Patterns of land cover change in Kanyati communal land in Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.advisorButcher, Shirleyen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorCumming, Daveen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHoward, Madeleine Aen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-09T08:59:24Z
dc.date.available2016-05-09T08:59:24Z
dc.date.issued1999en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography : pages 138-149.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractExpanding areas under cultivation and settlement are a global trend with significant effects on existing land cover types and ecosystems. High rates of human population growth in southern Africa and subsequent increased pressure on land has led to the extension of cultivation and settlement into marginal lands. This study investigates the spatial patterns ofland cover change in a communal land in Zimbabwe over the period 1973 to 1993, and their likely ecological effects. The study site is in the Zambezi Valley and has a well­ preserved area ofmiombo woodland and has the potential to become an important wildlife corridor between a national park, safari area and communal lands with local community based wildlife management projects. The area is divided into wildlife and settled areas by a game fence so provided an opportunity to compare patterns ofland cover change vvith and without extensive human impact within the same administrative area. The land cover types were derived from manually interpreted aerial photographs as multispectral satellite imagery is not available before the 1980's and is expensive. Geographical Information Systems were used to analyse the spatial patterns ofland covers identified, the sizes and shapes of spatial entities and the spatial distribution of land cover types in relation to slope and proximity to rivers. The likely ecological effects of land cover change were investigated by deriving habitat suitability maps using the habitat requirements of seven large herbivore species: buffalo, bushbuck, elephant, kudu, sable, waterbuck and zebra.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHoward, M. A. (1999). <i>Patterns of land cover change in Kanyati communal land in Zimbabwe</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19518en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHoward, Madeleine A. <i>"Patterns of land cover change in Kanyati communal land in Zimbabwe."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19518en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHoward, M. 1999. Patterns of land cover change in Kanyati communal land in Zimbabwe. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Howard, Madeleine A AB - Expanding areas under cultivation and settlement are a global trend with significant effects on existing land cover types and ecosystems. High rates of human population growth in southern Africa and subsequent increased pressure on land has led to the extension of cultivation and settlement into marginal lands. This study investigates the spatial patterns ofland cover change in a communal land in Zimbabwe over the period 1973 to 1993, and their likely ecological effects. The study site is in the Zambezi Valley and has a well­ preserved area ofmiombo woodland and has the potential to become an important wildlife corridor between a national park, safari area and communal lands with local community based wildlife management projects. The area is divided into wildlife and settled areas by a game fence so provided an opportunity to compare patterns ofland cover change vvith and without extensive human impact within the same administrative area. The land cover types were derived from manually interpreted aerial photographs as multispectral satellite imagery is not available before the 1980's and is expensive. Geographical Information Systems were used to analyse the spatial patterns ofland covers identified, the sizes and shapes of spatial entities and the spatial distribution of land cover types in relation to slope and proximity to rivers. The likely ecological effects of land cover change were investigated by deriving habitat suitability maps using the habitat requirements of seven large herbivore species: buffalo, bushbuck, elephant, kudu, sable, waterbuck and zebra. DA - 1999 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1999 T1 - Patterns of land cover change in Kanyati communal land in Zimbabwe TI - Patterns of land cover change in Kanyati communal land in Zimbabwe UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19518 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19518
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHoward MA. Patterns of land cover change in Kanyati communal land in Zimbabwe. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1999 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19518en_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 and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.titlePatterns of land cover change in Kanyati communal land in Zimbabween_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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