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Extreme Temperature Events (ETEs) in South Africa: a review South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2021-04-05 Adriaan J. Van Der Walt, Jennifer M. Fitchett
ABSTRACT Extreme Temperature Events (ETEs), including heatwaves, warm spells, cold waves and cold spells, have disastrous impacts on human health and ecosystems. The frequency, intensity, and duration of ETEs is projected to increase due to climate change. However, very little research has been done on ETEs in South Africa, and only a few attempts have been made to identify and examine trends. Currently
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Google Trends and Water Conservation Awareness: the Internet’s Contribution in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2021-03-24 A. Pretorius, E. Kruger, S. Bezuidenhout
ABSTRACT South Africa has periods of drought, which lead to water restrictions. Enhanced public awareness and understanding of water scarcity and drought might contribute to the sensible use of water resources. In this article the level and nature of public awareness towards water scarcity and drought in South Africa were determined using Google Trends over a period of 10 consecutive years from 1 January
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Birdwatching in a southern African context: explaining highlights on bird lists South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2021-02-28 Rivash Pahlad, Şerban Procheş
ABSTRACT Although amateur birding makes important contributions towards conservation and the tourism industry, the precise motivations driving birders have not been extensively investigated. The aims of this study were to analyse birders’ highlights for birding trips within southern Africa and to establish whether local and foreign birders preferred to see rare or morphologically unusual birds, as
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Commemorating three decades of the Southern African association of geomorphologists South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Paul D. Sumner, Werner Nel
(2021). Commemorating three decades of the Southern African association of geomorphologists. South African Geographical Journal: Vol. 103, Geomorphology., pp. 1-6.
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Publisher’s Note South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-12-15
(2021). Publisher’s Note. South African Geographical Journal: Vol. 103, Geomorphology., pp. 64-64.
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The relationship between barchan size and barchan morphology: a case study from Northern Namibia South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Barend Jacobus van der Merwe
ABSTRACT Landform allometry has been a topic of inquiry since at least the 1970s. In this study, the presence of allometry is investigated for a barchan dunefield in northern Namibia. Using a combination of traditional morphometric parameters and techniques borrowed from geometric morphometrics it is shown that barchan allometry is present. This allometry is a combination of positive and negative allometry
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Issues of measuring and interpreting wind direction South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Jasper Knight, Jennifer M. Fitchett
ABSTRACT This study highlights a significant methodological and practical issue involving the use of a magnetic compass in aeolian studies in the field. Geomagnetic declination can significantly affect field measurements of wind direction from anemometers as well as measurement of the orientation of geomorphic features such as sand dunes, depending on geographic location. It is therefore surprising
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The relationship between barchan size and barchan morphology: a case study from Northern Namibia South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Barend Jacobus van der Merwe
ABSTRACT Landform allometry has been a topic of inquiry since at least the 1970s. In this study, the presence of allometry is investigated for a barchan dunefield in northern Namibia. Using a combination of traditional morphometric parameters and techniques borrowed from geometric morphometrics it is shown that barchan allometry is present. This allometry is a combination of positive and negative allometry
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Sensitivity of a standard Land Use Cover change cellular automata model to resample input Land Use Cover maps South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2021-01-14 David García-Álvarez, María Teresa Camacho Olmedo
ABSTRACT Input data is one of the main sources of uncertainty in Land Use Cover Change (LUCC) modelling. Research has focussed on the sensitivity of LUCC models to the spatial resolution of Land Use Cover (LUC) maps. However, little attention has been paid to the way that spatial resolution is changed. Both the spatial resolution and the resampling method change the modelled landscape composition and
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A categorization of gated eco-developments in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-12-22 Anjali Mistry, Manfred Spocter
ABSTRACT Gated communities have evolved into providing unique residential offerings aimed at specific markets. Eco-estates and eco-friendly estates are examples of such niche estates which have witnessed increasing growth in their development throughout South Africa. This paper overviews the literature on the evolution of gated communities and provides a spatial articulation of the location of eco-
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Testing the value of freely available Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and OLI pan- sharpened imagery in discriminating commercial forest species South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-12-20 Mthembeni Mngadi, John Odindi, Mbulisi Sibanda, Kabir Peerbhay, Onisimo Mutanga
ABSTRACT The adoption of remotely sensed data in forest applications has grown significantly. Whereas high spatial resolution sensors have been successful in mapping and monitoring commercial forests, their cost, accessibility, and spatial coverage remain a critical challenge. Hence, it is was necessary to investigate the value of new and improved freely available sensors in forest species mapping
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Explaining land size demand among potential emerging farmers in South Africa: what does it mean for land redistribution policy? South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Siphe Zantsi
