Dr. H.J. van der Bijl se filosofiese denkraamwerk - ’n histories-fllosofiese oorsig

Niekerk, R. van; Walt, M.F. van der

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“…24 The renowned physicist and trusted government advisor, Dr Hendrik van der Bijl (1887-1948), after whom the town was named, managed the local public corporation (Vesco) responsible for the development of the future city. 25 The planners were wellinformed on the latest international town planning trends in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Sweden. 26 The planners' prime focus was the wellbeing of the white working class.…”

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Emfuleni’s wastewater crisis, 2018-2021: The history of a Vaal sub-catchment problem

Tempelhoff

2021

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In 2018 the collapse of the wastewater infrastructure of Gauteng’s Emfuleni Local Municipality was responsible for a severe fish-kill in the Vaal River Barrage. Even communities downstream of the Barrage were affected. The disaster was most evident at the riverside holiday town of Parys, tourism operations on the riverbank in the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site and the Bloemhof Dam. Emfuleni’s crisis was the result of almost two decades of delays and underinvestment in the maintenance and upgrade of a local wastewater system earmarked for regional service delivery.Today’s Emfuleni has an illustrious history, dating back to the founding of the industrial towns of Vereeniging (1891) and Vanderbijlpark (1943). Both are situated downstream of where the Klip, Blesbokspruit and Suikerbos rivers fork into the Vaal River. Thanks to local coal mining, electricity generation and copious water supplies, industrial development thrived in the twentieth century.The 1994 demise of South Africa’s white-ruled governance system paved the way for a post-apartheid non-racial democracy. At this time there were significant changes in governance, demographics and economic development. Local population growth and the concomitant regional post-industrial development continue to have a profound impact on the Vaal River Barrage and the downstream communities.This study highlights the Integrated Vaal River system, the historical origins of today’s Emfuleni, and culminates with a discussion on the disaster of 2018 and its aftermath up until 2021.

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Section: Emfuleni's Urban Industrial Originsmentioning

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Emfuleni’s wastewater crisis, 2018-2021: The history of a Vaal sub-catchment problem

Tempelhoff

2021

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Tegnologiese determinisme: kontoere van ’n konsep

Lamey¹

1997

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Technological determinism: contours of a concept Inleiding: term inologiese verhelderingSoos die geval is met baie ander filosofiese stromings o f opvattinge, is ook die tegnologiese determinisme stewig gevestig in sowel die werk van em stige filosowe as in die opvattings van Jan Alleman. M ense w at nie sal droom om hulleself filosowe te noem nie (stellig selfs eksepsie sal neem aan so 'n betiteling) is maar alte geneig om 'n baie hoë w aarde te heg aan die rol van die tegnologie in hulle eie lewe en die van die gemeenskap as 'n geheel. In die populêre pers word besonder baie aandag gegee aan nuwe tegnologiese ontwikkelinge en aan die effek wat dit op elkeen se lewenspatroon het. Dit is 'n m odem e gem eenplaas dat die vinnige ontwikkelinge in die inligtings-en kommunikasietegnologie van die afgelope tw ee o f drie dekades besig is om die gem eenskap te transformeer en om

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Dr. H.J. van der Bijl se filosofiese denkraamwerk - ’n histories-fllosofiese oorsig

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Emfuleni’s wastewater crisis, 2018-2021: The history of a Vaal sub-catchment problem

Emfuleni’s wastewater crisis, 2018-2021: The history of a Vaal sub-catchment problem

Tegnologiese determinisme: kontoere van ’n konsep

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