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Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2006. Graduate Programme in Social Anthropology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 564-614). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NR19768

Thesis (Ph.D. (Zoology & Entomology)) - Rhodes University, 2008.

Thesis--Columbia University. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

[Introduction] During 1965 the author, in looking for a project for a thesis to be submitted for the degree of Master of Science in Geology, decided to map a suitable region in order to gain experience in geological field work. The exact nature of the region itself was of no great importance, but since this study was to be conducted through Rhodes University, it was decided that an area, as near to Grahamstown as possible, would be the most suitable. With this in view, the geologist in charge of the Grahamstown Office of the Geological Survey was invited to suggest an area suitable for study, and if possible, to obtain financial assistance. He indicated the region which has been mapped and which will eventually form part of the proposed sheet 143. It is immediately adjacent to, and to the west of the 1:125,000 sheet 136 of Grahamstown completed by Mountain in 1940.

The plant communities of the Andries Vosloo Kudu Reserve (6493 ha.; Acocks's Valley Bushveld) are classified using the Braun-Blanquet phytosociological technique. A checklist of the flowering plants is presented. The flora of the reserve displays an affinity to five phytochoria (Capensis, Karoo-Namib, Sudano-Zambezian, Afro-montane and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt 1, of which the Karoo-Namib and Indian Ocean Coastal Belt are the most extensive. The flora of the Valley Bushveld is regarded as adequately conserved, but a recommendation is made to consolidate the study area with adjacent farms. A small herbarium, containing specimens of all species listed in the checklist, has been established. The climate of the study area is classified according to the Koppen classification as Cfa. Simultaneous air temperature recording at four separate localities demonstrated that differences exist between local ities of marginally different altitude, aspect and slope. The phenology of 51 plant species, recorded at monthly intervals over a continuous period of 478 days, is presented. These species are classified according to their response to air temperature and rainfall for the initiation of new growth, flowering and fruiting. Species exhibited a spectrum of responses ranging from endogenous to exogenous control over phenological events. / KMBT_363 / Adobe Acrobat 9.53 Paper Capture Plug-in

Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010 / It is an accepted fact that small businesses are the economic growth "engines" in developed countries. This reality is given as the main reason for the active involvement of local government, in promotion and development of small enterprises, with the purpose of reversing the trend of growing unemployment in South Africa (even with high economic growth rates) and reducing the high poverty index. Internationally, local municipalities have become primary players in supporting and promoting small business. Prior to 1994, local government in South Africa is perceived to have played a passive role in this field. This study aims to evaluate and critically analyse local government's involvement in the support and promotion of small enterprises on the Cape West Coast (Western Cape Province, South Africa) in order to stimulate greater government involvement in small enterprise development. The study follows a qualitative approach in the form of interviews with a sample comprising of emerging entrepreneurs in the fishing, tourism, engineering, mining and agricultural economic sectors. On the basis of the findings, specific recommendations are made for the promotion of small enterprises as a vehicle for reducing the level of poverty.

The Cape Verde Rise and Islands are considered to be the result of 'Hot Spot' activity. The results of reheating can be observed by changes in the physical properties of the lithosphere. The purpose of this work is to study the relationship of the islands to the rise and relate any changes in the physical properties of the lithosphere to its thermal structure. A geophysical investigation of the lithosphere of the Cape Verde Rise has been carried out using measurements of total magnetic field, seismic reflection profiles, sonobuoy wide angle reflection/refraction experiments, free air gravity and bathymetry from surface ships. Geoid height data from the GE0S3 and SEASAT satellite missions have also been used. Total magnetic field anomalies are attributed to sea floor spreading during the Mesozoic and used to show that 4 fracture zone traces exist in the vicinity of the archipelago. The history of spreading is comparable to corresponding studies in the Western North Atlantic. Seismic stratigraphy from continuous reflection profiles and velocities from wide angle reflection/refraction studies are consistent with uplift during the Early Miocene followed by a period of island building volcanism. Depths to oceanic layer ?, after correction for sediment loading. show that the rise is.;2 km shallower than expected for Mesozoic crust. The present depth is equivalent to only 25 Ma oceanic crust. A 1-dimensional examination of the relationship between free air gravity anomalies and bathymetry using linear transfer function techniques indicates that the lithosphere of the Cape Verde Rise has an effective elastic thickness (EET) of only 15_t3 km when compared with a thin plate flexure model. This value of EET is less than expected for Mesozoic crust from a global compilation of EFT against age of crust at the time of loading. Using geoid height data the above analysis has been extended to 2-dimensions and a value of 13 km has been observed for the EET. The same thin plate flexure model was used for the geoid response as was used for the gravity. The Cape Verde Rise is associated with both a reduction in EFT and a considerable depth anomaly. This is considered to be evidence for thermal rejuvenation. Hawaii, however, is only associated with a depth anomaly and no substantial reduction in EET is observed. This difference between the effect of 'Hot Spot' activity on Hawaii and on the Cape Verde Rise is considered to be due to the motion of the oceanic plate over the mantle heat source.