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Soil heavy metal concentration patterns at two speed zones along the Gaborone-Tlokweng border post highway, Southeast Botswana
(JASEM http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/43693/27216, 2006-06)
Since 1988 Botswana has been experiencing an unprecedented increase in vehicular traffic which
is suspected to be having contamination effects on soils along heavily used roads in the country. This study aimed at
understanding ...
Seed-bank analysis for herbaceous species along grazing gradients in the Sandveld and Hardveld grazing areas of Botswana
(Botswana College of Agriculture, http://www.bca.bw/Research/bojaasBca/InstructionToAuthors.htm, 2007)
Grasses and forbs in Southern Africa have been understudied in terms of species richness and factor that affect diversity patterns. To gain a better understanding of factors affecting patterns of herbaceous plant species ...
The role of human factors in the degradation of natural resources in and around the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207233.asp, 2007)
This paper draws on archival information, anecdotal evidence from local communities, in situ observations
during field investigation and multi-date remotely sensed satellite imagery. The authors
investigated the role of ...
The new role of the construction manager/client engineer/quantity surveyor
(Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors http://www.rics.org/site/download_feed.aspx?fileID=5042&fileExtension=PDF, 2009)
The traditional contracting/delivery system in Botswana, introduced by the US, UK, and
European educators, consultants, and practitioners, has not been working well in Botswana.
The poor project delivery system results ...
Influence of seasonal flooding on soil total nitrogen, organic phosphorus and microbial populations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Journal of Arid Environments. http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622855/description#description, 2003)
The effect of flooding on soil total nitrogen, phosphorus and microbial
population in different vegetation zones (floodplain, island and woodland)
and profile depth (0?1, 0?5, 2?0, 3?0, 4?0 and 5?0m) of the Okavango ...
The effects of the water management framework and the role of domestic consumers on urban water conservation in Botswana
(Routledge http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508060802475415, 2008)
This article examines the adverse effects of a fragmented water management framework and
the role of domestic water users on water conservation in Gaborone, the rapidly growing
capital city of Botswana. There was a major ...
Contending with unequal and privileged access to natural resources and land in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Blackwell http://www.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1467-9493.2008.00332.x, 2008)
This paper reviews how state policy and regulatory instruments, including protected area alienations
and concessions, have altered or denied the access to land and natural livelihood resources
of the indigenous Basarwa ...
Influence of sodium adsorption ratio on sodium and calcium breakthrough curves and saturated hydraulic conductivity in soil columns.
(Csiro, http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/84.htm, 2007)
The paper examines the effects of electrolyte concentration and sodium adsorption ration (SAR) on the relative saturated hydraulic conductivity (RHC) and the ionic behaviour of calcium (Ca) and sodium (Na) ions in the Na-Ca ...
Natural resources accounting: A tool for water resources management in Botswana
(Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/413/description#description, 2007)
Natural Resource Accounting (NRA) has become an important environmental/natural resources management tool in recent years. It
provides information on stocks of a resource available at a particular point in time and what ...
Environmental change and sustainability issues in the Kalahari region
(Elsevier Science Ltd, http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622855/description#description, 2003)
The collection of papers in this special edition of the Journal of Arid Environments is a
sequel to a Workshop held in Maun, Botswana, in October 2000, on the theme
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Multi-species Production ...