ABSTRACT

Climate change and the multidimensional nature of flood vulnerability, necessitate an in-depth consideration of experiential knowledge in reducing flood vulnerability in geospatial environments such as informal settlements. The objective of this paper is to provide a critical review of literature and scholarship in the context of the integration of Indigenous Knowledge and Geographical Information System in mapping flood vulnerability in South Africa. Keywords were searched in two databases for empirical studies that integrated Indigenous Knowledge and Geographical Informal System in mapping flood vulnerability in South Africa. The search extended to literature cited in the papers identified from the databases. The studies were thematically analysed and synthesized. The findings reveal that flood vulnerability in South Africa is mainly considered from an integrated perspective. Approaches used to integrate Indigenous Knowledge and Geographical Information Systems in mapping flood vulnerability are fragmented. There is a lack of sensitivity analysis and map validation, limited use of Indigenous Knowledge as well as inadequate community participation in the mapping of flood vulnerability in informal settlements. This critical review demonstrates the need for a comprehensive, explicit and participatory approach for integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Geographical Information System that genuinely utilize the special characteristics that each of them possesses.

摘要

气候变化和洪水脆弱性的多维性质，需要深入考虑经验知识，以减少非正规住区等地理空间环境中的洪水脆弱性。本文的目的是在土著知识和地理信息系统在南非洪水脆弱性绘图中的整合背景下对文献和学术进行批判性审查。在两个数据库中搜索关键词进行实证研究，这些研究整合了土著知识和地理非正式系统，以绘制南非洪水脆弱性的地图。搜索扩展到从数据库中确定的论文中引用的文献。对这些研究进行了主题分析和综合。研究结果表明，南非的洪水脆弱性主要是从综合角度考虑的。用于整合土著知识和地理信息系统以绘制洪水脆弱性的方法是零散的。缺乏敏感性分析和地图验证，土著知识的使用有限，以及社区参与绘制非正规住区的洪水脆弱性不足。这一批判性审查表明，需要一种全面、明确和参与性的方法来整合土著知识和地理信息系统，真正利用它们各自拥有的特殊特征。用于整合土著知识和地理信息系统以绘制洪水脆弱性的方法是零散的。缺乏敏感性分析和地图验证，土著知识的使用有限，以及社区参与绘制非正规住区的洪水脆弱性不足。这一批判性审查表明，需要一种全面、明确和参与性的方法来整合土著知识和地理信息系统，真正利用它们各自拥有的特殊特征。用于整合土著知识和地理信息系统以绘制洪水脆弱性的方法是零散的。缺乏敏感性分析和地图验证，土著知识的使用有限，以及社区参与绘制非正规住区的洪水脆弱性不足。这一批判性审查表明，需要一种全面、明确和参与性的方法来整合土著知识和地理信息系统，真正利用它们各自拥有的特殊特征。