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Book review: UrbanInequality. Theory, Evidence, and method in Johannesburg South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 L Mulibana
Published in South African Geographical Journal (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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A human–wildlife conflict: potential impacts of fatal harvesting approaches on medicinal plants in Free State Province, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 L Nenungwi, T. M Mokotjomela, L. R Vukeya, M. M Slabbert, K. L Prinsloo
Human-wildlife conflict has taken center stage in global biodiversity degradation, yet researchers have mainly focused on animals. Medicinal plants are declining globally, partly because of over-ha...
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Investigating students’ perceptions of single-use plastics at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Kyle Daniel van Heyde, Siân Butcher
Single-use plastics have become interconnected with human populations globally, yet, studies on plastic pollution and practices have predominantly been conducted outside Africa. This study explored...
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Barriers to municipal solid waste management policy implementation. A case study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Rubia Korstanje, Katarzyna Janusz, Anton Van Rompaey, Claudine Roos
While literature extensively examines waste management issues in urban areas, limited attention has been given to rural developing waste contexts. This paper aims to understand the policy/implement...
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A review of the application and implications of cellular automata-based urban growth model in africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Melaku Bogale Fitawok, Amare Sewnet Minale
Africa’s urbanization rate has quadrupled from 14% in 1950 to about 44% in 2022. A variety of urban growth models have been used to measure and monitor urbanization, its drivers and implications fo...
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An Assessment of urban greening challenges and opportunities associated with urban densification in the EThekwini Municipality South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Fidelis Chihambakwe, Inocent Moyo
It is critical that urban densification is accepted as a planning strategy for enhanced, sustainable urban development, especially considering the compacting of urban areas, integrated land uses, r...
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Socio-spatial small town dynamics in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Philippa Margaret Irvine
Published in South African Geographical Journal (Vol. 105, No. 4, 2023)
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Spatiotemporal analysis of heavy summer rainfall events across the Free State Province, South Africa: 1981–2022 South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Nicolle Loader, Sarah Roffe, Adriaan van der Walt
Heavy rainfall events negatively impact agricultural productivity (e.g. crop damage) and human health (e.g. waterborne disease outbreaks). Under anthropogenically induced warming, South Africa may ...
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Digitally mapping soil carbon of the uThukela headwater catchment in the Maloti-Drakensberg, a remote Afromontane mountain region South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-10-29 Jaco Kotzé, Cowan Mc Lean, Johan van Tol
Although regional soil mapping is commended, site-specific studies are required for mapping and quantifying soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks at a landscape scale for management and rehabilitation p...
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Taking a back seat: the politicization of municipal environmental governance in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Shaheen Sewparsadh Thakur, Adrian Nel
Local government (LG) in South Africa (SA) is mandated to provide adequate service delivery and to ensure environmental protection within municipal boundaries. Local Environmental Governance (EG) i...
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Geology and climate: a novel method to estimate indoor radon exposure risk in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 H.A.P. Smit, J. Bezuidenhout
ABSTRACT The severe health risk associated with elevated levels of indoor radon gas is well known and widely reported. Measuring residential indoor radon-in-air levels is expensive, labour- and time-intensive. Two of the most important estimators of high levels of indoor radon gas are the underlying geology of an area and the climatic conditions, especially temperature and wind. While varying geology
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The geography of commercial activities in business parks in Cape Town South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Nikhil Naik, Manfred Spocter
ABSTRACT Business parks have increasingly become part of Cape Town’s industrial built environment over the last 25 years. It signifies a shift from large industrial premises to smaller units in communal industrial settings. This paper investigates the types of business activities found in the business parks using the conceptual underpinnings of location theory and industrial cluster theory. Online
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The urban materialities of disused quarries in cape town South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Manfred Spocter
ABSTRACT Quarried stone has a multitude of uses in the built environment. Often old, abandoned quarries near cities have become enveloped by urban expansion. This paper investigates what becomes of disused quarries, specifically in Cape Town, South Africa. The study is scaffolded by the theoretical underpinnings of urban materiality which, in turn, draws from assemblage theory. It is posited that the
