Browsing TD: 2006 Volume 2 No 2 by Title
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The quest for sustainable agriculture
(2006)Since the Brundtland Commission on Environment and Development published its report in 1983 the idea of sustainable development has become popular. Although many definitions of sustainable development have been proposed, ... -
Some human actions in the destruction and construction of culture and nature – the Merafong region as a case study
(2006)For at least the past 180 years the Merafong Municipal region in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, (of which the Wonderfontein Catchment forms a part) has strongly relied on the primary sector for its economic existence ... -
Water and the human culture of appropriation: the Vaal River up to 1956
(2006)There is discernable evidence of the human presence having historically appropriated the 1300 kilometer long Vaal River of South Africa as it extends itself from the Drakensberg Plateau into the arid Karoo region. This ... -
We know what we are, but not what we may be
(2006)This essay attempts to trace a personal journey from a liberal humanist stance to an awareness of non-dualism within the altering landscape of contemporary advances in technology. My fundamental argument is that the ... -
The world of spirits and the respect for nature: towards a new appreciation of animism
(2006)The belief in spirits has diminished in Western thought since Enlightenment. But it has not disappeared totally. In the subconscious of people and in different subcultures and also in literature and art it is still alive. ...
