Survey of community livelihoods and landscape change along the Nzhelele and Levuvhu river catchments in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
- Musakwa, Walter, Wang, Shuai, Wei, Fangli, Malapane, Olgah Lerato, Makamule, Thomas Masala, Mavengahama, Sydney, Hongwei, Zeng, Wu, Bingfang, Zhao, Wenwu, Nesisa, Analisa Nyathi, Mashimbye, Zama Eric, Poona, Nitesh, Chakwizira, James, Gumbo, Trynos, Mokoena, Baleseng, Kaitano, Francis, Fundisi, Emmanuel, Yeni-Letsoko, Vuyiswa
- Authors: Musakwa, Walter , Wang, Shuai , Wei, Fangli , Malapane, Olgah Lerato , Makamule, Thomas Masala , Mavengahama, Sydney , Hongwei, Zeng , Wu, Bingfang , Zhao, Wenwu , Nesisa, Analisa Nyathi , Mashimbye, Zama Eric , Poona, Nitesh , Chakwizira, James , Gumbo, Trynos , Mokoena, Baleseng , Kaitano, Francis , Fundisi, Emmanuel , Yeni-Letsoko, Vuyiswa
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Landscape change , Livelihoods , Sustainable development
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/415914 , uj:35161 , Citation: Musakwa, W. et al. Survey of community livelihoods and landscape change along the Nzhelele and Levuvhu river catchments in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.
- Description: Abstract: , Landscape change studies have attracted increasing interest because of their importance 29 to land management and sustainable livelihoods of rural communities. However, empirical studies 30 on landscape change and its drivers are often poorly understood, particularly, in small rural 31 communities in developing countries such as South Africa. The present study surveyed local 32 community livelihoods and perceptions of landscape change in the Nzhelele and Levuvhu river 33 catchments in Limpopo Province, South Africa. These areas have experienced land reform and are 34 also characterized by environmental degradation, poverty, inequality and environmental justice 35 concerns among other issues. Land cover maps derived from Landsat satellite imagery were used 36 for purposes of correlating and validating the survey data findings and results. The survey results 37 showed that education levels, working status and marital status have statistically significant effects 38 on community livelihoods (indicated by levels of income, p < 0.05). Maize, fruits and vegetables are 39 the main cultivated crop varieties in the study area, and these crops are mainly used for subsistence 40 to meet household self-consumption requirements..
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- Authors: Musakwa, Walter , Wang, Shuai , Wei, Fangli , Malapane, Olgah Lerato , Makamule, Thomas Masala , Mavengahama, Sydney , Hongwei, Zeng , Wu, Bingfang , Zhao, Wenwu , Nesisa, Analisa Nyathi , Mashimbye, Zama Eric , Poona, Nitesh , Chakwizira, James , Gumbo, Trynos , Mokoena, Baleseng , Kaitano, Francis , Fundisi, Emmanuel , Yeni-Letsoko, Vuyiswa
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Landscape change , Livelihoods , Sustainable development
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/415914 , uj:35161 , Citation: Musakwa, W. et al. Survey of community livelihoods and landscape change along the Nzhelele and Levuvhu river catchments in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.
- Description: Abstract: , Landscape change studies have attracted increasing interest because of their importance 29 to land management and sustainable livelihoods of rural communities. However, empirical studies 30 on landscape change and its drivers are often poorly understood, particularly, in small rural 31 communities in developing countries such as South Africa. The present study surveyed local 32 community livelihoods and perceptions of landscape change in the Nzhelele and Levuvhu river 33 catchments in Limpopo Province, South Africa. These areas have experienced land reform and are 34 also characterized by environmental degradation, poverty, inequality and environmental justice 35 concerns among other issues. Land cover maps derived from Landsat satellite imagery were used 36 for purposes of correlating and validating the survey data findings and results. The survey results 37 showed that education levels, working status and marital status have statistically significant effects 38 on community livelihoods (indicated by levels of income, p < 0.05). Maize, fruits and vegetables are 39 the main cultivated crop varieties in the study area, and these crops are mainly used for subsistence 40 to meet household self-consumption requirements..
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Implementation of a science-action partnership to manage a threatened ecosystem in an urban context
- Musakwa, Walteressica, Rouget, Mathieu, Musakwa, Walter, Smit, A.J., Slotow, Rob, Roberts, D., Boon, R., Douwes, E., O'Donoghue, S., Downs, C.T., Murkherjee, Shomen, Mwabvu, Tarombera, Odindi, John, Odindo, Alfred, Prochess, Serban, Ramdhani, Syd, Murkherjee, J.Ray, Naidoo , S., Schoeman, M.C., Wale, Edilegnaw, Willows-Munro, S.
- Authors: Musakwa, Walteressica , Rouget, Mathieu , Musakwa, Walter , Smit, A.J. , Slotow, Rob , Roberts, D. , Boon, R. , Douwes, E. , O'Donoghue, S. , Downs, C.T. , Murkherjee, Shomen , Mwabvu, Tarombera , Odindi, John , Odindo, Alfred , Prochess, Serban , Ramdhani, Syd , Murkherjee, J.Ray , Naidoo , S. , Schoeman, M.C. , Wale, Edilegnaw , Willows-Munro, S.
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Mutanga, O. , Land use planning , Biodiversity conservation , Environmental management , Climate change adaptation , Sustainable development , Transdisciplinary research
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/94012 , uj:20419 , Citation: Musakwa, W. et al. 2016. Implementation of a science-action partnership to manage a threatened ecosystem in an urban context.
- Description: Abstract: The gap between scientific knowledge and implementation of such knowledge in the fields of biodiversity conservation, environmental management and climate change adaptation, is widely recognized. The state of knowledge of urban ecosystems is generally quite poor, and there is a shortage of human capacity to implement scientifically-sound management practices at the local level, especially within institutions having the mandate of regulating land use planning. The need to bridge the science-action gap to improve decision-making for local land use planning and management, and thereby reduce the impacts of urbanization on ecosystems, has been recognized by eThekwini Municipality in the city of Durban, South Africa...
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- Authors: Musakwa, Walteressica , Rouget, Mathieu , Musakwa, Walter , Smit, A.J. , Slotow, Rob , Roberts, D. , Boon, R. , Douwes, E. , O'Donoghue, S. , Downs, C.T. , Murkherjee, Shomen , Mwabvu, Tarombera , Odindi, John , Odindo, Alfred , Prochess, Serban , Ramdhani, Syd , Murkherjee, J.Ray , Naidoo , S. , Schoeman, M.C. , Wale, Edilegnaw , Willows-Munro, S.
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Mutanga, O. , Land use planning , Biodiversity conservation , Environmental management , Climate change adaptation , Sustainable development , Transdisciplinary research
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/94012 , uj:20419 , Citation: Musakwa, W. et al. 2016. Implementation of a science-action partnership to manage a threatened ecosystem in an urban context.
- Description: Abstract: The gap between scientific knowledge and implementation of such knowledge in the fields of biodiversity conservation, environmental management and climate change adaptation, is widely recognized. The state of knowledge of urban ecosystems is generally quite poor, and there is a shortage of human capacity to implement scientifically-sound management practices at the local level, especially within institutions having the mandate of regulating land use planning. The need to bridge the science-action gap to improve decision-making for local land use planning and management, and thereby reduce the impacts of urbanization on ecosystems, has been recognized by eThekwini Municipality in the city of Durban, South Africa...
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