Cultural ecosystem services of the Diep River corridor: community perceptions

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dc.contributor.advisorAnderson, Pippinen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorAvlonitis, Georginaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorKavonic, Jessicaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKgantsi, Boitshekwaneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T09:16:51Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T09:16:51Z
dc.date.issued2018en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the study was to examine the cultural ecosystem service and the community perceptions of the Diep River Corridor that connects the Table Mountain National Park, Little Princess Vlei, Zandvlei Estuary, and finally feeds to the sea of the Atlantic Ocean. Constructed interview questions were used to assess the cultural ecosystem activities occurring along the Diep River corridor. The intention of assessing the cultural ecosystem services was to examine the importance of the corridor for the local communities. The corridor was historically important for various activities such as water for human and livestock drinking purposes, agricultural activities, and irrigation of gardens and to a power water mill. The increased number of people relocating and using the Diep River corridor resulted in degradation and transformation of the river. The study thereof acknowledges people as the major cause of transformation of the Diep River corridor. Literature revealed a lot of studies that have been about water quality, vegetation cover and positions people as the cause of environmental crisis such as pollution. This study thereof saw the need to assess the perceptions of people towards their natural environment and see if this could be used to argue for the importance of this green amenity. Overall, the assessment of community members' perceptions regarding the importance of the river corridor as an available green space was a challenge as individuals had a number of different views. Cultural ecosystem services associated with the Diep River corridor are numerous and variably experienced and enjoyed by the different communities along the river corridor. The outcome of the study revealed different levels of importance and various uses of the corridor by individual and group participants. Important community activities included walking, relaxing, enjoying the peaceful environment, experiencing the beauty of nature, spending time alone or with loved ones, having picnics, sports and kayaking/ boating. The study recognizes that improved management of Diep River corridor for these recreational activities is important and efforts must be made to meet the diverse interest of local community members and residents. The findings will hopefully result in community needs being taken into increased consideration for future recreational management around the Diep River corridor.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKgantsi, B. (2018). <i>Cultural ecosystem services of the Diep River corridor: community perceptions</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27948en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKgantsi, Boitshekwane. <i>"Cultural ecosystem services of the Diep River corridor: community perceptions."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27948en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKgantsi, B. 2018. Cultural ecosystem services of the Diep River corridor: community perceptions. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kgantsi, Boitshekwane AB - The purpose of the study was to examine the cultural ecosystem service and the community perceptions of the Diep River Corridor that connects the Table Mountain National Park, Little Princess Vlei, Zandvlei Estuary, and finally feeds to the sea of the Atlantic Ocean. Constructed interview questions were used to assess the cultural ecosystem activities occurring along the Diep River corridor. The intention of assessing the cultural ecosystem services was to examine the importance of the corridor for the local communities. The corridor was historically important for various activities such as water for human and livestock drinking purposes, agricultural activities, and irrigation of gardens and to a power water mill. The increased number of people relocating and using the Diep River corridor resulted in degradation and transformation of the river. The study thereof acknowledges people as the major cause of transformation of the Diep River corridor. Literature revealed a lot of studies that have been about water quality, vegetation cover and positions people as the cause of environmental crisis such as pollution. This study thereof saw the need to assess the perceptions of people towards their natural environment and see if this could be used to argue for the importance of this green amenity. Overall, the assessment of community members' perceptions regarding the importance of the river corridor as an available green space was a challenge as individuals had a number of different views. Cultural ecosystem services associated with the Diep River corridor are numerous and variably experienced and enjoyed by the different communities along the river corridor. The outcome of the study revealed different levels of importance and various uses of the corridor by individual and group participants. Important community activities included walking, relaxing, enjoying the peaceful environment, experiencing the beauty of nature, spending time alone or with loved ones, having picnics, sports and kayaking/ boating. The study recognizes that improved management of Diep River corridor for these recreational activities is important and efforts must be made to meet the diverse interest of local community members and residents. The findings will hopefully result in community needs being taken into increased consideration for future recreational management around the Diep River corridor. DA - 2018 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - Cultural ecosystem services of the Diep River corridor: community perceptions TI - Cultural ecosystem services of the Diep River corridor: community perceptions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27948 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/27948
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKgantsi B. Cultural ecosystem services of the Diep River corridor: community perceptions. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27948en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleCultural ecosystem services of the Diep River corridor: community perceptionsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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