ABSTRACT The South African land redistribution is stalling, and frustration in both citizens and politicians has gained momentum in recent years. Among its numerous recommendations, the Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture, appointed by the presidency to ease the frustration, has recommended research to better understand the beneficiaries of land redistribution. Using a sample of 469 potential
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Accidental wetlands - A southern African case study from the Kgaswane Mountain Reserve, Rustenburg South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-12-10 R.E. Grundling, D.P. Turner, P. Grundling, H. Beckedahl, N.S. Haussmann
ABSTRACT Wetlands form part of a diverse range of habitats and play an important role in the ecology and hydrological cycle but are amongst the most threatened ecological systems. It is therefore critical to understand the hydrology of wetlands, and their contributing water sources in particular, to ensure appropriate management of these systems. Land use activities not only alter the runoff characteristics
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Curriculum alignment at undergraduate level: military geography at the South African Military Academy South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-10-29 Ivan Henrico, Hennie Smit, Susan Henrico
ABSTRACT The importance of Military Geography in the curricula of military academies cannot be overemphasized, because geography plays a significant role during military operations of any nature. Military Geography encompasses various social science sub-fields, among others political science, military history, military strategy and military intelligence. It should therefore be recognized as a force
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Climate-smart livelihood strategies in rural and urban communities in eastern Zimbabwe: an in-depth literature study South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-10-28 William Muzorewa, Munyaradzi Chitakira
ABSTRACT Implementation of climate-smart livelihood strategies in communities is central to reducing impacts of climate shocks. Although the communities are vulnerable to climate variability, the magnitude of vulnerability depends on the choice of livelihood strategies being implemented. This paper applied a realist synthesis method to evaluate peer-reviewed literature on climate-smart livelihood strategies
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The use of the routine activities theory on policing informal settlements in the Global South South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-10-26 B Benson
ABSTRACT Countries such as Latin America, Asia and Africa in the Global South are characterized by the prevalence of informal settlements, where policing is very challenging. Empirical research in an informal settlement in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) highlighted these challenges which included a lack of infrastructure and roads. Accurate geospatial data are required to timeously identify crime hotspots and
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The application of forensic geomorphology in rhinoceros poaching investigations in Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-10-26 Mauritz de Bruin, P. M. U. Schmitz
ABSTRACT South Africa experienced since 2008 high escalations in rhinoceros poaching. It is essential to protect southern Africa’s heritage by developing/adapting new research methods and techniques that can assist prosecutors to improve their successes in achieving convictions. The paper aimed to investigate the use of forensic geomorphology in the context of a poached rhino to assist in the prosecution
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Trend analysis of long-term rainfall and temperature data for Ethiopia South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-10-22 Karam A. Elzopy, Ashish K. Chaturvedi, K. Madhava Chandran, Girish Gopinath, Naveena K, U. Surendran
ABSTRACT Trend analysis for the long-term average temperature and rainfall of Ethiopia during 1901 to 2015 has been performed to understand the pattern of these important meteorological features under climate change. The rainfall characterizations viz., precipitation concentration index (PCI), seasonality index (SI), rainfall anomaly index (RAI) and departure analysis of rainfall (DAR) have been calculated
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Domestic waste disposal in a small urban wetland area by Ga-Makanye Community, Limpopo Province, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-10-21 J.M. Letsoalo, M.J. Potgieter
ABSTRACT In spite of their positive role, wetland ecosystems are under intense human pressure that results in their degradation and thus their ability to provide vital functions. The semi-urban community of Ga-Makanye in the Limpopo Province of South Africa is situated adjacent to a small wetland ecosystem. Because this community is poorly serviced in municipal functions such as personal and domestic
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A closer look at mineral aerosol emissions from the Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana, using automated SEM-EDS (QEMSCAN®) South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-09-23 Kathryn Vickery, Frank Eckardt
ABSTRACT This paper demonstrates the use of Quantitative Evaluation of Minerals by SCANning electron microscopy (QEMSCAN®), an automated scanning microscopy technique, which combines scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), providing ultra-fast analysis of particle grains at a micron-scale resolution. We evaluate its application in aerosol studies by comparing surface
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Choosing between environmental conservation and survival: Exploring the link between livelihoods and the natural environment in rural Zimbabwe South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-09-16 Mavis Thokozile Macheka, Pranitha Maharaj, Divane Nzima
ABSTRACT Poor rural communities in Zimbabwe are increasingly becoming more reliant on the natural environment for their livelihoods. This is in direct response to the prolonged economic crisis facing the country. However, it is unclear how these livelihood strategies affect the natural environment. The purpose of this article is to identify the livelihood strategies used by people living in a rural
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Building neighbourhood-level resilience to crime: the case of Khayelitsha, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-08-12 Lauren K. Pijper, Gregory D. Breetzke, Ian Edelstein
South Africa is crippled with high rates of crime. Examining factors that may build neighbourhood-level resilience to crime is central to reducing the poverty gap and lowering inequality particular...