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Off-campus housing supply and utilization: perspectives of landlords and students in Chinhoyi South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-06-25 Lucia Leboto-Khetsi, Fortune Mangara, Mischka Dunn, Kudakwashe S. Manana, Abraham R. Matamanda, Innocent Chirisa
ABSTRACT Off-campus housing remains a major issue related to studentification in African cities. This study analyses the perspectives of landlords and students on off-campus housing supply and utilization in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. The study was qualitative and adopted a case study research design. Interviews were conducted with purposively selected key informants, while textual and content analysis was
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Trends in the desegregation of former Whites-only state schools in Pretoria (South Africa): a time-space investigation South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 A Horn
ABSTRACT The school is a confined interpersonal contact space for students and lends itself to the social integration of mixed-race populations. However, the success of an integration process is, amongst other factors, linked to the racial numerical mix of a desegregating school. The literature on school desegregation in South Africa lacks empirical evidence that would support or contradict popular
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Beyond the ‘hustling’: the everyday discourse of hope of informal traders in a Ghanaian city South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Samuel Twumasi Amoah, Ebenezer Owusu-Sekyere
ABSTRACT Conventional literature on urban studies have often framed informality within the concept of ‘hustle’ at multiple sites in the city. Such studies usually examine the uncertainties and struggles of informal traders in the realms of city management. This article moves away from the over flocked issues of abuse and suppression to explore the practices of informal traders that produce hope to
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Enhancing household food security through flood disaster risk reduction in little Ruaha River Basin, Iringa district, Tanzania South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Mawazo Ghambi, Tiemo Romward Haule, Evaristo Haulle
The study presents strategies adopted by households in the Little Ruaha River Basin in Iringa district to reduce flood disaster risk thereby enhancing household food security. A mixed research desi...
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Can Social Impact Assessments (SIAs) be a sustainable strategy to address the skills development gap and community sustainability challenges in Just Energy Transition (JET) policy decision-making? Evidence from the South African mining communities of Kriel and Carolina in Mpumalanga South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Thandiwe Chidzungu, Alex Wafer
South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (JET) from coal to renewable energy in response to climate change mitigation policies comes packaged with social costs that these mitigation policies tend to o...
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Navigating livelihoods in the midst of COVID-19: experiences of women in informal cross-border trading in Accra, Ghana South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Charlotte Wrigley-Asante, Louis Kusi Frimpong
Studies have indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on businesses, and that female-led businesses have been more negatively affected than male-led ones because of their fragility, u...
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Fuel for regional income inequality in South Africa: redistribution effect of taxes South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Beatrice D. Simo-Kengne, Josine Uwilingiye, Kazeem Abimbola Sanusi
This paper analyses the effect of fiscal redistribution on regional income inequality in South Africa using the spatial models. Yearly provincial-level data on different spending categories are con...
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A new flood chronology for KwaZulu-Natal (1836–2022): the April 2022 Durban floods in historical context South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 S.W. Grab, David J. Nash
ABSTRACT In April 2022, flooding and associated geohazards caused major loss of life and extensive damage in the greater Durban region and large areas of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) coastal zone. Heavy rainfall that triggered the flooding and mass movement events was reported in national and international media as having ‘smashed weather records’. However, no systematic and up-to-date flood record exists
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Nature-based solutions for coastal resilience in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Jasper Knight
Coastlines globally are sensitive to the effects of sea-level rise, increased coastal storminess and changes in coastal sediment supply and sediment dynamics in the Anthropocene. Coastlines are als...
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Conservation corridors and ecological networks in South Africa: shortcomings of environmental legislation and policies South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Alexandra-Belle Dalziel, Mary Evans
Protected areas have long been the leading strategy to combat habitat fragmentation. However, studies have shown that this traditional approach can create habitat islands where populations are isol...
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Understanding local actors’ perspective of threats to the sustainable management of communal rangeland and the role of Participatory GIS (PGIS): the case of Vulindlela, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-03-12 Matilda Azong Cho, O. Mutanga, T. Mabhaudhi
Rangelands in arid and semi-arid regions serve as grazing land for domesticated animals and therefore offer livelihood opportunities for most pastoral communities. Thus, the exposure of most rangel...
