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Our Mission

Brainwave Projects exists to conduct research for the implementation of development planning projects especially those concerned with land management, land reform, rural development, climatic change, spatial planning, water and environmental problems and socio-economic transformation, as well as to provide effective training and skills development for empowerment, job creation and poverty eradication.

SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Published Books

  • Article 1


    Bryant, CR, Makhanya, EM, Herrmann, TM (Eds), 2008: The Sustainability of Rural Systems in Developing    Countries, IGU Commission, Universite de Montreal.

    Makhanya, E.M. & Bryant, C, 2004. Managing the Environment for Rural Sustainability, IGU Commission On the sustainability of Rural Systems, South Africa.

    Makhanya, E.M., 1999. Poverty and the Sustainability of Rural Systems in Southern Africa, Research Monograph, IGU.

    Makhanya, E.M., 1980. Plight of the Rural Population in Lesotho.  Africa Institute.
    Makhanya, E.M., 1979. The Use of Land Resources for Agriculture in Lesotho. Mazenod Printers.

  • Article 2

    Chapter Contributions in Books
    Makhanya, E.M., 1986. Agricultural Land Use and Land Management, Remote Sensing and Tropical Land Management, 215-222, MJ. Eden and J.T. Parry (eds), John Wiley.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1993. Factors Influencing the Sustainability of Smallholder Agriculture in Natal, Sustainable Land Management in African Semi-arid and Sub humid Regions, 377-384, Gamy, F. and Campbell, B. (eds), CIRAD, Montpellier.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1994. Land use in the Bantustan study sites, Community Perspectives on Land and Agrarian Reform in South Africa, 59-64, Levin, R. and Weiner, D. (eds), Chicago, Illinois.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1994. The ,Economics of small-holder sugar cane production, Levin, R. and Weiner, D. (eds), Community Perspectives on Land and Agrarian Reform in South Africa, 143-149, Chicago, Illinois.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1998: Land Redistribution for Sustainable Development in South Africa, Bolwer, I.R., Bryant, C.R. and Huigen, P.P.P. (eds) Dimensions of Rural Sustainable Systems, Nederlandse Geografische Studies, 244, 175-180.

    Makhanya, E.M., 1999 : Sustainability and the Rural Systems in KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa, in Singh, A.L. (ed.), Resource Management, 455-466, B.R. Publishing Corporation, Dehli.

  • Makhanya, E.M., 1999 : A Study of Poverty and Land Degradation in Lesotho in the Context of Sustainability and the Rural Business Enterprise, Bowler, I., Bryant, C. and Firmino, A. (eds), Progress in Research on Sustainable Rural Systems, IGU/CSRS, Centro de Estudos de Geografia e Planeamento Regional, Serie Estudos no. 2, 47-59

  • Makhanya, E.M., 2001: Progress Review and Way forward for the Sustainability and the Rural Business Enterprise Task Group, Kim, K., Bowler, 1. and Bryant C. (eds), Developing Sustainable Rural Systems, 259-266, PNU Press.

  • Makhanya, E.M., 2001: Towards the Eradication of Poverty in South Africa, Kim, K., Bowler, I. and Bryant C. (eds), Developing Sustainable Rural Systems, 103-114, PNU Press.

  • Makhanya, E.M., 2004, Towards Sustainable Integrated Rural Development in South Africa, Bicalho, AM and Hoefle S.W. (eds), The Regional Dimension and Contemporary Challenges to Rural Sustainability, pp.102-116, Rio de Janeiro.
  • Article 3

    Other Publications
    Makhanya, E.M., 1983. The effectiveness of digitally enhanced images in the production of agricultural land use maps at the scale of 1:250000, Proceedings, EDIS 83 Symposium, 19-20 September.

    Makhanya, E.M., 1992. Mapping rural land use in selected subsistence areas of South Africa, using remote sensing products, ISPRS, Vol XXIX Part B7, pp 675-682, Washington.

    Makhanya, E.M., 1993. The Use of Spot Imagery in mapping rural settlements and land degradation in the Eastern Transvaal, ITC Journal, Vo1.3, Special Issue.

    Makhanya, E.M., 1993. Factors influencing the sustainability of small-holder agriculture in Natal, Proceedings of the conference on Sustainable Land Management for the Semi-arid and Sub-humid Regions in Africa, Scientific Committee on the problems of the environment (SCOPE), 15-20 November, Dakar, Senegal.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1993. The Use of air photography in mapping subsistence agriculture, Proceedings of the Tenth Conference of Southern African Surveyors, CONSAS 93,24-27 May.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1994. Land Use and Land Cover of KwaZulu-Natal, Report to the LAPC, Johannesburg.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1995. Incorporation of participatory surveying methodology in a surveying curriculum, Proceedings of the International FIG Symposium, Feb. 6-10, University of Cape Town.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1997. Factors Influencing the Viability and Sustainability of Smallholder Sugar Cane Production in Umbumbulu, South African Geographical Journal, 79(1), pp 19-26.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1997. Conceptualising the rural business enterprise, Proceedings of the IGU/SRS Commission, 99-104, International Geographical Union, Armidale, Australia.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1997. Sustainable development and subsistence agriculture in South Africa, Proceedings of the IGU/SRS Commission, 116-123, International Geographical Union, Armidale, Australia.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1998. Land redistribution for sustainable development in South Africa, in Bowler, I.R., Bryant, C.R., and Huigen, P.P.P. (eds), Dimensions of Sustainable Rural Systems, 175-180, Nederlandse Geografische Studies, Utrecht/Groningen.

    Makhanya, E.M., 1999 : Socio-economic Indicators and the Sustainability of Rural Business Enterprises, Proceedings of the IGU Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems Conference, July 3-8, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.


    Makhanya, E.M., 1999 : Poverty and the Sustainability of Subsistence Rural Systems in Southern Africa, Research Monograph, International Geographical Union (IGU).


    Makhanya, E.M., 1999 : Rural Sustainability and Common Property Resource Management in South AFrica, Proceedings of the IGU Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems Conference, July 3-8, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.


    Makhanya, E.M. and Ngidi, M.M., 1999: Poverty and Rural Livelihoods in Umzumbe, South African Geographical Journal, 81(1),44-51.

    Makhanya, E.M. and Moodley, V., 2002: Population Geography in South Africa, South African Geographical Journal, 84(1), 107-115.

    Makhanya, E.M., 2004: Demographic dynamics and land degradation at Ratau, Lesotho, in the context of rural sustainability, Land Degradation & Development, 15(3):257-269?