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Adverse soil conditions and the rehabilitation of potentially severe erosion in Southern Africa
  • Adverse soil conditions and the rehabilitation of potentially severe erosion in Southern Africa
  • Erosión de los suelos ; Lesotho ; Lucha contra la erosión ; Propiedades del suelo ; Suelo ; Swaziland ; África ; África del Sur
  • Africa ; Congo DR ; Erosion control ; Lesotho ; Soil ; Soil erosion ; Soil properties ; South Africa ; Swaziland
  • to the rehabilitation of erosion scars are considered. The case studies were the Democratic Republic of Congo, Swaziland, Lesotho and South Africa. - (IfL)
British media representations of South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup
  • British media representations of South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup
  • Discurso ; Identidad ; Percepción ; Prensa ; África del Sur
  • Discourse ; Event ; Football ; Identity ; Perception ; Press ; South Africa
  • This paper presents a discourse analysis of representations of South Africa within four British media outlets – The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Mail and The Daily Star – between January and July 2010. The themes of Afro-pessimism, African
  • essentialism and neo-colonialism are identified as contributing to problematic and colonial representations of South Africa in the build-up to the tournament. These in turn led to lower than expected numbers of British visitors to the country for the matches
2010 FIFA World CupTM : (South) Africa’s time has come ?
  • 2010 FIFA World CupTM : (South) Africa’s time has come ?
  • Bienestar ; Impacto económico ; África del Sur
  • Economic impact ; Event ; Football ; South Africa ; Well-being
  • The 2010 FIFA World Cup extravaganza was widely touted as a great African mega event that, while located in South Africa, would bring economic and social benefits across the continent. The aim of this paper is to critically assess four
  • of these claims. The key findings are that the claims raised were exaggerated and not achieved, and indeed the impact was in many ways negative driven by profit motives rather than addressing South Africa’s long-term social, welfare, health and education
Before and after the vuvuzela : identity, image and mega-events in South Africa, China and Brazil
  • Before and after the vuvuzela : identity, image and mega-events in South Africa, China and Brazil
  • Brasil ; China ; Cultural ; Identidad ; Imagen ; Motivación ; África del Sur
  • Brazil ; China ; Cultural studies ; Event ; Football ; Identity ; Image ; Motivation ; South Africa
  • Focusing on mega events in South Africa, China and Brazil, this paper contrasts and critiques the associated image and identity opportunities and risks, as well as comparative motivations for hosting such events. In the context of an increasing
  • number of mega events being hosted in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), the paper provides broader continuity and introduces a broader research agenda. - (AJC)
Missing the point? Urban planning and the normalisation of ‘pathological’ spaces in southern Africa
  • Missing the point? Urban planning and the normalisation of ‘pathological’ spaces in southern Africa
  • Economía urbana ; Planificación ; Planificación urbana ; África ; África central ; África del Sur
  • Africa ; Central Africa ; Informality ; Livelihood ; Planning ; South Africa ; Street vendors ; Urban economy ; Urban planning
  • In this paper, the author demonstrates that urban planning systems have been mobilised to correct or eliminate ‘spatial pathologies’ through illustrative cases from southern Africa (Zambia, Malawi, Lesotho, South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe). He
A spatial assessment of coastal development and land use change in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
  • A spatial assessment of coastal development and land use change in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
  • Aprovechamiento del suelo ; Estructura socioeconómica ; Urbanización ; Zona litoral ; África del Sur
  • Eastern Cape ; Land use ; Littoral zone ; Socio-economic system ; South Africa ; Urbanization
Appunti per l'identificazione della cosiddetta Agisymba regio a sud del limes romano d'Africa
  • Appunti per l'identificazione della cosiddetta Agisymba regio a sud del limes romano d'Africa
  • Quelques observations récentes dans le Sahara méridional permettent de formuler des hypothèses sur les territoires explorés par le légat Julius Maternus sous le règne de Dioclétien.