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Multispectral remote sensing of potential groundwater dependent vegetation in the greater Floristic region of the Western Cape, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Chantel Chiloane, Timothy Dube, Cletah Shoko
Groundwater dependent vegetation (GDV) is increasingly threatened by the transformation of the natural environment. An understanding of the nature of GDV at the appropriate scale helps environmenta...
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Investigating the physical infrastructural aspects as determinants of tourism development in South African cities: a case of Mahikeng South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Walter Wessels, Lisebo Tseane-Gumbi
This study investigated physical infrastructural aspects as determinants of tourism development in Mahikeng, the provincial capital city of the North West Province. Using existing literature, physi...
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A comparative knowledge map of priority environmental issues and doctoral research in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-02-10 Unine van den Berg, Martie Mearns
Researchers not only respond to a strategic direction; their discovery of emerging issues also make them accountable to guide policy reform. The alignment of environmental doctoral research with en...
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The influence of satisfaction with life, social contribution and environmental well-being on conscientious consumer decision-making in the South African emerging economy South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-01-25 Lorna Christie, Nadine Sonnenberg
Emerging economies harbour increasing consumption patterns with detrimental social and environmental consequences. This study postulated that satisfaction with life determines consumers’ social con...
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Rural community dependency on woodland resources: the case of Foley and Makomoto settlements in Central-East Botswana South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Gaositwe Lillian Pelane, Mulalu Innocent Mulalu, Gagoitseope Mmopelwa, Moren Tibabo Stone
The unsustainable exploitation of savanna woodland resources in Botswana threatens the capabilities of the ecosystem to provide goods and services that are vital to rural household livelihoods, hen...
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Do younger generations care more about environmental issues? A comparison of perceptions between Gen Z and Gen X in Jo-hannesburg, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-12-18 Thapelo Josias Kgomo, Lee-Ann Sade Modley
ABSTRACT Many studies around the world have shown differences between generational cohorts in levels of concern about global environmental change. Global environmental change caused by the anthropogenic practices poses a threat to human life as well as biodiversity, and it is perpetuated by the lack of awareness of environmental sustainability. To spread awareness where it is lacking, it is important
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Multi-stakeholder perceptions of drought utilizing a conceptual framework for drought South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 S.J Lottering, P. Mafongoya, R.T. Lottering
ABSTRACT Drought is a phenomenon that leads to complex issues that affect vulnerable communities across the globe. Small-scale farmers and rural communities are considered the most vulnerable to the impacts of drought, due to their high reliance on agriculture and the numerous socio-economic conditions that sustain their vulnerability. Understanding the perceptions of those that are the most vulnerable
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Knowledge of and attitudes towards Sustainable Development Goals among adults in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-11-21 Simangele Dlamini, E.K. Block, Nondumiso Mathibela
ABSTRACT This study used survey results to describe selected adult South Africans’ knowledge of and attitudes towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Results revealed that more females than males claimed to have been taught about the SDGs and that more young people than the elderly claimed to have adequate knowledge of the SDGs. Results also revealed that those with a high school
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Role of citizen participation in local development planning in Murewa district South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-10-08 Vellim Nyama, Geoffrey Mukwada
ABSTRACT Contemporary development entails adopting democratic principles of all-inclusive participation, accountability of authorities to the citizens and transparency among others. This article examines the role of citizen participation in development planning in the Murewa Rural District (MRD). It used a mixed methods approach to collect data. Thirty interviews and eight focus group discussions (FGDs)
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The land use impact of renewable energy sprawl in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-10-05 V. Tshepang Gaeatlholwe, Kristy E. Langerman
ABSTRACT The share of renewable energy is expected to increase in South Africa’s energy mix. Motivated by concerns about renewable energy sprawl, this study quantifies the current and future (2050) land requirements for electricity generation in South Africa and evaluates the likely impact on natural biomes. Currently, around 340 km2 has been transformed for electricity generation (mainly coal-powered)
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Joint venture wildlife management of the Loliondo Game Controlled Area in Tanzania: a multi-criteria analysis South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-09-30 Gileard Sifuel Minja, Jungho Suh, Yan Tan
