. From this far outpost he will continue his research in southern Africa. We look forward to possible collaboration.

Prof. Rowntree and Mr van der Waal (PhD student) contributed to a WRC funded project run by the University of the Free State on the assessment of environmental flows for non-perennial rivers, using the Mokolo river in Limpopo province as a case study. The final report for this project should be published in 2013. Rowntree and van der Waal have been awarded funding by the WRC to research landscape connectivity in the upper Thina catchment, Eastern Cape Drakensberg, starting April 2013.

The end of the year saw a team of four Rhodes academics and students depart for the Antarctic continent to conduct research led by Prof Ian Meiklejohn on Landscape Processes in Antarctic Ecosystems (funded by the NRF). The team set sail on the South African polar research and supply ship, the SA Agulhas II on her maiden Antarctic voyage. They return to South Africa in mid February. Student team members were Dr Gwynneth Matcher (Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology), Rosie Dwight (Geography), and David Scott (Geography). Collaborators on the project are Prof Rosemary Dorrington (Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology), Prof Werner Nel (University of Fort Hare) and Dr Jennifer Lee (University of Stellenbosch).

Prof. Fox and Ms Ellis (Honours student 2013) from Rhodes University were selected to participate in the MyCOE / SERVIR Initiative in East Africa for a 10-month fellowship program to conduct research that addresses themes of Climate Change, Agriculture or Food Security using geographic technologies. A total of 18 undergraduate and graduate students and their mentors were competitively selected from among nearly 200 applications for the program based on the feasibility


and quality of the proposed research/education activity. In all, 35 participants will directly benefit from the MyCOE / SERVIR Initiative in East Africa in 2012/2013.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Prof Keith Beavon celebrated his 50th consecutive as a guest lecturer at Rhodes University, presenting a course on ‘The Historical Geography of 19th Century Paris’ as part of the Geography 102 course, ‘Introduction to Global Development’. Prof Beavon started his lecturing career at Rhodes University in 1963, thus completing a full circle in his career.

Prof. Meiklejohn organized a South African tour for a group of students from the University of British Columbia, lead by Prof. Kevin Hall. They were joined by students from the University of Pretoria and Rhodes University.

Ms Brigitte Melly received the Society’s Bronze Medal Award for her Masters’ dissertation, which she had completed at Rhodes University under the supervision of Ms McGregor. Further recognition of our student’s work came from two conferences. At the SAAG conference in Namibia, PhD Student, Rebecca Joubert (supervisors Prof Ellery, Environmental Science & Prof Rowntree) won the award for the Best Student Oral Presentation and Honours Student, Rosie Dwight, won the award for the Best Student Poster Presentation. At the Geography Students’ Conference in Cape Town prizes were won by Philippa Kleyn for the best GIS presentation and Sarita Pillay for the best Human Geography presentation.

2012 saw the publication of the Special Issue of Land Degradation and Development devoted to papers presented at the SAAG conference in 2010 ‘Landscape denudation or landscape degradation? Interrogating the geomorphic processes of landscape change in southern Africa’. The special issue was edited by Professors Rowntree, Foster and Meiklejohn. Contributions demonstrated the wide collaboration that is ongoing between international and South African land degradation scientists.

PUBLICATIONS

Publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings

Clark, VR, Perera, SJ, Stiller, M, Stirton, CH, Weston, PH, Stoev, P, Coombs, G, Morris, DB, Ratnayake-Perera, D, Barker, NP & McGregor,GK. 2012. A rapid multi-disciplinary biodiversity assessment of the Kamdebooberge (Sneeuberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa): implications for conservation. SpringerPlus 1:56 doi:10.1186/2193-1801-1-56 10.1016/j.cities.2011.12.009.

Curran, P, Smedley, DA, Thompson, P., & Knight, A. 2012. Mapping restoration opportunity for collaborating with land managers in a carbon credit-funded restoration program in the Makana Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Restoration Ecology 20: 56-40

Foster, IDL, Rowntree KM, Boardman J, & Mighall T, M 2012. Changing sediment yield and


sediment dynamics in the Karoo uplands, South Africa: post-European impacts. Land Degradation and Development, 23(6): 508-522 DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2180

Grenfell, S., Rowntree, K.M. & Grenfell, M. 2012. Morphodynamics of a gully and floodout system in the Sneeuberg Mountains of the semi-arid Karoo,South Africa: Implications for local landscape connectivity. Catena, 89: 8-21 doi:10.1016/j.catena.2011.09.007

Kirshner, J. (2012). “We are Gauteng people”: Challenging the politics of xenophobia in Khutsong, South Africa. Antipode 44(4): 1307-1328. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2011.00953.x

Kirshner, J. (In press). City profile: Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities, Available online 28 Jan 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2011.12.009,

Kirshner, J. (accepted) Community tensions between ‘insiders’ and ‘outsiders’ and inclusive place-based identities: the case of Khutsong. In C. Haferburg and M. Huchzermeyer (Eds.) Urban Governance in Post-apartheid Cities: Modes of Engagement in South Africa’s Metropoles. Berlin: Schweizer Bart.

