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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Land use/cover change"”.
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Recreational Development at Pelican Lake, Minnesota: An Analysis of Factors Affecting Site Selection
… than others, research concerning physical land use character isti ;s which determine current lakeshore patterns needs to be implemented. This study is designed to assess which physics . land use/cover characteristics have affected lake home development at Peli can Lake in north central …
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An assessment of land degradation and alien plants invasion in the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, Limpopo Province
Land degradation and invasion by alien plants are interconnecting issues that span both natural and socio-economic systems. As a result, addressing the complexity and severity of these pressures requires the use of a multidisciplinary approach. This study aims to assess land degradation and …
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Analysis of gully erosion as a hydro-geomorphological hazard in Thulamela Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… by deforestation, overgrazing and climate change. This study examines gully erosion as a hydro-geomorphological hazard in Thulamela Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa. The aim of this research was to investigate the occurrence and intensity of gully erosion in Thulamela …
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Land Use Change in The Knysna River Catchment and Its Impacts on the Geomorphological Characteristics of the Estuary between 1984 and 2019
… importance for residents and tourists. Land use and land use cover dynamics remain some of the most crucial and obvious changes that has happened in the Knysna Estuary and catchment. Such changes severely affect ecosystems health, catchment areas, estuaries and the degradation of nature …
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A pluralistic, socio-ecological approach to understand the long-term impact of mountain conservation: a counterfactual and place-based assessment of social, ecological and hydrological change in the Groot Winterhoek Mountains of the Cape Floristic Region
… broader socio-economic and ecological drivers of landscape change? Aim and objectives: I use a pluralistic, socio-ecological framing to assess the impact of ~40 years of mountain protection, drawing on comparisons of ~30 and ~40 years before and after protection respectively, with an adjacent area …