ABSTRACT This study focuses on wildlife management in the Loliondo Game Controlled Area (LGCA) in the northern region of Tanzania. There are ongoing concerns surrounding wildlife management in the LGCA including an acute lack of community involvement in the wildlife management planning and decision-making process, poorly defined property rights, and the unequitable distribution of the economic benefits
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Spatial ordering of informal sector activities in African cities: perspectives and lessons from the development of informal sector in Nigeria South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-08-28 Emmanuella C. Onyenechere, Abiodun Ayooluwa Areola, Linus O. Asikogu, Lazarus Chikwendu
ABSTRACT Informal Sector Activities (ISAs) dominate the economy in most African cities, and they continue to proliferate without consideration for environmental sustainability. This study analysed spatial ordering of ISAs in four Nigerian cities, selected for their differential urban forms and social practices. The study assessed the conformity of the spatial ordering of ISAs with industrial location
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The ‘contestation of crime’: Using a spatial theory of crime to examine livestock theft among small-scale farmers in Swartruggens, North West province South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-07-19 Gregory D. Breetzke, Nthabiseng Mosesi, Pieter Bester
ABSTRACT Crime is a complex and multi-layered phenomenon that impacts the lives of every South African. One crime type – and its causes and consequences – that has been relatively under-researched in the country is livestock theft. This crime is becoming of increasingly concern due to its progressively organized nature and its consequential impact on local and national food security. In this study
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Health and wellbeing in urban South Africa: an overview South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Ruth T. Massey, Stuart P. Denoon-Stevens
ABSTRACT The health and wellbeing of residents in South Africa’s towns and cities are currently threatened by the burden of disease, high incidences of crime/violence, and increasing economic, social, and environmental inequality. The impact of past and present spatial exclusion has exacerbated high levels of poverty and ill health, and the rapid rise in urbanization has put further pressure on already
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Parks, participation and the Parkrun ‘move-ment’ in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-06-15 Leani de Vries, Nico Kotze, Tracey Morton Mckay
ABSTRACT The Parkrun, a community-based, shared leisure-time activity, allows people to come together to run, jog or walk, and interact socially, in park-like surroundings. Although the Parkrun started with only 13 participants in 2004, at Bushy Park, London, United Kingdom, it is now staged in 23 countries across the world, making it is a global ‘social movement’. Growth has been driven by its inclusive
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The state of public participation in the EIA process and its role in South Africa: a case of Xolobeni South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Thabang Maphanga, Karabo Shale, Babalwa Gqomfa, Vincent Mduduzi Zungu
ABSTRACT Public participation is an integral part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, as it provides opportunities for interested and affected parties (I&APs) to participate in the decision making process. This process is part of the legislative regime in South Africa and recognized as the main instrument to ensure that the proposed development is sustainable from a triple-helix perspective
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The emotional toll of the ‘hard’ lockdown: an analysis of diary entries from Gauteng, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Miriam Maina, Sarita Pillay Gonzalez
ABSTRACT The research draws from diary entries shared by participants across various urban neighbourhoods and dwellings in Gauteng Province in South Africa during the Level-5 lockdown period. Occurring between 27 March and 1 May 2020, the Level-5 lockdown was severely restrictive, as residents were confined within their homes, and their movement and social activity curtailed. Research has already indicated
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Socio-economic and demographic determinants of COVID-19 infections and spread at household level: case study from Nigeria South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Kehinde Sunday Oluwadiya, Olaniran Jonathan Matthew, Adebayo Oluwole Eludoyin, Ayomide Oluwaseyi Aibinuomo, Shola Adeyemi
ABSTRACT Many studies have associated the dynamics of diseases’ prevalence with differences in social, economic and demographic status, but it is not yet clear if the same variables explain the spatial distribution of COVID-19 infections in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed the spatial spread of COVID-19 infections in relation to socio-demographic risk factors in a typical administrative
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The carbon footprint of government health department fleet vehicles in Johannesburg, South Africa – a case study South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Ibrahim O Elimi, Gerrit Hendrik Stoffberg
ABSTRACT The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that climate change is caused by human activities. This case study presents findings on the vehicle use by the Department of Health in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng province, South Africa. The objectives of this study are to estimate the carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of government fleet vehicles and to identify mitigation measures