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Blurring the boundaries between ‘urban’ and ‘rural’: oral route directions and the invention of street names in Ulco and Delportshoop South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-08-02 Lorato Mokwena
Oral semiotic resources used by individuals for wayfinding purposes have not received sufficient attention in linguistic landscape (LL) studies. In a bid to contribute to this neglected area, this ...
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Drought and its impacts on small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: a review South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-07-27 Shenelle Lottering, Paramu Mafongoya, Romano Lottering
Drought frequency is expected to increase in the coming decades due to climate change. Droughts are one of the most devastating natural disasters affecting food production, water resources and caus...
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A century of human geography at Stellenbosch University: Reflections on urban and tourism geography South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-07-23 Ronnie Donaldson, S.L.A. Ferreira
ABSTRACT As part of a special edition of the South African Geographical Journal on the centenary of geography at the University of Stellenbosch, this paper briefly documents the evolution of human geography since 1920 in the department. The paper is structured in three sections. First, a brief account is given of the contribution by an era of Piet Serton, founding professor of the department. Second
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Introduction to reflections on a century of geography at Stellenbosch University South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-07-21 Ronnie Donaldson
ABSTRACT This reflective paper, which introduces this special edition on a century of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Stellenbosch University, begins by touching on two main features of the department since its inception, namely the fact that the department was founded mainly as a strong human geography department and the issue of Afrikaans as academic language. Then, brief
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The GIS revolution as Stellenbosch’s anchor identity South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-07-14 A. Van Niekerk, Z. Munch
ABSTRACT The use of geographical information systems (GISs) for making sense of geospatial data has a long history at Stellenbosch University’s Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and has become an anchor identity of the department. As part of the department’s centennial celebrations, this article reflects on the circumstances and events that contributed to the evolution of GIS at Stellenbosch
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A review of sediment fingerprinting for erosion hotspot assessment in southern Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-07-11 M. H. Stander, J. J. Le Roux, M. A. M. Abd Elbasit, G. Liu
ABSTRACT Sediment fingerprinting techniques are increasingly utilized across the globe to identify and quantify sources of sediment in catchments to assist adequate management and rehabilitation strategies. The technique generally includes classifying source groups, sampling sediment sources and sink zones, analysing tracers and applying statistical analyses to discriminate and quantify the contribution
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An overview of trends in geographical publication at Stellenbosch University South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-07-10 Manfred Spocter, Gustav Visser, Jan Hofmeyr de Waal
ABSTRACT The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Stellenbosch University is the oldest geography department in South Africa and celebrates its centenary in 2020. This paper provides insight into a range of publications that emanated from the department during that time. The presentation is periodized in three sections of review and analysis: the genesis of the department from 1920
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Gully erosion susceptibility modelling to support avoided degradation planning South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-07-02 Jay le Roux, Bennie van der Waal
ABSTRACT Restoration resources are usually limited and strategic information on and erosion susceptible areas are required to avoid further degradation. This study has potential in the Mzimvubu River Catchment, South Africa, where two large reservoirs are planned on the Tsitsa tributary. The Tsitsa River Catchment, however, consists of highly erodible soils with widespread gully erosion evident. It
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Spatio-temporal clustering of active wildfire pixels over a 19-year period in a southern African savanna ecosystem of Zimbabwe South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-07-02 Munyaradzi Davis Shekede, Ibahnash Mupandira, Isaiah Gwitira
Understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of active wildfires is critical for supporting policies and legislation related to wildfire management. The study tested the extent to which active w...
