Domesticated cattle in the Sahara and their introduction into West Africa in The Sahara and the Nile. Quaternary environments and prehistoric occupation in northernAfrica.
Holocene ecology and prehistory in the Egyptian Sahara in The Sahara and the Nile. Quaternary environments and prehistoric occupation in northernAfrica.
Linear dune trends and wind directions in the northern Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province ; Dunes ; Eolian features ; South Africa ; Wind
Four linear dune fields in the northern Cape were examined and their trends related to prevailing wind patterns. Evidence is shown for the retention of direction from previous wind patterns, as well as the influence of the coriolis deflection
An assessment of land degradation in the Northern Province from satellite remote sensing and community perception
Afrique du Sud ; Biomasse ; Dégradation des sols ; Désertification ; Erosion des sols ; Indice de végétation ; LANDSAT ; MSS ; Northern Transvaal ; Perception ; Télédétection ; Végétation
Biomass ; Desertification ; LANDSAT ; MSS ; Perception ; Remote sensing ; Soil degradation ; Soil erosion ; South Africa ; Vegetation ; Vegetation index
The assessment of land degradation in developing rural areas of South Africa is often hampered by a lack of reliable data. Remote sensing data offers a reliable source of information. In a case study in the Sekgosese district in northern South
Africa, the findings coincided with local community perceptions, although most people were unaware of the causes and effects of land degradation. - (AJC)
Human populations and cultural adaptations in the Sahara and Nile during prehistoric times in The Sahara and the Nile. Quaternary environments and prehistoric occupation in northernAfrica.
Origins of plant domestication in the Sahara and the Nile Valley in The Sahara and the Nile. Quaternary environments and prehistoric occupation in northernAfrica.
Lateral facies analysis of the Koobi Fora Formation, northern Kenya: summary of research objectives and results in Palaeoecology of Africa and the surrounding islands. Volume 14.
Structural geology, tectonics and the control of drainage in the Nile basin in The Sahara and the Nile. Quaternary environments and prehistoric occupation in northernAfrica.
Regional and social differentiation in Broken Hill rural district, Northern Rhodesia, 1930-1964 in Peasants in Africa. Historical and contemporary perspectives.
Local strategies for coping with hunger : Central Sierra Leone and Northern Nigeria compared
Geography of Africa
Based on fieldwork in Kaita near Katsina in northern Nigeria, and Mogbuama in Sierra Leone the A. considers that rather than meddle with middlemen strategies the problems should be tackled at village level with agricultural research and development