Landscape change and its drivers : a Southern African perspective
- Musakwa, Walter, Wang, Shuai
- Authors: Musakwa, Walter , Wang, Shuai
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/374137 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/280005 , uj:30080 , Citation: Musakwa, W. & Wang, S. 2018. Landscape change and its drivers : a Southern African perspective.
- Description: Abstract: Global environmental change is of immense importance as it shows how humans relate with nature. Within global environmental change debate landscape change analysis is a crucial cog as it expresses how humans relate with the land. Comprehending landscape changes, and its drivers are crucial in forging policies that can mitigate against negative effects of global environmental change. Research on the spatial component of mapping landscape change through land use and land cover maps is well documented in the literature. However, understating the drivers of landscape change remains poorly understood particularly from developing countries in Africa. The main drivers of landscape change in Southern Africa, are mainly attributed to local causes and global causes. The challenge is how one can adequately comprehend these drivers so as to develop sound land management practices. A framework that is transdisciplinary and that leverages on big data is proposed for the effective modeling and management of landscapes in Southern Africa.
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- Authors: Musakwa, Walter , Wang, Shuai
- Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/374137 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/280005 , uj:30080 , Citation: Musakwa, W. & Wang, S. 2018. Landscape change and its drivers : a Southern African perspective.
- Description: Abstract: Global environmental change is of immense importance as it shows how humans relate with nature. Within global environmental change debate landscape change analysis is a crucial cog as it expresses how humans relate with the land. Comprehending landscape changes, and its drivers are crucial in forging policies that can mitigate against negative effects of global environmental change. Research on the spatial component of mapping landscape change through land use and land cover maps is well documented in the literature. However, understating the drivers of landscape change remains poorly understood particularly from developing countries in Africa. The main drivers of landscape change in Southern Africa, are mainly attributed to local causes and global causes. The challenge is how one can adequately comprehend these drivers so as to develop sound land management practices. A framework that is transdisciplinary and that leverages on big data is proposed for the effective modeling and management of landscapes in Southern Africa.
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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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