Present day soil frost activity at the Hexriver Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa
Afrique du Sud ; CapeProvince ; Cryoturbation ; Gel ; Gel du sol ; Microclimat ; Montagne ; Périglaciaire ; Reptation ; Solifluxion
CapeProvince ; Creep ; Cryoturbation ; Freezing ; Ground freezing ; Microclimate ; Mountain ; Periglacial features ; Solifluction ; South Africa
Etude du potentiel du gel du sol et des cryoturbations actives dans les Monts Hexriver, CapeProvince, Afrique du Sud à partir d'un enregistrement microclimatique et de l'étude des formes liées au creep et à la solifluxion.
Mediterranean vegetation in the Capeprovince, South Africa : a review of recent concepts
Afrique du Sud ; Biogéographie ; CapeProvince ; Concept ; Ecologie ; Flore ; Formation arbustive ; Lande ; Phytosociologie ; Végétation
Biogeography ; CapeProvince ; Concept ; Ecology ; Flora ; Heathland ; Phytosociology ; Scrub ; South Africa ; Vegetation
Présentation de perspectives modernes montrant que les fruticées du Sud de la Province du Cap ne constituent pas tout-à-fait des végétations de type méditerranéen. Etude de leur écologie, leur biogéographie et leurs relations floristiques. - (MI)
Aeolian features ; CapeProvince ; Climatic variation ; Dune ; Geochemistry ; Geochronology ; Grain size distribution ; Palaeo-environment ; Pan ; Precipitation ; Sedimentology ; South Africa
The purpose in investigating the Buffelsfontein pan/dune complex was to record a further component of the palaeoenvironmental chronology of the northeast Cape and to indicate its potential for further elucidation of the Quaternary climatic
Artificial drainage induced erosion : the care of railway culverts on the Kewzana Ridge, near Alice, Eastern Cape
Afrique du Sud ; CapeProvince ; Drainage artificiel ; Erosion des sols ; Géomorphologie appliquée ; Impact ; Infrastructure ferroviaire ; Pente de versant ; Utilisation du sol
Applied geomorphology ; Artificial drainage ; CapeProvince ; Impact ; Land use ; Slope gradient ; Soil erosion ; South Africa
The geomorphic impacts of artificial drainage in the form of railway culverts are examined on a steep hilsslope at Kwezana, Eastern Cape. An insight into the erosion and surface hydological conditions of the hillslope at pre- and post- railway
CapeProvince ; Glacial features ; Grain size distribution ; Moraine ; Palaeoclimatology ; Permafrost ; Quaternary ; Residual landform ; Sedimentology ; South Africa
A ridge of unconsolidated debris at an altitude of 2000 m, located beneath cliffs in the East Cape Drakensberg of South Africa, is interpreted on morphological and sedimentological evidence as a protalus rampart. The rampart is believed to have
Neoliberal agricultural policy versus agrarian justice : farm workers and land redistribution in South Africa's Western CapeProvince
Afrique du Sud ; Agriculture commerciale ; Exploitation agricole ; Foncier ; Néolibéralisme ; Politique agricole ; Réforme foncière ; Western Cape
Agricultural policy ; Commercial agriculture ; Farm ; Land ; Neo liberalism ; South Africa ; Western Cape
problematic within the farming environment of the Western Cape. A rethinking of land redistribution in terms of smaller scale and less commercially oriented options is suggested. - (AJC)
Accumulation du capital ; Afrique du Sud ; CapeProvince ; Cape Town ; Complexe industrialo-portuaire ; Développement inégal ; Equipement portuaire ; Espace urbain ; Infrastructure portuaire ; Port ; Technologie
CapeProvince ; Cape Town ; Capital accumulation ; Harbour ; Harbour facilities ; Industrial port complex ; Port infrastructure ; South Africa ; Technology ; Uneven development ; Urban area
An examination of the historical and material processes which precipitated the evolution, decline and eventual redevelopment of Cape Town's Victoria and Alfred Dockland. - (AJC)
Soil movement by frost in the Hex River mountains, Western Cape, South Africa
Afrique du Sud ; CapeProvince ; Cycle gel-dégel ; Dynamique de versant ; Gel ; Montagne ; Reptation ; Solifluxion ; Transport sédimentaire ; Variation diurne