Manjoro M, Rowntree, KM Kakembo V & Foster IDL. 2012. An application of finger printing techniques to distinguish sediment sources in a small gully-fan system, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Land Degradation and Development, 23(6): 569-576 DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2174

Manjoro, M, Kakembo, V & Rowntree KM. 2012. Mapping spatial and temporal dynamics of soil erosion and alien shrub invasion using SPOT satellite data in Ngqushwa district, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Environmental Management doi: 10.1007/s00267-012-9810-0

Mighall TM, Foster, IDL, Rowntree KM, & Boardman J. 2012. Reconstructing recent land degradation in the semi-arid Karoo of South Africa: a palaeoecological study at Compassberg, Eastern Cape. Land Degradation and Development, 23(6): 532-533 DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2176

Rowntree KM, Meiklejohn KI, & Foster IDL. 2012. Editorial : Special issue on ‘Landscape denudation or landscape degradation? Interrogating the geomorphic processes of landscape change in southern Africa.‘ Land Degradation and Development, 23(6): 505-507 doi: 10.1002/ldr.2171

Rowntree, KM & Foster IDL. 2012. A reconstruction of historical changes in sediment sources, sediment transfer and sediment yield in a small, semi-arid Karoo catchment, South Africa. Zeitschrift fur Geomorphology. 56, suppl. 1:87-98 doi: 10.1127/0372-8854/2012/S-00074

Rowntree, KM, Mzobe PN, & van Der Waal B. 2012. Sediment source tracing in the Thina catchment, Eastern Cape, South Africa. In Erosion and Sediment Yields in the Changing Environment (Proceedings of a symposium held at Chengdu, China, 11-15 October 2012) IAHS Publ. 356 pp. 404-411.

Smedley, D & Rowntree KM. 2012. Rivers as borders, uniting or dividing? The effect of topography

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and implications for catchment management. Water Science and Technology 66(3):510-6 doi:10.2166/wst.2012.186

Van der Waal, B, & Rowntree KM. A Geomorphological Response Model for predicting sediment related habitat change in non-perennial river systems. In Erosion and Sediment Yields in the Changing Environment (Proceedings of a symposium held at Chengdu, China, 11-15 October 2012) IAHS Publ. 356 pp. 276-283.

Van der Waal, BW, Rowntree, KM and Radloff, SE. 2012. The effect of Acacia mearnsii invasion and clearing on soil movement in the Kouga Mountains, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Land Degradation and Development, 23(6): 577–585.

Book chapters

Rowntree KM. 2012 Fluvial Geomorphology. In PJ Holmes and ME Meadows (eds). Southern African Geomorphology: recent trends and new directions. Ch. 5. Sun Press September 2012. 95-140.

Sumner, P., Hall, K, Meiklejohn, K.H., Nel, W. 2012. Weathering.n PJ Holmes and ME Meadows (eds). Southern African Geomorphology: recent trends and new directions. Ch. 4. Sun Press September 2012. 75-93.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

AAG Annual Meeting New York Feb 24028 2012.

Moeller, J. Using ICTs to Understand Multiple-Use Water Services in Rural South Africa. Session: Mobile phone data and geographic modelling

Kirshner, J. Bordering Practices and the Politics of Local Demarcation in South Africa: The Case of Khutsong. Session: Identity Formation and Exclusion in Africa

3rd Sanord International Symposium 2012. Strengthening the role of Universities as hubs of development through the southern Africa-Nordic University Centre. Aarhus, Denmark. 6-7 June 2012.

Fox, RC, Rowntreee KM, Kaskinen J., Future studies for the southern African region: ’from Africa’ not ‘on Africa’. Session: Tomorrow’s common research priorities for Nordic and southern African Universities.

IGC in Cologne, Germany. 26-30 August.

Irvine, P. ‘Post-Apartheid Racial Integration in Grahamstown: a time-geographical perspective’, within the ‘Urban Utopias and Heterotopias: Theorising, Analysing and Evaluating Urban Spaces’ session. Philippa received an IGU Travel Grant to attend this conference as a PhD student.

Ecosummit, Ohio, October 2012 EcoSummit 30 Sep-5 Oct 2012 - Ecological Sustainability


Restoring the Planet's Ecosystem Services

Rowntree, KM. A political geoecological framework for the conservation and management of Africa’s riverine ecosystems. Symposium: Ecogeomorphology: A biophysical framework for river science’.

IAHS-ICCE International Symposium, Chengdu, China. 11-15 October 2012

Van der Waal, B. and Rowntree, K. A Geomorphological Response Model for predicting sediment-related habitat change in ephemeral rivers,

Rowntree, KM, Mzobe PN, van Der Waal B. Sediment source tracing in the Thina catchment, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Erosion and Sediment Yields in the Changing Environment

LOCAL CONFERENCES

The Biennial conference of the Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) ‘Critical Conversations in Geography’ Conference, 20-22 June 20-22, Cape Town

Attended by five staff members and three students from the Department of Geography.

SSAG Students’ Conference, June 17-20, Cape Town

Eleven Honours students and two senior postgraduates attended the accompanied by their lecturer, Ms McGregor.

Biennial Southern African Association of Geomorphologists (SAAG), September 8-12, Gobabeb Research Station, Namibia,

A group of fourteen Honours, Masters and PhD Students and Professors from the Department of Geography attended the SAAG conference. They were joined by visiting professors, Jan Boelhouwers (Uppsala University, Sweden) and Ian Foster (University of Northampton, UK), and Uppsala University PhD student Mikael Jonssan. The Conference coincided with 50 Years of Namib Desert Research at Gobabeb.

Annual conference of the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists, July 1-5, Cape St Francis

Prof Ellery presented a paper at the co-authored with staff and students from the Geography Department. The paper presented the results of research into the complex system of the Oyster Bay headland bypass dunefield.