Gully location mapping at a national scale for South Africa
  • Gully location mapping at a national scale for South Africa
  • Abarrancamiento ; Aprovechamiento del suelo ; Cartografía ; Chorreo ; Gestión del medio ambiente ; Imagen satélite ; SPOT ; Teledetección ; África del Sur
  • Cartography ; Environmental management ; Gully erosion ; Land use ; Remote sensing ; Rill wash ; SPOT ; Satellite imagery ; South Africa
  • Gully erosion is an important form of soil erosion that contributes greatly to soil degradation and loss in South Africa. Little is known regarding the spatial extent of gullies at a national level. A gully location map was compiled from SPOT 5
La Coppa del mondo di calcio in Sud Africa nel 2010
  • La Coppa del mondo di calcio in Sud Africa nel 2010
  • Fauna ; Geografía social ; Paisaje ; Seguridad ; Sitio turístico ; Turismo ; África del Sur
  • Fauna ; Football ; Landscape ; Security ; Social geography ; South Africa ; Tourism ; Tourist site
  • This work will enlighten the great organization tied to world events. The year 2010 offers to us the FIFA world cup which will take place in the South Africa Republic, localized in nine cities. This is an opportunity for the RSA to clean up its
Reflecting on GIS-related research in South Africa : 1980-2012
  • Reflecting on GIS-related research in South Africa : 1980-2012
  • Investigación ; Sistema de información geográfica ; Técnica de investigación ; África del Sur
  • Geographical information system ; Research ; Research technique ; South Africa
  • This paper shows that the use of GIS as a research technique in South Africa has increased considerably since the mid-1990s, as reflected by continuing growth of peer-reviewed articles, but a decreased in postgraduate writings since 2005. Possible
Crime management and urban governance : everyday interconnections in South Africa
  • Crime management and urban governance : everyday interconnections in South Africa
  • Criminalidad ; Gestión urbana ; Política local ; Política social ; Política urbana ; África del Sur
  • Criminality ; Local policy ; Social policy ; South Africa ; Urban administration ; Urban policy
  • The paper uses a case study from South Africa to understand the microlocal experiences of the interconnections between what is described as crime management and local governance. The extent of interconnection is beyond that captured by the concept
Fifty years of land use change in the Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa : characteristics, causes and consequences
  • Fifty years of land use change in the Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa : characteristics, causes and consequences
  • Agricultura ; Aprovechamiento agrícola del suelo ; Dinámica del paisaje ; Fotografía aérea ; Medio ambiente ; Sistema de información geográfica ; África del Sur
  • Aerial photography ; Agricultural land use ; Agricultural landscape ; Agriculture ; Environment ; Geographical information system ; Landscape dynamics ; South Africa ; Western Cape
La prova del viaggio. Giovanni Miani e le sorgenti del Nilo
  • La prova del viaggio. Giovanni Miani e le sorgenti del Nilo
  • Africa ; Colonialism ; Exploration ; History of geography ; Nile ; Traveller's tale
  • Le voyages de Giovanni Miani ont été un important témoignage de la période du colonialisme en Afrique. L'article en présente une reconstruction sur la base du journal écrit par l'explorateur italien qui participa, entre autres, à la découverte de la
Performance of environmental impact assessment (EIA) screening in South Africa : a comparative analysis between the 1997 and 2006 EIA regimes
  • Performance of environmental impact assessment (EIA) screening in South Africa : a comparative analysis between the 1997 and 2006 EIA regimes
  • Estudio comparativo ; Gestión del medio ambiente ; Impacto ; Medio ambiente ; Reglamentación ; África del Sur
  • Comparative study ; Environment ; Environmental management ; Impact ; Regulation ; South Africa
  • Between 1997 and 2006, 43,423 environmental impact assessment (EIA) applications were submitted in South Africa. This exceptionally high number reflects a particular weakness in the ability of the EIA system to effectively screen EIA applications
A new theory for an age-old problem: ecological modernisation and the production of nuclear energy in South Africa