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Planning for health and wellbeing? Reflections on urban policy and practice in the City of Cape Town and Western Cape Province during the COVID-19 pandemic South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Michael Hathorn
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic presents a major disruption to urban systems in cities all around the world. As such, it is vital to use this moment as an opportunity to re-evaluate contemporary planning directions in the government structures of the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Province. This article aims to do this by understanding the lessons that state-led COVID-19 responses hold for urban
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Spatiotemporal pattern of road traffic fatalities in Africa: the effect of economic development South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-05-01 Yingigba Chioma Akinyemi
ABSTRACT This study aims to analyse the spatiotemporal trends and effect of economic development on road traffic fatalities (RTF) across 48 countries in Africa using annual data between 2007 and 2016. Data on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, population density, road fatalities and registered vehicles were obtained from WHO and World Development Indicators. Spatial autocorrelation and clustering
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Regional fire occurrence in Southern Africa using BFAST iterative break detection in seasonal and trend components of a MODIS time series South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Alex W. Marden, Thoralf Meyer, Kelley A. Crews Meyer
ABSTRACT Fire is an integral part of southern African savannas, but despite being well-studied, complex relationships among fire, humans, climate and ecological systems remain poorly understood across much of the region. Analyses that provide information on fire trends in diverse regional contexts are essential for informing fire management and monitoring change. Harmonic seasonal patterns, linear
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Small towns as research sites: the impacts of deindustrialisation on urban livelihoods in Norton, Zimbabwe South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-03-15 Martin Magidi
ABSTRACT The paper deviates from the general trend to focus on big cities as research sites. It explores the impacts of deindustrialization on urban livelihoods in Norton – a small town west of Harare using the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) to unpack how deindustrialization compromised livelihood assets and outcomes in Norton. Data were collected using triangulation of methods, which comprised
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National health insurance in the face of COVID-19: urban tendencies in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 Gina Weir-Smith, Tholang Mokhele, Simangele Dlamini
ABSTRACT South Africa is set to implement a universal health care system, called National Health Insurance (NHI). The country is plagued by inequality at various levels, and the NHI will attempt to provide more equitable access to health. A national online COVID-19 survey in 2020, measured respondents’ favour or not of such a system. Multivariate logistic regression identified unique determinants of
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A divided schooling system: the spatial nature of secondary education in Ladybrand, Free State, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-02-22 Phindile Mnguni, Tracey Jill Morton Mckay
ABSTRACT School choice and commuting in Ladybrand’s three high schools was explored. While all were numerically dominated by Black African children, only the fee-charging former whites-only public school, in the heart of Ladybrand, had a multiracial learner profile. Black African learners enrolled in this school hailed from mostly middle-class homes in the neighbouring Black African township of Lesotho
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Development or destruction? Impacts of mining on the environment and rural livelihoods at Connemara Mine, Zimbabwe South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-02-22 Martin Magidi, Promise Machingo Hlungwani
ABSTRACT This study interrogates the impacts of mining at Connemara Gold Mine on the environment and rural livelihoods for surrounding communities the mine. While we acknowledge that mining is a very lucrative business and one of the major drivers of the Zimbabwean economy, we argue that most of the benefits of mining tend to be enjoyed elsewhere and not by host communities. We roped in the Treadmill
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The geomorphic origin of large wetlands in Africa’s elevated drylands: a Geographic Information System and Earth Observation approach South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-02-16 Z. Lidzhegu, W. N. Ellery, S. K. Mantel
ABSTRACT The topographic, climatic and tectonic conditions of the sub-continent present opportunities to better understand the role that geomorphological processes play in determining the origin of large wetlands. Yet, there is limited information on the geomorphic origin of large wetlands in southern and eastern Africa due to wetland inaccessibility and limited wetland geomorphological studies that
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Determining the distribution of wetlands across Eswatini South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-02-14 J.P. Le Roux, H.R. Beckedahl, A.T. Grundling, P. Sumner