16th SANCIAHS National Hydrology Symposium Oct 1-3, Pretoria

Lousie Bryson (MSC student, IWR & Geography) presented a paper at the International Visitors

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

Teaching and Research Collaboration


Prof Per Assmo, Linköping University, Sweden and Visiting Professor, Rhodes University 27/02/12 - 16/03/12

Prof J Hooke, Liverpool University April 2012

Prof Tony Parsons, University of Sheffield, 20-21/08/2012

Prof Jan Boelhouwers, Uppsala University, Sweden and Visiting Professor, Rhodes University 26/08/12 - 06/09/12

Prof Ian Foster, Northampton University, UK and Visiting Professor, Rhodes University 26/08/12 - 18/09/12

Prof H Ibsen, Karslstad University Oct 2012

Visiting international research students

Erika Aarnseth, Karlstad University, April-May

Mr M Jonsson, Uppsala University 26/08/12 - 06/09/12

Stephanie Shenton, Uppsala University, Sept-Nov


University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences



E-mail Office Tel Number

Prof Modi, A Crop Science [email protected] 0332605854





Prof Maharaj, B Professor Geography [email protected] 0312601027

Prof Hill, T Associate Professor

Geography [email protected] 0332605235

Prof Bob, U Associate Professor


Prof Proches, M Associate Professor


Dr Odindi, J Lecturer Geography [email protected] 0332605539

Dr Ahmed, F Lecturer Geography [email protected] 0312603523

Dr Pillay, S Lecturer Geography [email protected] 0312607654

Dr Ramsay, L Lecturer Geography [email protected] 0312608140

Dr Watson, H Senior Lecturer


Dr Narsiah, S Lecturer Geography [email protected] 0332605343

Mr Foggin, T Lecturer Geography [email protected] 0332605273

Mr Lutchmiah, J Lecturer Geography [email protected] 0312602455

Dr Sookrajh, R Lecturer Geography [email protected] 0312607479

Mr Khanyile, M Lecturer Geography [email protected] 0312607935


















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Prof Beckedahl, H

Associate Professor

Geomorphology [email protected] 0332605345

Prof Hughes, J Professor Soil Science [email protected] 0332605422

Prof Mutanga, O Professor GIS and Remote Sensing


Prof Savage, M Senior Professor

Agrometeorology [email protected] 0332605514

Prof Muchaonyerwa

Associate

Professor

Soil Science [email protected] 0332605764

Dr M Gebreslasie

Lecturer GIS and Remote Sensing


Dr Dent, M Senior Lecturer

Water Management


Dr Finch, J Lecturer Biogeography and Palaeoecology


Mrs Trotter-Richardson, D

Lecturer Environmental Management


Mr Gijsbertsen, B

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Ms Reid, C Principal Technician


Mr Abboy, I Senior Technician


Mr De Vos, D Technician [email protected] 0332606255

Ms Nala, T Technical Assistant


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Mr Shezi, I GIS Technician


Mr Singh, R Senior Technician


Mrs Govender, S Administrative Officer


Mrs Sherriff, S Administrative Officer


Mrs McCosh, P Administrative Officer


Mrs Ramroop, S Administrative Officer


News:

Oni Mutanga was promoted from Associate Professor to Professor, with effect from January 2013. He was also appointed as an Associate Editor of the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.


Swart, K. and Bob, U. 2012. Mega Sport Event Legacies and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) September Supplement 1: 1-11.

Bob, U. and Kassens-Noor, E. 2012. An Indicator Framework to Assess the legacy Impacts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) September Supplement 1: 12-21.

Hendricks, N.; Bob, U. and Nadasen, N. 2012. A Comparison of Cape Town and Durban Business Perceptions of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) September Supplement 1: 63-73.

Bob, U. and Naidoo, S. 2012. Green Goal: Awareness of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup’s Greening Programmes and Implications for Environmental Education, African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD) September Supplement 1: 95-105.

Proches S, Ramdhani S. 2012. Analyses towards determining Madagascar’s place in global biogeography. Current Zoology 58: 363−374.

Proches S, Ramdhani S. 2012. The world’s zoogeographical regions confirmed by cross-taxon analyses. BioScience 62: 260-270.









Proches S, Wilson JRU, Richardson DM, Rejmanek M. 2012. Native and naturalized range size in Pinus: relative importance of biogeography, introduction effort and species traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 21: 513–523.

Mutanga, O., Adam, E. and Cho, M.A., 2012. High density biomass estimation for wetland vegetation using WorldView-2 imagery and random forest regression algorithm. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 18: 399-406.

Mansour,K. Mutanga, O. Terry Everson, Elhadi Adam, Discriminating indicator grass species for rangeland degradation assessment using hyperspectral data resampled to AISA Eagle resolution, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Volume 70, June 2012, Pages 56-65,

Fadzai M. Zengeya, Onisimo Mutanga, Amon Murwira, Linking remotely sensed forage quality estimates from WorldView-2 multispectral data with cattle distribution in a savanna landscape, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Volume 21, April 2013, Pages 513-524, ISSN 0303

Mansour, K. and Mutanga, O., 2012. Classifying increaser species as an indicator of different levels of rangeland degradation using WorldView-2 imagery. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 6(1): 063558-1-063558-17.

Lottering, R. and Mutanga, O., 2012. Estimating the road edge effect on adjacent Eucalyptus grandis forests in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, using texture measures and an artificial neural network. Journal of Spatial Science, 57(2): 153-173.

Oumar, Z. and Mutanga, O., 2013. Using WorldView-2 bands and indices to predict bronze bug (Thaumastocoris peregrinus) damage in plantation forests. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34(6): 2236-2249.

Mansour, K., Mutanga, O. and Everson, T., 2012. Remote sensing based indicators of vegetation species for assessing rangeland degradation: Opportunities and challenges. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 7(22): 3261-3270.

Cho, M.A. et al., 2012. Potential utility of the spectral red-edge region of SumbandilaSat imagery for assessing indigenous forest structure and health. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 16: 85-93.

Govender, S and Maharaj, B.2012. Segregation, buffer zones and transport routes: A case study of the second access road to Chatsworth. Oriental Anthropologist, 12 (2).