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Earth science research on Marion Island (1996–2020): a synthesis and new findings South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-06-27 Werner Nel, Jan C. Boelhouwers, Carl-Johan Borg, Julian H. Cotrina, Christel D. Hansen, Natalie S. Haussmann, David W. Hedding, K. Ian Meiklejohn, Abuyiselwe A. Nguna, Elizabeth M. Rudolph, Sibusiso S. Sinuka, Paul D. Sumner
ABSTRACT Marion Island is a peak of a shield volcano located in the southern Indian Ocean. The island is strategically important for the collection of climatological data and marine and terrestrial research in a vast, oceanic region of the globe. This paper reviews the series of earth science programmes on Marion Island over the last 25 years, provides a synthesis of the research outcomes and demonstrates
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Development of cosmogenic nuclide capabilities in South Africa and applications in Southern African geomorphology South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-06-10 Tebogo V. Makhubela, Stephan R. Winkler, Vela Mbele, Jan D. Kramers, Rivoningo R. Khosa, Hendric P. Moabi, Sibusiso M. Konyana
ABSTRACT Cosmogenic nuclide (CN) applications offer methods to quantify rates of landscape change and of dating geomorphological deposits and surfaces. Over the past two decades, CNs have been used to determine denudation rates, constrain uplift rates and determine burial ages of sediments in different geomorphological settings across the Southern African landscape. Here, we first give an overview
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Reflections on 100 years of geography at Stellenbosch University: the role of physical and environmental geography South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-06-08 Jan Hofmeyr de Waal, Samantha Williams
ABSTRACT The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Stellenbosch University boasts a long history of geography teaching and research. Notably, physical geography only gained traction in research only in the 1960s at Stellenbosch University and would again all but disappear from the research agenda of the department in the late 1990s and early 2000s, to be, in a sense, replaced by environmental
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Mapping the impacts of cyclone Idai in Mozambique using Sentinel-2 and OBIA approach South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Darius Phiri, Matamyo Simwanda, Vincent Nyirenda
ABSTRACT Cyclones are some of the most devastating natural disasters that cause major losses of life and property. A few months after Cyclone Idai swept through Beira, Mozambique between 4 and 20 March 2019. An analysis is presented on the impacts of this disaster by assessing the extent of the floods. This study employed Sentinel-2 imagery and remote sensing techniques including a threshold analysis
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Mapping the spatial distribution of the yellowwood tree (Podocarpus henkelii) in the Weza-Ngele forest using the newly launched Sentinel-2 multispectral imager data South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-02-16 Ntombifuthi Nzimande, Onisimo Mutanga, Zolo Kiala, Mbulisi Sibanda
ABSTRACT The conservation of indigenous tree species is not only significant for the natural heritage, but for conserving numerous species that are heavily dependent on these trees for survival. Remotely sensed data have been proven to be an effective tool for enumeration monitoring of vegetation resources. However, the utility of freely available new generation multispectral sensors with improved
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The role of community participation in solid waste management in Sub-Saharan Africa: a study of Orlando East, Johannesburg, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-02-12 Nzalalemba Serge Kubanza
ABSTRACT Solid waste management (SWM) is a challenge in poor urban neighbourhoods in sub-Saharan African cities. It is in this perspective that this paper examines the role of community participation in SWM in Orlando East, Johannesburg, South Africa. Using a qualitative research methodology inspired by the traditional participatory research approach, the results of this study suggest that the residents
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Landscape Scale land degradation mapping in the semi-arid areas of the Save catchment, Zimbabwe South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-01-27 Dadirai Matarira, Onisimo Mutanga, Timothy Dube
ABSTRACT This research investigates the distribution and magnitude of vegetation loss in the Save catchment. The main objective is to map and quantify human-induced land degradation in the Save catchment, using Residual trend analysis (RESTREND) method. The investigation was done using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) NDVI time series data, and gridded precipitation datasets from
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Soil erosion risk assessment in the Umzintlava catchment (T32E), Eastern Cape, South Africa, using RUSLE and random forest algorithm South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-01-21 Kwanele Phinzi, Njoya Silas Ngetar, Osadolor Ebhuoma
ABSTRACT The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), based on remotely sensed data, is an important tool for assessing erosion prone areas and serves as a guide towards soil conservation efforts. Besides being a crucial data source from which RUSLE parameters can be derived, remotely sensed data can also be used independently to delineate erosion features. This study aims to assess soil erosion
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Optimizing SIA: discourses in South African SIA and DRA practice South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2020-01-20 Leandri Kruger, Luke Alan Sandham, Dewald Van Niekerk
ABSTRACT Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is recognized as a valuable component of environmental management, yet it has been neglected internationally and in South Africa. Disaster Risk Assessment (DRA), is identified as a complimentary activity to SIA, that due to its shared focus on community wellbeing, has the potential for integration with and enhancement of SIA. The integration of SIA and DRA is
