LEADER 04619nam 22004693u 450 001 9910829591403321 005 20230607231258.0 010 $a1-919895-64-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000272911 035 $a(EBL)1052172 035 $a(OCoLC)817903363 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000272911 100 $a20151005d2001|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aNature Divided$b[electronic resource] $eLand Degradation in South Africa 210 $cJuta Academic$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (188 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $a""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of contents""; ""Artwork credits""; ""Preface""; ""List of acronyms""; ""Chapter 1: An introduction to land degradation in South Africa""; ""1.1 The environment in crisis""; ""1.2 Desertification and land degradation explained""; ""1.3 Land degradation a??? why bother?""; ""Survival risks""; ""1.4 An international imperative""; ""The United Nations Conference on Desertification (UNCOD)""; ""The spirit of UNCED a??? environment and development""; ""UNCCD a??? inspired by the South""; ""1.5 The South African response"" 327 $a""The NAP a??? fulfilling international obligations""""South Africaa???s National Action Programme""; ""1.6 Supporting local action""; ""Further reading""; ""Chapter 2: Describing South Africa""; ""2.1 The South African environment""; ""Introduction""; ""The physical environment""; ""The biological environment""; ""2.2 Political and administrative units""; ""Further reading""; ""Chapter 3: A history of intervention""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Settlement and conflict""; ""Early occupation and impact""; ""The decimation of the San and Khoe-khoen""; ""The Mfecane/Difaqane"" 327 $a""The Great Trek, 1934a???1840""""Minerals and modernisation""; ""3.3 Creating the black a???homelandsa???""; ""Early legislation""; ""1913 Natives Land Act""; ""Entrenching segregation""; ""The Tomlinson Commission, 1950a???1953""; ""3.4 Combating degradation: early efforts""; ""The Drought Investigation Commission, 1920a???1923""; ""The government gets involved""; ""Public concern""; ""3.5 a???Bettermenta??? in the homelands""; ""3.6 The expanding Karoo""; ""John Acocksa??? Veld Types of South Africa""; ""The Desert Encroachment Committee""; ""3.7 Combating land degradation: 1950 to the present"" 327 $a""Soil conservation""""Control of bush encroachment""; ""Eradication of weeds and invading alien plants""; ""Water conservation""; ""3.8 Community participation and democratic governance""; ""Coordinated action""; ""Reconstruction and development""; ""Land and agriculture""; ""Managing the water resource""; ""3.9 Conclusion""; ""Further reading""; ""Chapter 4: Investigating land degradation in South Africa""; ""4.1 An integrated study""; ""The national review of land degradation""; ""4.2 A conceptual framework""; ""4.3 Sources of information""; ""4.4 Magisterial districts: sites of study"" 327 $a""4.5 Collecting data""""The literature review""; ""The workshops""; ""Magisterial district statistics""; ""4.6 Conclusion""; ""Chapter 5: Patterns of land use in South Africa""; ""5.1 People and the land""; ""5.2 Land tenure systems""; ""Freehold and communal systems of tenure""; ""The distribution of agricultural systems in South Africa""; ""Comparing commercial and communal areas""; ""Interpreting information: a few considerations""; ""5.3 Land use patterns""; ""Land use patterns, trends and intensities""; ""Cropland""; ""Grazing land or veld""; ""Commercial forests"" 327 $a""Conservation areas and state land"" 330 $aThis book, the product of extensive research, is based on a landmark report on land degradation arising from South Africa's commitment to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. It reflects the first complete assessment of South Africa's land degradation problem, taking into account not only agricultural and ecological concerns, but also the socio-political and historical context. 606 $aLand degradation -- South Africa 606 $aLand degradation 606 $aRemote sensing 615 4$aLand degradation -- South Africa. 615 4$aLand degradation. 615 4$aRemote sensing. 676 $a551.41 700 $aHoffman$b Timm$01699388 701 $aAshwell$b Ally$01699389 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910829591403321 996 $aNature Divided$94081605 997 $aUNINA