Maharaj, B. 2012. Commemoration, Celebration, Commiseration? 150th Anniversary of Indentured Labourers in South Africa. In S. Patel and T. Uys (eds.) Legacies, Identities and Dilemmas: Understanding contemporary Indian and South Africa. Routledge: Abingdon, pp. 77-95. ISBN: 978-0-415

Maharaj, B. 2012. Ethnic Identities and political boundaries and the quest for durable solutions. In D. Elliott and U.A. Segal (eds.) Refugees Worldwide. Praeger ISBN-13: 978-0313378072


Ramsay, L, Naidoo, R. 2012 Carbon footprints, industrial transparency and community engagement in a South Durban neighbourhood. South African Geographical Journal, 94:174-190.


Bob, U. 2012: South African Netherlands Academic Partnerships: Research Co-operation Beyond Development, 2-3 April 2012, The Hague, Netherlands.

Munien, S. and Bob, U. 2012. A Socio-Spatial Assessment of Solar Energy Implementation in Rural Areas, Social Aspects on Adaptation to new Solar technology (Norglobal project), 2-3 May 2012, Maputo, Mozambique.

Nyikana, S.; Techaawa, T.; Turco, D.M. and Bob, U. 2012. Perceptions of the 2010 FIFA World Cup: A Case Study of the Host City Nelson Mandela Bay/ Port Elizabeth, paper presented at the Sport and the Global South II: Legacies, Possibilities, Transformations conference, 12-14 November 2012, George Mason University, USA.

Techaawa, T. and Bob, U. 2012. The Legacy Impacts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Africa: Case Studies of Stakeholder and Soccer Fans’ Perceptions in Cameroon and Nigeria, paper presented at the Sport and the Global South II: Legacies, Possibilities, Transformations conference, 12-14 November 2012, George Mason University, USA.

Bob, U. 2012. The Challenge of Livelihoods in Informal Settlements in Durban/ eThekwini Municipality, Preparatory Workshop for the Thematic Conference on Rural Migration, Urban Renewal and Slum clearance – A Challenge for Mega Cities in the South, 25-28 September 2012, Elangeni Hotel, Durban, South Africa.

Bob, U. 2012: Urbanization in the BRICS: An Ingredient for their Success? (sponsored by IIED, HSRC, UNFPA and UK-Aid), 5-6 December 2012, Pretoria, South Africa.

Adam, E.M.I., Ismail, R. and Mutanga, O., 2012. A comparison of selected machine learning classifiers in mapping a South African heterogeneous coastal zone: Testing the utility of an object-based classification with WorldVeiw-2 Imagery, SPIE Remote Sensing. International Society for Optics and Photonics, pp. 85380P-85380P-10. 25, October 2012, Edinburgh, , United Kingdom

Adam, E.M.I. and Mutanga, O., 2012. Estimation of high density wetland biomass: combining regression model with vegetation index developed from Worldview-2 imagery, Proc. of SPIE Vol, pp. 85310V-1, October 2012, Edinburgh, , United Kingdom

Maharaj, B. “Geography and Human Rights Challenges in the 21st Century: Insights from the post-apartheid South African Experience”, paper presented at the International Conference on Human Rights, 14-15 February 2012 at India International Centre, New Delhi (India).

Maharaj, B. “Geography of Corruption – A neglected area of Study”? Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers, 21-22 June 2012, UCT. Maharaj B. 'The main opposition is the media' - Media freedom under threat in democratic South Africa? Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, 24-28 February 2012.


Maharaj B. “Mega Events – the Promise and the Betrayal: FIFA 2010 in South Africa”, paper presented at the 32nd International Geographical Congress in Cologne, 26 - 30 August 2012.

Maharaj B. “Corruption – a cancer that corrodes the promise of a ‘better life for all’ in South Africa”, paper presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, 29 Nov – 1 December 2012.

Bauwens I., Franke J., Gebreslasie M., (2012) Earth Observation to support malaria control in Southern Africa. Proceedings of IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Remote Sensing for a Dynamic Earth. IGRASS, Munich, Germany.

Khanyile, M. Conflicts over land and natural resources in Madlangala, Eastern Cape. Paper presented at the 32nd International Geographical Congress in Cologne, 26 - 30 August 2012.

Sookrajh R. Resident’s perceptions of Sport Events: A Case Study of the Comrades Marathon. Paper presented at the South African Geography Society Conference at UCT, June 2012

PhD Thesis’s completed in 2012: Clement A

Remote Sensing of the distrubtion of subtropical c3 and c4 grasses. Supervised by Prof O Mutanga and co-supervised by Dr M Cho.

Zakariyya O

Remote sensing of Forest Health. Supervised by Prof O Mutanga.


The importance of providing students with a broad education in Geography whilst also providing them with the opportunity to develop skills for their future careers is recognized at UKZN.

Course modules are offered in both human and physical geography, as well as environmental studies and spatial science, including GIS and remote sensing. The majority of the course modules offered emphasize the importance of matching the theoretical component with reality through extensive use of field work.

Human Geography focuses on social, political, economic and environmental interactions that guide the spatial organization of people and contribute to the solution of social problems in our society.

Physical Geography and Environmental Sciences together explain the workings of the Earth’s environmental systems.

Environmental Management is an applied branch of Geography and deals with understanding the way humans impact on and manipulate ecosystems and resources. It seeks ways to prevent or reduce negative impacts by deliberate intervention.

Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing are also applied branches of Geography. These tools concentrate on earth observation using state of the art satellite/airborne image


information and the satellite/airborne image information and the development of spatial date integration methods.

Degrees and modules on offer

The Discipline of Geography, UKZN offers a wide range of programme degrees which enable students to study a mixture of human and physical geography, or to specialize in one or the other.

