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Contents for February 2004

EDITORIAL
Rehabilitation, wetlands and a green building

UPFRONT
News

IDENTIFYING INVADERS
Biological control of Queen of the Night

BOOK REVIEW
Mountain Flowers

TREE OF THE ISSUE
Chris Bowden chooses the common Karee

FEATURES

Urban upgrading in central Johannesburg

Extensive rehabilitation from plantation to forest and fynbos

Environmental controls at golf course estate

Future Normal – mainstreaming green building

Rehabilitation in a headwater catchment of an Eastern Cape River

 

Contents of April 2004

EDITORIAL
The multidisciplinary nature of environmental issues

UPFRONT
News

IDENTIFYING INVADERS
Kahili Ginger Lily and Balloon Vine

BOOK REVIEWS
South African Wildflowers/Indigenous Shrubs  

TREES OF THE ISSUE
Nigel Butler’s choice of trees for golf courses

FEATURES

A shared solution for waste disposal

The air that we breathe

Closure and redevelopment of an industrial site

Exhibiting the unique flora of the Cape

 

Contents of June 2004

EDITORIAL
Upsetting the balace of nature

UPFRONT
News

IDENTIFYING INVADERS
The Mexican Poppy and the Pearl Acacia

BOOK REVIEW

TREE OF THE ISSUE
Wilna Stones chooses the Pigeonwood

FEATURES

Simple refurbishment of a collection of buildings and open spaces

Freedom Park: a landscape narrative of South Africa’s history and heritage

Woodlands to contain pollution in goldfields

Green soldiering

Environmentally sound river crossings

 

Contents of August 2004

EDITORIAL
African projects, experimentation and invaders

UPFRONT
News

IDENTIFYING INVADERS
Exotic Bauhenias and American Bramble

TREE OF THE ISSUE
Peter Clark chooses the Tree Aloe

FEATURES

WasteArt 2004 Expo

Experimental space – design for green living

Private investment in public space

Landscaping interventions – Tinapa, Nigeria

Human excreta, footprints and the environment

 

Contents of October 2004

EDITORIAL
Audubon, invasive Tamarisk and avifauna

UPFRONT
News

IDENTIFYING INVADERS
The Grey Poplar and the Moth Catcher

BOOK REVIEWS

TREE OF THE ISSUE
The Sweet Thorn (Acacia karroo)

FEATURES

Creating awareness to combat littering

Environmental stewardship

Biological treatment technology

Place-making in a suburban highveld context

Living in the city

Composting recycles garden waste

 

Contents of December 2004

EDITORIAL
Golf course survey and caring for the sea

UPFRONT
News

IDENTIFYING INVADERS
The Cat’s Claw Creeper and the Black Locust

BOOK REVIEWS

TREE OF THE ISSUE
The White Ironwood (Vepris lanceolata)

FEATURES

The 2004 IAIAsa National Premium Award

Sustainability in housing

Recycling electronic waste

Trading places