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Closed and abandoned mines in Namibia: a critical review of environmental impacts and constraints to rehabilitation South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-11-30 Andreas T. Salom, Sonja Kivinen
ABSTRACT Environmental problems during the post-mining phase have generally been given less attention than those during the operational phase of a mine. We reviewed the existing knowledge of the threats posed by closed and abandoned mines to natural and human environments in Namibia and identified current limitations and constraints to mine rehabilitation. The exposure of ecosystems and communities
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Agriculture vs. conservation: how Grootvadersbosch Conservancy finds the common ground South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-11-25 Nina Botha
ABSTRACT Destructive agricultural practices are some of the leading causes of environmental degradation. The adoption of voluntary landscape scale conservation initiatives, such as the South African conservancy model, offers a possible solution. This article uses the Grootvadersbosch Conservancy as an example of how the gap between agricultural productivity and landscape conservation can be bridged
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They don’t read metres, they only bring bills’: Issues surrounding the installation of prepaid water metres in Karoi town, Zimbabwe South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-11-20 Gondo Reniko, Oluwatoyin D. Kolawole
ABSTRACT City and town administrators in Zimbabwe continue to push for the installation of prepaid water meters (PWMs). This is despite the residents' objections to the proposal. The merits and demerits of PWMs continue to be debated, and more empirical information will help chart a new course especially in smaller cities in poor countries. The paper adopts a qualitative research design and case study
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The degree, extent and value of air temperature amelioration by urban green spaces in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-10-30 T. Ngulani, C.M. Shackleton
ABSTRACT Urban greenery provide a variety of goods and services to city dwellers. A core one is amelioration of the urban heat island effect. However, the many estimates from temperate regions cannot be extrapolated to the tropics, where more empirical studies are required to guide urban planning and optimization of green infrastructure design and distribution. This study reports on the temperature
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A review of impacts associated with infrastructure news coverage in South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-10-11 Charles John MacRobert
ABSTRACT The importance of considering both social and environmental impacts of infrastructure development is widely accepted. However, social impacts are often treated in subordination to environmental impacts. This paper examined whether social or environmental impacts dominate public discourse by reviewing 10 years of news coverage by the Mail and Guardian. This found that social impacts dominated
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Impacts of population growth and land use on air quality. A case study of Tshwane, Rustenburg and Emalahleni, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-09-25 Lerato Shikwambana, Lesiba Thomas Tsoeleng
ABSTRACT Air quality is affected by the interaction between emission sources and urban planning factors such as land use. Limited empirical studies have been conducted to determine the influence of land use and population growth on air quality in South Africa. Thus, the purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between land use, population growth and air pollution focusing on black carbon
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Reflections on the SSAG2018 conference: focus, formats, and impacts South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-09-25 A Pretorius, E.M Rudolph
ABSTRACT Academic conferences are a regular appointment in many academic calendars worldwide. It serves several purposes, some of which are for networking, dissemination of research and adult training. For many years, the Society of South African Geographers has used the traditional conference format for their annual student and biennial academic conferences as a means of (partially) fulfiling their
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Prof UJ Fairhurst –11 July 1935 to 2 July 2019 South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-09-13 Prof Melanie Nicolau
(2019). Prof UJ Fairhurst –11 July 1935 to 2 July 2019. South African Geographical Journal: Vol. 101, No. 3, pp. 415-417.
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Placing subnational borders in border studies South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-09-13 Maano Ramutsindela
(2019). Placing subnational borders in border studies. South African Geographical Journal: Vol. 101, No. 3, pp. 349-356.
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Military integrated environmental management programme of the South African National Defence Force South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-09-05 Hezekiel Bheki Magagula
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges the South African National Defence Force faces in translating existing environmental management programmes into action. The challenge to military forces to protect the environment led the South African National Defence Force to establish a military integrated environmental management programme. This is to ensure that its daily activities
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Analysing DEM errors over an urban region across various scales with different elevation sources South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-08-14 André Breytenbach, Adriaan Van Niekerk
ABSTRACT With scant information available on domestic DEM quality and suitable evaluation methods, particularly in city regions, this study set out to evaluate and compare nine contemporary seamless DEM from different sources and spatial resolutions. The assessment focused on DEM accuracy, as well as determining the variation in data quality across several urban land cover types and slope classes.