Undergraduate students can chose from a general studies programme degree (based on majors where you can combine Geography with another subject) or a named programme degree (structured and focused curriculum). Majors are offered in both the Humanities and Science faculties.

At a post-graduate level, students can study for an Honours (BSc Honours Environmental Science; BSc Honours Geography & Environmental Management; and BSocSc Honours Geography and Environmental Management), masters and doctoral degrees.


Level HC PMB W TOTAL

First year 339 203 238 780

Second year 198 156 199 553

Third year 126 109 111 346

Honours 19 18 16 53

Masters 20 20 15 55

Doctoral 8 11 10 29


University of the Free State: Department of Geography

Overview

A Department of Earth Sciences was established at the then University of the Orange Free State in 1918. Professor W von Bonde was appointed Lecturer of Geography in 1919.

Geography, in both Bloemfontein and at Qwaqwa continues to attract students in both the natural sciences and the humanities because of its vocational possibilities. There is also growing environmental awareness amongst students, and a significant increase in interest in GIS, which is perceived as a real value-added component of Geography.

Academic Staff (2012)

Bloemfontein Campus: Professors: Profs Peter Holmes and Gustav Visser Senior Lecturers: Drs Charles Barker and Shirley Brooks Lecturers: Mss Eldalize Kruger, Tobeka Mehlomakhulu and Sheila Vrahimis Junior Lecturers: Mss Mulalo Rabumbulu, Aretha Steenekamp Qwaqwa Campus Senior Lecturer: Dr Hennie Claassen Lecturers: Mr Alex Adjei, Dr Geoffrey Mukwada and Ms Merle Naidoo Junior Lecturer: Mr Pululu Mahasa Contact Details Dr Charles Barker Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Department of Geography (53) University of the Free State PO Box 339 Bloemfontein South Africa 9300 Telephone: +27 51 401 2255 Fax: + 27 51 401 3816 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: www.ufs.ac.za

Report compiled by Prof Peter Holmes, [email protected] Current (2013) staff details

Bloemfontein Campus (Fax 051 401 3816)


http://www.ufs.ac.za/


Name Position Specialisation E-mail Phone number

(on 051 401)

Barker Charles

Senior Lecturer & HOD

GIS, Fluvial geomorphology


Brits Sandra

Administrator


Holmes Peter

Professor Geomorphology


Kruger Eldalize

Lecturer Environmental management


Massey Ruth Lecturer Urban geography


Mehlomakulu Tobeka

Lecturer Rural development

[email protected]

Rabumbulu Mulalo

Junior Lecturer

Geomorphology


Steenekamp Aretha

Junior Lecturer

GIS [email protected] 9653

van Dyk Nolene

Administrator


Visser Gustav

Professor Urban geography


Qwaqwa Campus (on 058 718) Adjei Alex

Lecturer Tourism [email protected]. ac.za 5477

Claassen Hennie

Senior Lecturer

Rural development

[email protected]

5487

Mahasa Pululu

Junior Lecturer

Physical geography


Mokhethine Nthabising

Administrator

mokhethine@qwa. ufs.ac.za

5475

Mukwada Geoffrey

Senior Lecturer

Environmental sustainability

mukwadag@qwa. ufs.ac.za

5476

Naidoo Merle

Lecturer Environmental sustainability

naidoom@qwa. ufs.ac.za 5478

Bloemfontein Campus

Collaborative research with foreign and local institutions, and the involvement of postgraduate students, continues to flourish. Details of specific conferences attended and papers presented are provided in full below. Prof Peter Holmes stepped down as Departmental Chairperson at the end of 2011, and was










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replaced by Dr Charles Barker. Dr Shirley Brookes left the Department at the end of the first semester to take up a post at the University of the Western Cape. Ms Sheila Vrahimis retired at the end of 2012.

Prof Holmes served on the NRF Chairs panel for the finalising of Chairs in the broad category of water quality and management, and land use management. Visitors to the Department included Prof Jarkko Saarinen (Oulu University, Finland), Prof Clive Barnett (Open University), and Dr Alec Thornton (University of New South Wales).

Eastern Free State (Qwaqwa) Campus

Business plan: Dr Hennie Claassen, Dr Geofrey Mukwada and Ms Merle Naidoo compiled and submitted the final draft of the new Programme in Environmental Geography in September. The recommended date of introduction is January 2014. Dr Mukwada is involved in the setting up of the Montane Research Initiative. The aim of this initiative is to spearhead research in various fields of the life sciences in the eastern parts of the Free State province. Ms Naidoo chaired the Campus Going Green Committee. Ms Naidoo attended a postgraduate course on Earth Observation and Integrated Water Resources Management in Kenya during the first semester. By way of community service, Dr Mukwada was involved in the training of municipal personnel in LED (Local Economic Development).

Postgraduate degrees

PhD: Mark Ingle (Prof Visser - Centre for Development Studies) MA: Mulalo Rabumbulu (Prof Holmes) MA: Mnqobi Ngubane (Dr Brooks) MSc: Ashley Marchand (Ms Kruger) MSc: Juanita Moolman (Dr Barker)

Publications

Articles (peer reviewed journals)

Hammett DP, 2012. Envisaging the nation: The philatelic iconography of transforming South African national narratives. Geopolitics 17, 526-552.

Hammett DP, 2012. W(h)ither South African human geography? Geoforum 43, 937-947.

Hammett DP, 2012. Reworking and resisting globalising influences: Cape Town hip-hop. Geojournal 77, 417-428.

Hammett DP, 2012. Requiring respect: searching for non-racialism in post-apartheid South Africa. Politikon 39, 71-88.

