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Natural road construction materials of Southern Africa

Author: Weinert, HH Date: 1980 Naturally occurring materials, such as rock and soil, constitute a significant portion of the materials content and cost of a road. Most textbooks dealing with road construction materials, however, are mainly concerned with the manufactured ... Read more
The CSIR - the first 40 years

Author: Kingwill, DG Date: 1990 This story of the first 40 years of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is presented in three parts. The first includes the events leading up to its establishment in 1945 and discusses the need for such a body in South ... Read more
Atmospheric corrosion testing in southern Africa: results of a twenty year national exposure programme

Author: Callaghan, BG Date: 1991 Atmospheric corrosion is one of the most widespread causes of metal and alloy degradation known. We only have to look at the corrosion of structural steelwook in buildings, bridges and other forms of construction to recognise the enormous ... Read more c b
Passage to Progress, The CSIR's Journey of Change, 1945-95

Author: Basson, N Date: 1996 Passage to Progress was written to commemorate the CSIR's fiftieth anniversary celebrated in October 1995. The book takes a brief look at the dawn of technology in Africa, its subsequent progress, and the CSIR's role in its development. The ... Read more
The National Metrology Laboratory of South Africa: the first 50 years (1947-1997)

Author: McDowell, M Date: 1997 This book provides a history of the establishment of National Metrology Laboratory (NML). It focuses on the scientific measurements and measurements in the early days of South Africa. Since its inception in 1947 the National Physical Research ... Read more
Guidelines for human settlement planning and design: The red book

Author: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR Date: 2000 This document provides performance-based guidelines for informed decision-making. The purpose is essentially to indicate the qualities that should be sought in South African settlements, and to provide practical guidance on how these qualities ... Read more
Strategic environmental assessment: Integrated environmental management

Author: Audouin, Michelle A ; Govender, K Date: 2004 This document has been written for a wide audience. Its objective is to serve as an initial reference text. The aim is to provide an introductory information source to government authorities, environmental practitioners, nongovernmental ... Read more
Strategic Environmental Assessment: Integrated environmental management

Author: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, DEAT Date: 2004 This document has been written for a wide audience. Its objective is to serve as an initial reference text. The aim is to provide an introductory information source to government authorities, environmental practitioners, nongovernmental ... Read more
Elephant management: a scientific assessment of South Africa

Author: Scholes, RJ ; Mennell, K Date: 2008 As a conse quence of the rising number of elephants in protected areas in South Africa, the ecosystems that contain elephants and the people that live adjacent to elephant populations are perceived to be coming under increasing threat. The ... Read more
Fifth annual state of logistics survey for South Africa: logistics value and cost drivers from a macro and micro-economic perspective

Author: Ittmann, HW ; King, D Date: 2008 The theme for 2007’s survey was logistics for regional growth and development and the leading role South Africa plays in the southern African region in terms of economic and logistics development. 2008’s theme is somewhat more inward-looking ... Read more
SPEAR: sustainable options for people catchment and aquatic resources

Author: Ferreira, GJ ; Andersson, HC ; Corner, RA ; Desmit, X ; Fang, Q ; De Goede, ED ; Groom, SB ; Gu, H ; Gustafsson, BG ; Hawkins, AJS ; Hutson, R ; Jiao, H ; Lan, D ; Lencart-Silva, J ; Li, R ; Liu, X ; Luo, Q ; Musango, JK ; Nobre, AM ; Nunes, JP ; Pascoe, PL ; Smits, JGC ; Stigebrandt, A ; Telfer, TC ; De Wit, MP ; Yan, X ; Zhang, XL ; Zhang, Z ; Zhu, MY ; Zhu, CB ; Bricker, SB ; Xiao, Y ; Xu, S ; Nauen, CE ; Scalet, M Date: 2008 This book describes the approach and main result obtained in the Sustainable options for People, Catchment and Aquatic Resources (SPEAR) Project, together with complementary case studies focusing on realted work in China and in the United ... Read more
Monitoring global change: a selection of examples

Author: CSIR, Natural Resources and Environment Date: Feb 2008 The reality of global change (including climate change) has gripped the imaginations of movie moguls, graced the agendas of international organisations such as the United Nations, and now also receives prominent attention from the international ... Read more
Practical guide for defending the rights of refugee children and refugee unaccompanied minors in South Africa: policy review, processes, procedures & practical experience

Author: Shabangu, T ; Mbecke, ZP Date: Jun 2008 This handbook aims to improve knowledge of international and domestic legal framework regarding the treatment of refugee children and unaccompanied minor refugee children in South Africa. It is the first of many handbooks that the Refugee ... Read more
Natural, low cost road construction materials: their occurrence and stabilization

Author: Clauss, KA Date: 20 Feb 2009 The book brings together the results of research spread over a number of reports and papers during the past 27 years and to create a guide for soil stabilization work. Its aim is to provide sufficient knowledge of soil/lime reactions to make ... Read more
Catchment2Coast: A systems approach to coupled river-coastal ecosystem science and management

Author: Monteiro, Pedro MS ; Marchand, M Date: Jul 2009 Catchment2Coast was an interdisciplinary research and modelling project that aimed to improve understanding of the linkages between coastal ecosystems and the adjacent river catchments. The project involved nine partner organizations from ... Read more
Use and interpretation of the dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP) test

Author: Paige-Green, P ; Du Plessis, L Date: Sep 2009 During the early 1930's the California Bearing Ratio test (CBR) was developed for the testing of material strength in the laboratory for the design of pavements. The test involves the compaction of a potential road-building material into a ... Read more
Assessing the Sustainability of Bioenergy Projects in Developing Countries: A Framework for Policy Evaluation

Author: Amezaga, JM ; Von Maltitz, Graham P ; Boyes, S Date: 2010 Fulfilling the promise of sustainable development has become a major concern for proponents ofmodern bioenergy projects. The global land area dedicated to feedstock production, be it for liquid biofuels, solid biomass or biogas, has expanded ... Read more
Biodiversity Scenarios: Projections of 21st century change in biodiversity and associated ecosystem services

Author: Scholes, B Date: 2010 This synthesis focuses on estimates of biodiversity change as projected for the 21st century by models or extrapolations based on experiments and observed trends. The term ‘biodiversity’ is used in a broad sense as it is defined in the ... Read more
6th Annual state of logistics survey for South Africa 2009

Author: Ittman, H ; Schoeman, C ; King, D ; Bean, W ; Viljoen, N Date: Mar 2010 The 2009 theme for the state of logistics’ survey is ‘Logistics Value and Costs – Driving Macro and Micro-economic Change towards Global Competitiveness and Sustainability’. For South Africa to become and stay competitive internationally the ... Read more
Architecture, landscape architecture and interior- Hons B 2009

Author: Osman, A Date: Mar 2010 Within this research field, projects focus on community needs, skills and extant built environments, specifically conservation-worthy environments and heritage resources as opportunity for creating sustainable communities and living environments. Read more

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