The Built Environment
Sosio-ekonomiese ontwikkeling van die landdrosdistrikte Bethulie en Philippolis 1965
No e-book appears to be available, but it should be available on interlibrary loan, from the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein. Prof Doreen Atkinson may be able to access this item for you electronically; contact her at karoo@intekom.co.za
Read More‘n Demografiese sosiologiese studie van die blanke bevolking in die Sentraal-Karoo
There appears to be no e-version available, but it should be available on interlibrary loan, from the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein. Prof Doreen Atkinson may be able to access this item for you electronically; contact her at karoo@intekom.co.za
Read MoreThe enterprise ecology of towns in the Karoo, South Africa
Two concepts, (1) companies are ‘living’ entities and (2) ‘company ecology’, stimulated our hypothesis that towns are ‘enterprise ecosystems’. This hypothesis cannot be tested directly. However, if it is correct, application of clustering and ordination techniques used frequently in studies of natural ecosystems, should reveal clusters of towns that are statistically significantly different (p <…
Read MoreThe origin of towns in the Eastern Cape midlands
IN this study the Eastern Cape Midlands are defined as that “,rea including most of the upper and middle sections in the drainage basins of the Sundays and Great Fish rivers, the southern boundary being taken as the Klein Winterberg and Suurberg ranges. This region consists of the magisterial districts of Murraysburg, Aberdeen, Graaff-Reinet, Jansenville,…
Read MoreDie rol van neëntiende-eeuse fotografie in eietydse bewaring
This study aims to understand the role that 19th century photography can play in the reconstruction of an era and in the conservation of cultural heritage in the 21st century. The photo collection of William Roe, a photographer from Graaff-Reinet, is used as an example. The origin and development of Graaff-Reinet is used as background…
Read MoreFrom Frontier to Midlands: A History of the Graaff-Reinet District 1786-1910
The study of local history in South Africa is still in its infancy and has not been accorded the same recognition as elsewhere. There is no convenient manual to guide the would-be local historian of the Cape. There are few models that provide an insight into the main problems encountered by the local historian of…
Read MoreHuman Resources in the Cape Midlands
Although Alfred Marshall’s definition of economics has been criticised for its allegedly narrow conception of the subject, it is sometimes overlooked that he considered the study of wealth but one side of the matter. To Marshall, the other and “more important” side of economics was that it also forms “a part of the study of…
Read MoreThe Cape Midlands:
The area covered in this survey of the Cape Midlands is roughly that portion of the Eastern Cape Province which looks to Port Elizabeth as its principal industrial and market centre where the density of the population is the closest. It lies generally within the geographical region described by Professor J.V.L. Rennie as the Eastern…
Read MoreDie Rol van Neëntiende-eeuse Fotografie in Eietydse Bewaring
Hierdie studie het ten doel om die rol wat 19de-eeuse fotografie kan vervul in die rekonstruksie van ’n era en in die bewaring van kultuurgoedere vir die 21ste eeu, aan te spreek. Die fotoversameling van William Roe van Graaff-Reinet word as voorbeeld gebruik.
Read MoreShale Gas Development in the Central Karoo – Impacts on infrastructure and spatial planning
Shale gas development (SGD) is expected to have the following impacts: • Highly likely to be an incremental increase in the construction, upgrading and maintenance of road infrastructure with an associated increase in demand for scarce construction materials (including high quality gravel and water) and increased on-going road maintenance. • Highly likely to be increased…
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