Hammett DP 2012. Tales from the road: reflections on power and disciplining within the academy. Environment and Planning A 44, 445-457.

Hammett DP, Hoogendoorn G, 2012. Reflections on the politics and practices of knowledge production beyond the Anglo-American core: an introductory note. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography 33, 283-286.

Hammett DP, 2012. Negotiating the academic periphery: Critical reflections on early career mobility. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography 33, 286-290.


Hammett DP, Sporton D, 2012. Paying for interviews? Negotiating ethics, power and expectation. Area 44, 496-502.

Houghton JL, Bass O, 2012. Routes through the academy: critical reflections on the experiences of young geographers in South Africa. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography 33, 308-313.

Holmes PJ, Thomas D, Bateman M, Wiggs G, Rabumbulu M, 2012. Evidence for land degradation from aeolian sediment in the west-central Free State province, South Africa. Land Degradation and Development 23, 601- 610.

Hoogendoorn G, Visser GE, 2012. Stumbling over researcher positionality and political-temporal contingency in South African second homes tourism research. Critical Arts 26, 253-271.

Rabumbulu M, Holmes PJ, 2012. Depositional environments of the Florisbad Spring site and surrounds: a revised synthesis. South African Geographical Journal 94, 191-207.

Visser GE, Hoogendoorn G, 2012. Uneven tourism development in South Africa: another on-going struggle. Africa Insight 42, 66-76.

Conference Paper and Poster Presentations

Barker CH, 2012. Missing surface drainage of the western Free State. The biennial meeting of the South African Association of Geomorphologists, Gobabeb, Namibia, 09-11 September 2012.

Pienaar JJ, Campbell MM, Visser GE, 2012.The use of water consumption data and GIS-information to detect second-homes/holiday-homes. International Cost Engineering Council 8th ICEC World Congress, "Quest for Quality: Professionalism in Practice", Durban, South Africa, 23-27 June2012.

Visser GE, 2012.The social impacts of second homes in rural South Africa. 32nd International Geography Congress, Cologne, Germany, 26-30 August 2012.

Visser GE, 2012. Challenging the gay ghetto: time to move on? 9th Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers, Cape Town, South Africa, 20-22 July 2012.

Holmes PJ, 2012. Applied aeolian research in South Africa: a way forward? 18th Annual Windy Day, University of Leicester, 17 October 2012.

Holmes PJ, Scott L, Bateman M, Carr A, Cordova C, Boom A. 2012. A record of Late Glacial-Holocene environmental change from two adjacent bio-physical regimes in the Southern Cape, South Africa. 9th Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers, Cape Town, South Africa, 20-22 June 2012.

Rabumbulu M, Holmes PJ, 2012. The geomorphology of the Florisbad spring site and surrounds. 9th Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers, Cape Town 20-22 June 2012.

Chapters in Books

Holmes PJ, 2012. Lithological and structural controls on landforms. In PJ Holmes and ME Meadows (eds.), Southern African Geomorphology: Recent trends and New Directions. Sun Press, Bloemfontein, 23-39.

Boardman J, Hoffman MT, Holmes PJ, Wiggs GFS, 2012. Soil erosion and land degradation. In: PJ Holmes and ME Meadows (eds.), Southern African Geomorphology: Recent trends and New Directions. Sun Press, Bloemfontein, 305-328.


Garland GG, Holmes PJ, 2012. Applied geomorphology. In: PJ Holmes and ME Meadows (eds.), Southern African Geomorphology: Recent trends and New Directions. Sun Press, Bloemfontein, 351-370.

Eckardt F, Barker CH, Meadows ME, 2012. Landscape inventories and remote sensing. In: PJ Holmes and ME Meadows (eds.), Southern African Geomorphology: Recent trends and New Directions. Sun Press, Bloemfontein, 371-399.

Articles (peer reviewed journals)

Manatsa D, Reason C, Mukwada G, 2012. On the decoupling of the IODZM from Southern Africa Summer rainfall variability. International Journal of Climatology 32, 727-746.

Manatsa D, Mukwada G, 2012. Rainfall mechanisms for the dominant rainfall mode over Zimbabwe relative to ENSO and/or IODZM. The Scientific World Journal 2012, 1-15.

Mukwada G, Dhlamini S, 2012. Challenges of event tourism in local economic development: The case of Bethlehem, South Africa. Journal of Human Ecology 39, 27-38.

Mukwada G, 2012. Scales of vulnerability: Resettlement and exposure to multiple stressors and shocks in Zimbabwe. Journal of Human Ecology 40, 101-113.

Mukwada G, Manatsa D, 2012. Assessment of community-based natural resource management in the Savannas using the capacity continuum - multiple drivers model. Journal of Human Ecology 40, 69-84.

Conference presentations Mukwada, C. Mather, L. Holtman. “When the ‘hard’ and the ‘soft’ have to marry: A case of integrated research on the link between forest and woodland resource sustainability and rural resettlement in Zimbabwe.” Paper presented at the 2nd Sustainable Rural Learning Ecologies (SURLEC) Colloquium 2012, Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa. 1-3 October 2012. Postgraduate outputs

Ms P.J. Lekhotla graduated (MA) in 2012. Title of dissertation: Limitations on the growth of economic multipliers in the small business sector in the Eastern Free State. External supervisor/assessor: Dr Tom Ruhiiga. Internal co-supervisor and assessor: Dr Hennie Claassen.