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The Berlin curse in Tanzania:(re)making of the selous world heritage property South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-07-30 Christine Noe
ABSTRACT Pervasive border-making processes continue to produce territories and new borders within independent African states. Yet, current African border scholarship does not pay enough attention to the ongoing colonial dominance in post-independence practices in sub-national borders. This paper examines both colonial and post-independence mechanisms that support the creation and governance of the
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Urban agriculture in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town: examining the linkages between urban gardeners and supporting actors South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-07-28 Tinashe Paul Kanosvamhira, Daniel Tevera
ABSTRACT Urban agriculture is an integral aspect of the urban food system in African cities. This is particularly so in Cape Town where despite frequent droughts and harsh physical conditions the activity has thrived largely as a result of the available organisational and material support to urban gardeners. While several supporting actors (e.g. government institutions and non-governmental organisations)
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Rural and gated: narratives of lifestyle migration to Grotto Bay private residential Estate, South Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-07-18 S. Ramsawmy, B. Rink, P. Anderson
ABSTRACT This paper sought to explore a connection between lifestyle migration and the emergence of gated communities in rural South Africa by examining the motivations of its participants to move to a rural gated estate. In aiming to understand the ongoing structuring and restructuring of post-apartheid residential spaces, motivations to migrate were analyzed with particular reference to discourses
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Delineating wetland areas from the cut-and-fill method using a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-07-02 Z Lidzhegu, W.N Ellery, S.K Mantel, D.A Hughes
ABSTRACT Satellite imagery has been widely used to delineate, map and monitor different wetland types. However, the influence of clouds and spectral confusion between wetlands and other land cover types has a negative effect on classification accuracies across nearly all methods. Most wetlands are topographic lowlands surrounded by uplands, and this study explores the possibilities of delineating wetlands
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Disputes, relationships, and identity: a ‘levels of conflict’ analysis of human-wildlife conflict as human-human conflict in the mid-Zambezi valley, Northern Zimbabwe South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-06-11 Vincent Jani, Anton H. De Wit, Nigel L. Webb
ABSTRACT This study, by applying the Levels of Conflict model, sought to investigate the manner in which human-human conflict (HHC) related to human-wildlife conflict (HWC) in Chapoto Ward in the mid-Zambezi valley, northern Zimbabwe. The focus was on three interrelated levels of conflict, namely disputes, ongoing conflictual relationships underlying disputes, and identity-level conflict. Besides the
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Users’ perceptions and understanding of two urban wetlands in Harare, Zimbabwe South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-06-06 Emmah Mandishona, Jasper Knight
ABSTRACT Wetland management and conservation is a priority in southern Africa, and urban wetlands are particularly vulnerable to pollution, development and environmental degradation. This study focuses on the perceptions of urban residents towards two wetlands in Harare, Zimbabwe, as a means of better evaluating their sustainability and management challenges. Questionnaires, interviews and focus groups
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The impact of the 2015-16 El Nino drought on the irrigated home gardens of the Komati downstream development project, Swaziland South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-05-14 Alan Keith Terry
ABSTRACT Swaziland was affected severely by the 2015–16 El Nino drought, which severely affected agriculture and food security. Of special interest to this paper is its impact on irrigated home gardens on the Komati Downstream Development Project. This project was designed to extend irrigated sugar cane onto customary tenured Swazi Nation Land, with a secondary objective to improve food security by
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‘Fate Worse than’ artificial borders is the insidious African elite politics: the Somali case South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-05-10 Abdi Ismail Samatar
ABSTRACT The debate centred on the artificial nature of colonial political bounders in Africa and their enduring legacy continues. What is not directly addressed by this literature is the parallel and, even more, destructive political-economic culture left behind by colonial rule, reified by factions of the political elite in Africa, and that appears to be on the march in several parts of the continent
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The spatial effects of violent political events on mortality in countries of Africa South African Geographical Journal (IF 1.154) Pub Date : 2019-05-08 Jorge Chica-Olmo, Rafael Cano-Guervos, Inmaculada Marrero Rocha
ABSTRACT Mortality due to violent conflicts or political events (whether interstate, civil wars or conflicts between antagonistic groups, etc.) in countries of Africa is an issue of great concern due to the high number of victims and constant violation of human rights, which occurs daily. The participation of different types of actors, among them rebels, ethnic groups and regular troops, in these violent
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