Quest Volume 4 Number 2
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Date
2007
Authors
Eckardt, Frank , Compton, John , Cooper, Antony , du Plessis, Chrisna , de Wit, Maarten , Mccourt, Steve , Durrheim, Ray , Ansorge, Isabelle , de Villiers, Stephanie , Li, Xin , Goodier, Sarah , Cotterill, Woody , Nhleko, Lebogang , Strachan, Leslie , Frost-Killian, Susan , Haldorsen, Sylvi , Grosch, Eugene , Gevers, Wieland , Anderson, John , Mashua, Tebogo , Langerman, Fritha , Vorster, Este , Vorster, EsteJournal ISSN
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Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship
The Department of Science and Innovation: Academy of Science of South Africa
Abstract
Contents: IYPE Out of Africa - South African National Committee for the International Year of Planet Earth - The world celebrates and the Earth sciences get down to business Features: African landscapes from remote sensing - Clear views in 3D: Climate: past changes & future uncertainties - Reading the rock record helps: Megacities - Coping with urbanization: Viewpoint Mineral resources - wealth at a frightening price People and planet pay up: Earth: gigantic recycling machine: How the planet sustains life Africa Array - Seismic stations and geoscientists Ocean crossroad at the tip of Africa: Where the waters move and meet DNA clocks for dating landforms - Animals and landscapes evolve together: Groundwater: managing dwindling reserves - Finding and caring for precious water Geohazards: the risks beneath our feet - Staying safe: Nurturing soil - It's payback time: Healthy foods from Mother Earth - Pioneering dietary guidelines: Art and map-making - Seeing the world in different ways: Africa Alive Corridors - Our continent - our heritage: Fact files - Urban facts -What is soil? - Malnutrition in South Africa: Your questions answered - Why does oceanography matter? What makes oceans salty?: The S&T tourist Water in the iSimangaliso - Wetland Park: Careers Work in geology:
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Non-Peer Reviewed