Student Numbers (2012)

Level Number

Bloemfontein Qwaqwa

First year 242 290

Second year 346 798*

Third year 171 375*


Honours 20 4

Masters 12 0

Doctoral 3 0

*Includes Tourism students


News from practising geographers outside of academia

UKZN’s initiative river health initiative (submitted by Dr L Hurry)

Dr L B Hurry: Coordinator Mathuba Schools & Citizens River Health Programme Departments of Geography and of Environmental Sciences may be interested to know of our Mathuba Schools & Citizens River Health Programme being facilitated by a small group within the UKZN’s School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences. The Mathuba Programme was born of the realisation that, despite many years of legislation and community law, the rivers around Pietermaritzburg are in poor condition with levels of pollution from different sources rising year by year. The Mathuba response is an attempt to encourage individuals to start to think for themselves (as a precursor to action) about the causes of environmental pollution affecting rivers and what to share ideas on what is possible, at a personal level, to address the issues. In other words Mathuba is working to encourage and promote school-based / community-based research activities that will encourage participants to take a life-long interest in the health of rivers, their immediate environments and the catchments to which they are connected. The Programme is attracting attention and support from a wide range of stake-holders, including (for example): The Wildlife & Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) and its associated programmes (Eco-Schools, Share-Net, SustainEd; Working for Water, Working for Wetlands); The Environmental Education Association of southern Africa (EEASA); The Wildlands Conservation Trust and the South African office of the Southern African Development Community. How does Mathuba work ? It’s simple really!

Youngsters and adults alike from around the province are using cell-phones to take pictures of local problems that may be affecting river health. (Blocked drains, overflowing sewers, piles of rubbish.) The images (and comments) are sent to flickr (photo-sharing) using the address [email protected] where they are picked up by a mentoring person who then posts them to Google-Earth where they are shown by means of individual flags. The result is a Google-Earth map covered with flags reflecting the activity of a host of ‘clickers’ from all over the region.



And by going to the website http://www.flickr.com/photos/schoolsriverhealthProgramme/ the ‘clickers’ can view pictures and comments and then add comments of their own. How is Mathuba working ? Its early days yet, but things are starting to get interesting !

BUT…. Its important to emphasise that we at UKZN do not see ourselves as the owners of the Mathuba idea and that the main purpose of this piece of ‘news’ is to encourage departments at universities to consider providing nodes of Mathuba-type development of their own that would involve their own communities (students, local school learners, community leaders and others).

Water is THE crunch issue of our century and we think that Mathuba is something that can be done relatively easily by many ordinary South African – and with significant impact.

If you would like further information on the Mathuba project at UKZN please contact Dr Lynn Hurry at [email protected]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/schoolsriverhealthprogram/



Gauteng City-Region Observatory (Universities of Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand), submitted by Dr SA Perberdy

Name of Department: Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) (a research body funded by Gauteng Province and the Universities of Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand and is jointly located between the two universities)


Short description of the vision and mission of the Department: The GCRO is an independent, university based research centre established as a response to the socio-economic, governance, political, growth, cultural and other challenges related to the cluster of cities that make up the Gauteng City-Region (GCR). It is an independent university based research centre, tasked with benchmarking the GCR’s development, mobilising intellectual capital to consider key policy issues, providing accurate, reliable spatially aware data and making this available to government, academia as well as residents. Thus it provides policy relevant and academically rigorous research related to the GCR.

Report submitted by Dr SA Perderdy, [email protected], Tel 011 717 7280

Executive Director:


Area of specialisation E-mail Office Telephone Number

Prof Everatt, D Socio-economic & development, monitoring & programme evaluation, political analysis, youth

[email protected] 011-717-7280





Dr Peberdy, SA Senior Researcher Internal & cross border migration & trade

[email protected] 011-717-7280

Department News

Completed & on-going research:

• The Territorial Review of the Gauteng City-Region (GCR) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and GCRO was released in a multi-media output in 2011/12. The review profiled, measured & benchmarked the GCR.

• In 2011/12 a survey of the Quality of Life in Gauteng was completed and the results released. The survey provides data on the quality of life of residents of Gauteng as well as their



opinions on some political and social. The data can be broken down by metro and municipality and is available on the GCRO website. Together the 2009 and 2011 Quality of Life Surveys provide valuable time-series data and enables the GCRO to track change in the province.

• In 2011 the results of a longitudinal study of the experience of the 2010 FIFA World Cup by small entrepreneurs was released. It assessed the opportunities and costs of hosting mega-events for these entreprreneurs while also engaging with questions around nationbuilding & xenophobia.

• The GCRO also engaged in a research project on non-racialism project with the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation which will result in a special issue of Politikon in 2012.

• Work on ‘conceptualising the Gauteng City-Region’ continues as GCRO is trying to better understand the ways that the GCR is conceptualised and visualised.

• The GCRO continues to undertake research around the environment & sustainability in the city-region. This includes projects exploring the ‘urban metabolism’ of the GCR; an analysis the state of green infrastructure in the GCR; the intersection between disaster vulnerability and sustainability through projects exploring housing issues in dolomitic areas and the vulnerability of urban areas located in mine residue areas including acid mine drainage.

• In the economic sphere the GCRO is undertaking a range of work including: case studies on Gauteng’s urban space economy; developing a Government Barometer to show key development trends in the GCR in a user-friendly fashion; examining cross border flows of large & small scale trade into and out of Gauteng; and examining trends in higher education institutions and whether they are meeting the needs of GCR’s residents and economy.

• In the area of spatial change in the GCR, GCRO is working with the NRF Chair in Planning and Modelling of the Wits School of Architecture and Planning to examine whether the spatial form, fabric and function of the GCR can cope with change. As part of this relationship GCRO is doing undertaking research into the socio-economic & demographic dynamics of change in peripheral areas of the GCR, including migration and rural-urban linkages.

• The first phase of GCRO research exploring mobility in the GCR which has focused on transport flows is complete and has strengthened relationships with the Universities of Johannesburg and Pretoria who have worked on the project.


