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Integrated catchment management: The Veldwachters River Project (1996- ) [Private funding] Prof. Hannes van der Merwe
Sustainable development of highland drainage basins as special environments (1997- ) [SU funded] Prof. Hannes van der Merwe
Application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) with special reference to tourism resource analysis and development (2001-) [NRF funded] Prof. Hannes van der Merwe
Spatial interaction between dynamic natural and human systems: river catchments, estuaries and coastal development along part of the Southern Cape coast (2001-) [NRF funded] Prof. Hannes van der Merwe
Structural relationships of the formal and inform urban sectors in South Africa (2009-2011) [Funding: SANPAD] HS Geyer, P Nijkamp, R Donaldson, IJ van der Merwe, L Sandham, T de Klerk, D Cilliers, Z Simamane
A series of textbooks on urban policy commissioned by Edward Elgar (2006-2010) H. S. Geyer (editor) Vol. I: International Handbook of Urban Policy, Volume I: Global Contentious Issues Vol. II: International Handbook of Urban Policy, Volume II: Issues in the Developed World Vol. III: International Handbook of Urban Policy, Volume III: Issues in the South
Development of a Web-based land use suitability expert system for the Western Cape Dr Adriaan van Niekerk
Quantifying land cover changes in the Winelands district from 1983 to 2003 Dr Adriaan van Niekerk
Semi-automated land cover and land use mapping from satellite imagery and ancillary data Dr Adriaan van Niekerk
Table Mountain Park: Conservation, Responsible tourism development and Cape Town residents Prof. Sanette Fereirra (i) Neighbourship: Table Mountain National Park and its local communities (ii) Evaluation of a conservation-themed environmental education experience of school children in the TMNP (iii) illegal poaching in TMNP
Perception on crime in South Africa World Cup 2010 Prof. Sanette Fereirra
Transfrontier Parks in Southern Africa Prof. Sanette Fereirra
Global Change Economic Crisis and Tourism Prof. Sanette Fereirra www.gcect.sun.ac.za
Tourism marketing research projects – conducted for CTRU (the provincial destination marketing organization) Prof. Ronnie Donaldson
‘Black diamonds’ in the townships Prof. Ronnie Donaldson with colleagues from UP, UFS, NMMU
Housing the elderly Prof. Ronnie Donaldson with postdoc Dr Goldhaber and Prof N Kotze (UJ)
Race and urban park use – spin off projects from Table Mountain National Park year-long study Prof. Ronnie Donaldson
Making of a post-apartheid city Prof. Ronnie Donaldson Sole author book project focusing on the transformation of the city of Polokwane
Small town geographies Prof. Ronnie Donaldson Co-edited book project with Prof L Marais (UF)
Theoretical understandings of gated developments in small towns Prof. Ronnie Donaldson with postdoc Dr Goldhaber
Using remote sensing as a tool for resource assessment towards the determination of the legal compliance of surface and groundwater use [WRC funded] Zahn Munch
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