  • A new theory for an age-old problem: ecological modernisation and the production of nuclear energy in South Africa
  • Crecimiento económico ; Energía nuclear ; Justicia medioambiental ; Medio ambiente ; Protección del medio ambiente ; África del Sur
  • Ecological modernization ; Economic growth ; Environment ; Environmental conservation ; Environmental justice ; Nuclear energy ; South Africa
  • South Africa has historically enjoyed an ability to generate energy cheaply through the use of abundant coal reserves, which has been a key component in the promotion of economic growth. This paper assesses whether it is possible to reconcile
South Africa’s local government elections of 2011
  • South Africa’s local government elections of 2011
  • Colectividad local ; Elección ; Geografía política ; Partido político ; Política local ; África del Sur
  • Election ; Local government unit ; Local policy ; Political geography ; Political party ; South Africa
Conservazione della natura e colonialisme : all'origine della conflittualità ambientale in Africa occidentale : L'Africa al plurale. Declinazioni territoriali dal colonialismo a oggi
  • Conservazione della natura e colonialisme : all'origine della conflittualità ambientale in Africa occidentale : L'Africa al plurale. Declinazioni territoriali dal colonialismo a oggi
  • L'Africa al plurale. Declinazioni territoriali dal colonialismo a oggi
  • Aprovechamiento del suelo ; Colectividad territorial ; Colonialismo ; Descentralización ; Geografía política ; Gestión de los recursos ; Gobernancía ; Medio ambiente ; Política ; Política forestal ; Protección de la naturaleza ; África ; África del
  • Africa ; Colonialism ; Decentralization ; Environment ; Forest policy ; Governance ; Land use ; Nature conservation ; Policy ; Political geography ; Resource management ; Territorial unit ; West Africa
  • L'A. analyse les conflits environnementaux présents aujourd'hui en Afrique de l'ouest et dont les origines remontent à l'époque coloniale. Ils étudient les raisons idéologiques et politiques, basées sur des traditions et des pratiques qui ont pour
  • but de renforcer le pouvoir des colonisateurs sur les populations locales. Ce cadre législatif et normatif d'inspiration coloniale continue d'inspirer les poltiques environnementales et de protection de la nature des pays africains indépendants. Elles
Vécus, représentations et culturalité
  • Algería ; Apropiación del espacio ; Divorcio ; Espacio doméstico ; Espacio verde ; Espacio vivido ; Exclusión social ; Percepción ; Pobreza ; Túnez ; África ; África del Norte
  • Africa ; Algeria ; Appropriation of land ; Divorce ; Domestic space ; Espace vécu ; Green space ; Northern Africa ; Perception ; Poverty ; Social exclusion ; Tunisia
  • Cette livraison de dix articles comprend des textes touchant le champ spatial portant d’abord sur l’ensemble du Maghreb Représentations de l’espace domestique au Maghreb (Boumediene S.), ensuite sur la Tunisie L’évolution du divorce en Tunisie à
Guerre au Sahara-Sahel : la reconversion des savoirs nomades
  • Nomadismo ; Organización del espacio ; Red de sociabilidad ; Sahel ; Sáhara ; Territorio ; Terrorismo ; África ; África del Oeste
  • Africa ; Local knowledge ; Nomadism ; Sahara ; Sahel ; Social network ; Spatial organization ; Territory ; Terrorism ; West Africa
  • Le développement du terrorisme incite à revoir les outils usuellement mobilisés pour appréhender l'espace ouest-africain : ne plus s'appuyer sur les modèles zonaux, ni sur des représentations cartographiques traditionnelles. Le Sahel et le Sahara
Neoliberal conservation and the potential for lawfare : new legal entities and the political ecology of litigation at Dwesa-Cwebe, South Africa
  • Neoliberal conservation and the potential for lawfare : new legal entities and the political ecology of litigation at Dwesa-Cwebe, South Africa
  • Conflicto ; Legislación ; Neoliberalismo ; Poder local ; Protección de la naturaleza ; Protección del medio ambiente ; Reserva natural ; Soberanía ; África del Sur
  • Conflict ; Eastern Cape ; Environmental conservation ; Legislation ; Local authority ; Nature conservation ; Nature reserve ; Neo liberalism ; South Africa ; Sovereignty
  • S'inspirant d'écrits sur la conservation néolibérale et l'anthropologie juridique, l'A. étudie en quoi la constitution de communautés en tant qu'entités légales doit être encouragée. L'exemple des événements survenus dans la réserve naturelle de