CapeProvince ; Creep ; Diurnal variation ; Freeze-thaw cycle ; Freezing ; Mountain ; Sediment transport ; Slope dynamics ; Solifluction ; South Africa
Diurnal frost processes are known to be important agents of soil disturbance and sediment transport. The role of diurnal frost processes on sediment transport in two areas of the Western Cape mountains is investigated. - (AJC)
Administration ; British people ; CapeProvince ; Civilization ; Colonization ; Ethnic community ; Frontier ; Historical geography ; Nineteenth Century ; South Africa ; Territorial strategy
Based on a study of the connections between offical, settler and humanitarian discourses within the Cape Colony on the one hand, and metropolitan political discourses on the other, the paper sets the metropolitan construction of racial difference
Crown Land disposal in the Cape of Good Hope 1853-1914
(1853-1914) ; Afrique du Sud ; Allocation de terres ; CapeProvince ; Colonisation agricole ; Colonisation européenne ; Domaine de la couronne ; Elevage pastoral ; Foncier ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Siècle XIX
The Cape of Good Hope granted 26 million hectares to settlers in the period discussed. The problems of colonising progressively more arid environments resulted in constant reviews of legislation and a measure of experimentation until the land
The forms of rock slopes in the Cape Fold Mountains
Afrique du Sud ; CapeProvince ; Evolution de versant ; Forme des roches ; Grès ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Géomorphogenèse ; Quartzite ; Relief de plissement ; Structure géologique ; Sédimentaire ; Versant
The forms of rock slopes developed on the quartzitic sandstones of the folded Cape Supergroup strata are explained with reference to rock mass strength and the characteristics of rock masses. (AJC).
Post-apartheid social polarisations : the creation of sub-urban identities in Cape Town
Afrique du Sud ; CapeProvince ; Cape Town ; Habitat précaire ; Habitat urbain ; Société urbaine ; Structure socio-économique ; Ségrégation ; Vie urbaine ; Ville
CapeProvince ; Cape Town ; Informal settlement ; Segregation ; Socio-economic system ; South Africa ; Town ; Urban life ; Urban settlement ; Urban society
The links between post-apartheid state policy and the experiences of residents of a former coloured area and in African informal settlement in Cape Town are presented. It is concluded that the impact of state policy is uneven, economic position has
Afrique du Sud ; CapeProvince ; Crue ; Domaine semi-aride ; Environnement ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Risque naturel
The flood problem of the semi-arid lands of the CapeProvince is examined and two particularly susceptible regions are identified for flood control and relief strategies. - (AJC)
Erosion and sediment yield in relation to afforestation and fire in the mountains of the Western CapeProvince, South Africa
Action anthropique ; Afrique du Sud ; Bilan sédimentaire ; Boisement ; CapeProvince ; Conservation des sols ; Erosion des sols ; Feu ; Montagne ; Ressource naturelle
Afforestation ; CapeProvince ; Fire ; Human impact ; Mountain ; Natural resources ; Sediment budget ; Soil conservation ; Soil erosion ; South Africa
The mountains of the Western CapeProvince fulfil a vital water supply function. In order to protect the supply, it is important to understand the natural soil erosion rates in the mountains and human influence upon them. The variety of management
'n Ruimtelike en sosio-ekonomiese profiel van ekonomies aktiewe vroue in Kaapstad A spatial and socio-economic profile of economically active women in Cape Town
Afrique du Sud ; CapeProvince ; Cape Town ; Enquête ; Femme ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Population active ; Structure professionnelle ; Structure sociale ; Travail féminin
The increasing numbers of married women entering the active economic work force in Cape Town have different work patterns to men and different personal variables to fulltime housewives. - (AJC)