Everatt D. (forthcoming 2012), Guest editor of Special Edition of Politikon: Non-racialism in South Africa, Politikon 39(1), April 2012. Everatt D. (forthcoming 2012), 'Non-racialism in South Africa: status and prospects' in Politikon 39(1), April 2012. Everatt D. (forthcoming 2012), ‘Ring of fire or (commentator’s) puff of smoke? Youth in Gauteng’, In: Helve et al (Ed.s) Youth and youth transitions, Tufnell Press, London Nyar A. (forthcoming 2012), ‘Some new perspectives on South African Indians and “non-racialism”: Findings from the AKF Non-racialism Focus Group Data”‘, Politikon, 39(1), April 2012.


Schaffler A & Swilling M. (forthcoming 2012), ‘Valuing green infrastructure in an urban environment under pressure – the Johannesburg case’, Ecological Economics (Special edition to be published in 2012). Schaffler A. (forthcoming 2012), ‘Developmental Green Economy Strategy for Gauteng’. In UN-Habitat, Towards a Green Economy: case studies from around the world (pending publication) Wray C & Van Olst R. (forthcoming 2012), ‘Enabling g-government in the Gauteng City-Region’, African Journal of Information and Communication (Special edition on e-governance to be published in 2012). Wray C. (forthcoming 2012), ‘Promoting g-government in the Gauteng City-Region‘ PositionIT, March, pp. 33-35. Conference Presentation in 2012:

David Everatt, Graeme Gotz, Alexis Schaffler and Maryna Storie (March 2011), ‘Overview of GCRO’s sustainability work’, Comparative Dialogue on Sustainable Infrastructure Transitions and Governance, African Centre for Cities (ACC) and the Sustainability Institute, 31 March 2011. Chris Wray (April 2011), ‘GCRO GIS website development – lessons learnt’, GeoInformation Society of South Africa (GISSA) AGM, 8 April 2011. David Everatt (May 2011), 'The developmental state on the ground: Co-ordination and integration in South African governance' presented at a workshop on States, Development and Global Governance at the University of Wisconsin at Madison Law School, May 2011. Graeme Gotz and Chris Wray (May 2011), ‘The Gauteng City-Region and transportation analysis’, preparatory workshop on the Mobility Project with UJ Departments of Civil Engineering Science and Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, 12 May 2011. Graeme Gotz and Alexis Schaffler (May 2011), ‘Gauteng’s green economy strategy’, presentation to a conference organised by the national Department of Economic Development, as part of a panel on the ‘Green Economy: case studies of technology developments in South Africa’, 30 May 2011. Graeme Gotz (June 2011), ‘Understanding and preserving metropolitan governance’, presentation to Metros: the key to South Africa’s Growth Roundtable, organised by the Municipal Demarcation Board, 9 June 2011. David Everatt served on a panel including Deputy Minister Yunus Carrim, Aubrey Matshiqui and others, convened by the Helen Suzman Foundation, to discuss the state and future of local government on the eve of the local government elections. Maryna Storie (September 2011), ‘Representations of space: a case of karst, community and change in the urban landscape’, ACC/CUBES Cities Conference, Cape Town, 7-9 September 2011.


Maryna Storie (September 2011), ‘Addressing urban disaster risk and resilience through a green lens’, National Disaster Management Institute of South Africa (DMISA) Annual Conference, Somerset West, 13-16 September 2011. David Everatt presented a summary of GCRO’s work to the winter political school of the tripartite alliance Provincial Executive Committees in September 2011. Chris Wray (September 2011), ‘Developing a Web 2.0 GIS website for the Gauteng City-Region’, 13th annual conference on World Wide Web applications, Johannesburg, 14-16 September 2011. Annsilla Nyar (October 2011), ‘Some new perspectives on ‘Indian’ South Africans and ‘non-racialism’: Findings from the AKF/GCRO Focus Groups’, Ahmed Kathrada Non-racialism Conference: Non-racialism in post-apartheid South Africa: Contemporary meanings and relevance, 13 October 2011. Graeme Gotz (October 2011), 'Green economy transitions: Gauteng’s Green Strategic Programme', South African National Bio-Diversity Institute (SANBI) Grassland Forum conference on Powering the Green Economy, 19 October 2011. Maryna Storie successfully presented her PhD proposal to the WITS School of Architecture and Planning and external readers on 3 November 2011. Annsilla Nyar (October 2011), ‘Inside or Outside the Academy: Examining the Possibilities for a Scholarship of Engagement’, University of Fort Hare/Rhodes University/NRF/HSRC/ conference, Community Engagement: The Changing Role of Higher Education in Development, 7-10 November 2011. Alexis Schaffler, Graeme Gotz & Josephine Musango (November 2011), ‘Current Research and initiatives for a Green Gauteng City Region’, SACN, DBSA Infrastructure Dialogues, Infrastructure and Greening the Future, 16 November 2011. Graeme Gotz & Alexis Schaffler, (January 2012), ‘Green Economy Transitions: Gauteng's Green Strategic Programme’, Nedbank Sustainability Forum, 24 January 2012. Graeme Gotz & David Everatt, (February 2012), ‘Overview of draft results from the 2011 QoL and the OECD Territorial Review of the Gauteng City Region’, Wits Colloquium on the NPC National Vision, 7 February 2012. Graeme Gotz, (February 2012), ‘The Gauteng City-Region and the West Rand’, ANC West Rand Lekgotla, 11 February 2012. David Everatt presented a paper on ‘Ring of fire or puff of (commentator’s) smoke? Youth, unemployment and the National Planning Commission’ at the second Wits Colloquium on the National Planning Commission report, March 2012.

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