Pröpper, MGröngröft, AFalk, TEschenbach, AFox, TGessner, UHecht, JHinz, MOHuettich, C2011-02-042011-02-042010Pröpper, M, Gröngröft, A, Falk, T et al. 2010. Causes and perspectives of land-cover change through expanding cultivation in Kavango. Hoffman, M.T, Schmiedel, U, and Jürgens, N. [Eds.]. Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 3: Implications for landuse and management, pp 1–31, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek978-3-933117-47-2http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4831Pröpper, M, Gröngröft, A, Falk, T et al. 2010. Causes and perspectives of land-cover change through expanding cultivation in Kavango. Hoffman, M.T, Schmiedel, U, and Jürgens, N. [Eds.]. Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 3: Implications for landuse and management, pp 1–31, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & WindhoekWith this interdisciplinary case-study we deliver an integrated analysis concerning the problem of expansive cultivation impacting on biodiversity in the dry Woodland Savanna of the Kavango Region of Namibia. We quantify and visualise the impact of cultivation on dry-forest species associations, deliver a description of existing vegetation and soil properties and their suitability for cultivation and possibilities for improvement. Likewise we look at the characteristics of human landuse, at the socio-cultural rules and norms that guide their utilisation of biodiversity as much as the cultural and economic incentives that guide individual landuse strategies. We further analyse the potential and limitations for institutional adaptations, including low-capital input and locally adapted agricultural intensification. By drawing such a broad picture from interdisciplinarity we assess the success of necessary policy recommendations and alternative options for managing the communal land of the Kavango Region.enKavangoBiodiversityWoodland savannaLanduseCommunal landCultivationLand coverBIOTA AfricaWoodland savannaLand degradationSocio-economySpatial analysisNamibiaBook ChapterPröpper, M., Gröngröft, A., Falk, T., Eschenbach, A., Fox, T., Gessner, U., ... Huettich, C. (2010). Causes and perspectives of land-Cover change through expanding cultivation in Kavango., <i>Chapter in a Book;</i> Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4831Pröpper, M, A Gröngröft, T Falk, A Eschenbach, T Fox, U Gessner, J Hecht, MO Hinz, and C Huettich. "Causes and perspectives of land-cover change through expanding cultivation in Kavango" In <i>CHAPTER IN A BOOK;</i>, n.p.: Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek. 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4831.Pröpper M, Gröngröft A, Falk T, Eschenbach A, Fox T, Gessner U, et al. Causes and perspectives of land-cover change through expanding cultivation in Kavango.. Chapter in a Book;. [place unknown]: Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek; 2010. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4831.TY - Book Chapter AU - Pröpper, M AU - Gröngröft, A AU - Falk, T AU - Eschenbach, A AU - Fox, T AU - Gessner, U AU - Hecht, J AU - Hinz, MO AU - Huettich, C AB - With this interdisciplinary case-study we deliver an integrated analysis concerning the problem of expansive cultivation impacting on biodiversity in the dry Woodland Savanna of the Kavango Region of Namibia. We quantify and visualise the impact of cultivation on dry-forest species associations, deliver a description of existing vegetation and soil properties and their suitability for cultivation and possibilities for improvement. Likewise we look at the characteristics of human landuse, at the socio-cultural rules and norms that guide their utilisation of biodiversity as much as the cultural and economic incentives that guide individual landuse strategies. We further analyse the potential and limitations for institutional adaptations, including low-capital input and locally adapted agricultural intensification. By drawing such a broad picture from interdisciplinarity we assess the success of necessary policy recommendations and alternative options for managing the communal land of the Kavango Region. DA - 2010 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Kavango KW - Biodiversity KW - Woodland savanna KW - Landuse KW - Communal land KW - Cultivation KW - Land cover KW - BIOTA Africa KW - Woodland savanna KW - Land degradation KW - Socio-economy KW - Spatial analysis KW - Namibia LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 SM - 978-3-933117-47-2 T1 - Causes and perspectives of land-cover change through expanding cultivation in Kavango TI - Causes and perspectives of land-cover change through expanding cultivation in Kavango UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4831 ER -