ABSTRACT Eswatini became a signatory to the Ramsar Convention on the 15th of June, 2013. To date, the country does not have a national wetland inventory. This study applies a newly developed wetland mapping technique (produced in South Africa) to Eswatini, to provide baseline information on the potential distribution of wetlands across the country. Results of this study show that when applying the
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Using land cover, population, and night light data to assess urban expansion in Kimberley, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-01-30 T.H. Kabanda
ABSTRACT Information on urban expansion is a significant input in forecasting upcoming land cover and land use changes in a city. This study combines Landsat 8, night-time lights, and population data to assess urban expansion in Kimberley, South Africa from 2013 to 2018. This study used a post-classification change detection approach to measure urban expansion. Urban and non-urban land use classes
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Bibliometric analysis on African Urbanization studies: patterns and trends of published articles South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-01-25 Hang Ren, Zhenke Zhang, Priyanko Das
ABSTRACT The process of urbanization in Africa is receiving global attention and is subject to comprehensive scientific research due to the wide socioeconomic influence of this continent. Adopting specific search terms and strategies, this paper conducts a statistical analysis of the research articles addressing African urbanization (n = 2046) from the Web of Science core collection. The results show
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Broken bridges over troubled waters: COVID-19 and the urban poor residing in Dinaweng informal settlement, Bloemfontein, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-01-20 Abraham R. Matamanda, Mischka Dunn, Verna Nel
ABSTRACT The increasing informal urbanism in Africa exposes its residents to multiple shocks, including urban public health pandemics. South Africa is not an exception due to the squalid living conditions, lack of essential services and amenities, and overcrowding characterizing informal settlements. We argue that such conditions compromise the liveability of the informal settlements and the wellbeing
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From ‘hydrology of hope’ to ‘hydrology of despair’: a feminist review of Mushandike small-scale irrigation scheme in the semi-arid region of Southern Zimbabwe South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-01-20 Kwashirai Zvokuomba, Kezia Batisai
ABSTRACT The physical and social environmental repercussions of large dam construction have pre-occupied development discourse for some time globally. Literature on dam projects focuses on the displacement of humans and wildlife from their natural habitats and the dam’s contribution to urban and industrial transformation. There is a dearth of literature on small dams and small-scale irrigation projects
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Diffusion and adoption of organic and biodynamic winemaking in the Western Cape South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2022-01-10 Monique Douglas, Ronnie Donaldson
ABSTRACT As a useful and an insightful tool for analysing the different aspects and complexities associated with the adoption and diffusion of agricultural innovations the diffusion of innovation (DoI) theory was used as an analytical tool to identify and understand the adoption and diffusion of organic and/or biodynamic (O/Bio) winemaking practices in the Western Cape. Six case studies were compiled
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Using spatial indices to measure dynamic racial residential segregation in Gauteng province (South Africa) South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2021-12-09 Samy Katumba, Serena Coetzee, Alfred Stein, Inger Fabris-Rotelli
ABSTRACT Apartheid laws resulted in racial residential segregation that became entrenched into the urban morphology of South Africa. When apar-theid ended in the 1990’s, the new South African democratic government was resolved to bring about social and spatial justice, address inequalities and promote social cohesion. To determine progress towards racial residential integration, aspatial indices of
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A triangulation approach for assessing and mapping land degradation in the Lepellane catchment of the greater Sekhukhune District, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2021-11-21 Phumlani Nzuza, Abel Ramoelo, John Odindi, Jean-Marc Mwenge Kahinda, Lehman Lindeque
ABSTRACT Land degradation is a complex environmental problem that requires robust decision-making processes that embrace diversity of local indigenous knowledge. Participatory approaches are essential in capturing the complexity in land degradation processes while overcoming limitations presented by scientific methods that disregard socio-economic factors. Hence, the triangulation approach can be used
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An easy target: studentification, crime and safety of students in Johannesburg South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.662) Pub Date : 2021-11-16 James Gregory
ABSTRACT The socio-economic impacts associated with studentification are diverse. International and local research suggests that the process of studentification and growth of private student accommodation can attract certain types of crime to neighbourhoods that have a high concentration of students. Johannesburg is a popular city amongst local and regional students and attracts several thousand students