Land use and land cover change in the Western Cape Province: quantification of changes & understanding of driving factors

Tizora, PLe Roux, AlizeMans, Gerbrand GCooper, Antony K2017-04-102017-04-102016-07Tizora, P., Le Roux, A., Mans, G. and Cooper, A. 2016. Land use and land cover change in the Western Cape Province: quantification of changes & understanding of driving factors. In: Planning Africa 2016; Making Sense of the Future – Disruption and Reinvention, 3-6 July 2016, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburghttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/8995Planning Africa 2016; Making Sense of the Future – Disruption and Reinvention, 3-6 July 2016, Sandton Convention Centre, JohannesburgThe Western Cape Province is currently faced with population growth, declining household sizes, increasing household numbers, high levels of migration, urbanization and escalating development pressures. These factors have consequently triggered changes in land use and land cover (LULC) and incited issues such as urban sprawl, marginalization of the poor, limited public access to resources, land degradation and climate change. This paper seeks to understand the most significant drivers of LULC change in the Western Cape Province. Focus is given to the major LULC changes which have occurred in the Province in past 24 years by integrating a desktop study of LULC changes using the 1990 and 2013-2014 South African National LULC datasets; document analysis; and expert opinion in the form of semi-structured interviews with municipal town planners. An adapted Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) Framework is used to analyse and understand LULC changes in the study area. LULC changes are driven by political, economic, technological, demographic, biophysical and cultural factors that must be considered in strategies and policies in future planning to avoid detrimental impacts on the environment whilst maintaining socio-economic benefits.enLand useDriver-Pressure-State-Impact-ResponseDPSIRLand coverLand use changeLand use and land cover change in the Western Cape Province: quantification of changes & understanding of driving factorsConference PresentationTizora, P., Le Roux, A., Mans, G. G., & Cooper, A. K. (2016). Land use and land cover change in the Western Cape Province: quantification of changes & understanding of driving factors. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8995Tizora, P, Alize Le Roux, Gerbrand G Mans, and Antony K Cooper. "Land use and land cover change in the Western Cape Province: quantification of changes & understanding of driving factors." (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8995Tizora P, Le Roux A, Mans GG, Cooper AK, Land use and land cover change in the Western Cape Province: quantification of changes & understanding of driving factors; 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8995 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Tizora, P AU - Le Roux, Alize AU - Mans, Gerbrand G AU - Cooper, Antony K AB - The Western Cape Province is currently faced with population growth, declining household sizes, increasing household numbers, high levels of migration, urbanization and escalating development pressures. These factors have consequently triggered changes in land use and land cover (LULC) and incited issues such as urban sprawl, marginalization of the poor, limited public access to resources, land degradation and climate change. This paper seeks to understand the most significant drivers of LULC change in the Western Cape Province. Focus is given to the major LULC changes which have occurred in the Province in past 24 years by integrating a desktop study of LULC changes using the 1990 and 2013-2014 South African National LULC datasets; document analysis; and expert opinion in the form of semi-structured interviews with municipal town planners. An adapted Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) Framework is used to analyse and understand LULC changes in the study area. LULC changes are driven by political, economic, technological, demographic, biophysical and cultural factors that must be considered in strategies and policies in future planning to avoid detrimental impacts on the environment whilst maintaining socio-economic benefits. DA - 2016-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Land use KW - Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response KW - DPSIR KW - Land cover KW - Land use change LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2016 T1 - Land use and land cover change in the Western Cape Province: quantification of changes & understanding of driving factors TI - Land use and land cover change in the Western Cape Province: quantification of changes & understanding of driving factors UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8995 ER -