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The term land use deals with the spatial aspects of all human activities on the land and with the way in which the land surface is adapted, or could be adapted, to serve human needs. (Source: GOOD)

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2002. 5.24 Land cleared for cultivation.

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Fig 5.24 Land cleared for cultivation.zip	143.89 KB

2002. 5.23 Land uses.

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Fig 5.23 Land uses.zip	143.89 KB

2018. Metadata for the LandPKS monitoring and herbaceous biomass monitoring carried out by the Rangeland Monitoring Project.

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Rangeland Monitoring Project metadata.zip	246.63 KB

Mannetti L 2017. Evaluating land use conflicts at the borders of Etosha National Park, Namibia: A social-ecological approach.

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Evaluating land use conflicts at the borders of Etosha National Park.pdf	4.05 MB

Kepe T, Wynberg R, Ellis W 2005. Land reform and biodiversity conservation in South Africa: complementary or in conflict?. International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management (1) 3–16

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Land reform and biodiversity conservation in South Africa complementary or in conflict.pdf	563.53 KB

Tinley KL 1996. Western Caprivi conservation area, South West Africa: A proposal of natural resource land use.

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Western Caprivi Conservation Area_Tinley 1966.pdf	31.26 MB

Spierenburg M, Brooks S 2014. Private game farming and its social consequences in post-apartheid South Africa: contestations over wildlife, property and agrarian futures. Journal of Contemporary African Studies (32) 151-172

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1080/09637494.2014.937164

Pasmans T, Hebinck P 2017. Rural development and the role of game farming in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Land Use Policy (64) 440-450

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.03.010

Alexander KA, Ramotadima M, Sanderson CE 2018. The power of consensus: Developing a community voice in land use planning and tourism development in biodiversity hotspots. Ecosystem Services (30) 350-361

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.02.008

Reij CP, Smaling EMA 2008. Analyzing successes in agriculture and land management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is macro-level gloom obscuring positive micro-level change?. Land Use Policy (25) 410-420

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2007.10.001

Schneibel A, Stellmes M, Revermann R, Finckh M Agricultural expansion during the post-civil war period in southern Angola based on bi-temporal Landsat data. Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region 311-319

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Agricultural expansion during the post_civil war period in southern Angola based on bi_temporal Landsat data.pdf	4.89 MB

Baptista JA 2013. "Everything": Towards an Ecology of Land Utilization. Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region 393–405

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Everything_Towards an Ecology of Land Utilization.pdf	2.35 MB

Gwatidzo C, Masamba WRL, Mubyana-John T 2013. Variations in soil physicochemical characteristics in some soil profiles of Okavango Delta's Pan-handle region, Botswana. Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region 303–310

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Variations in soil physicochemical characteristics in some soil profiles of Okavango Deltas Pan-handle region_Botswana.pdf	714.96 KB

Gröngröft A, Luther-Mosebach J, Landschreiber L, Revermann R, Finckh M, Eschenbach A 2013. Mashare - Landscape. Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region 101-102

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Mashare_Landscape.pdf	2.01 MB

de Cauwer V 2013. Mashare - Woody Vegetation. Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region 117-119

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Mashare_Woody Vegetation.pdf	2.31 MB

Schneibel A, Stellmes M, Frantz D, Revermann R, Finckh M 2013. Seronga - Earth Observation. Environmental Assessments in the Okavango Region 139-141

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Seronga_Earth Observation.pdf	2.39 MB

Hoffman MT, Walker C, Henschel JR 2018. Reflections on the Karoo Special Issue: towards an interdisciplinary research agenda for South Africa's drylands. African Journal of Range and Forage Science (35) 387-393

Website link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/10220119.2018.1540910

Delgado-Matas C 2015. Optimal management of the Umbundu traditional land use system in the central Highlands region of Angola.

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Optimal management of the Umbundu traditional land use system in the Central Highlands Angola.pdf	808.89 KB

Monadjem A, Garcelon DK 2005. Nesting distribution of vultures in relation to land use in Swaziland. Biodiversity and Conservation (14) 2079–2093

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Nesting distribution of vultures in relation to land use in Swaziland.pdf	351.95 KB

Revermann R, Finckh M 2019. Chapter 6: Vegetation Survey, Classification and Mapping in Angola. Biodiversity of Angola - Science and Conservation: A Modern Synthesis 97-107

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Vegetation Survey_Classification and Mapping in Angola_2019.pdf	404.19 KB

Mendelsohn JM 2019. Chapter 8: Landscape Changes in Angola. Biodiversity of Angola - Science and Conservation: A Modern Synthesis 123-137

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Landscape Changes in Angola.pdf	2.79 MB

de Blécourt M, Gröngröft A, Baumann S, Eschenbach A 2019. Losses in soil organic carbon stocks and soil fertility due to deforestation for low-input agriculture in semi-arid southern Africa. Journal of Arid Environments (165) 88-96

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.02.006

Lindsey P 2011. An Analysis of game meat production and wildlife-based land uses on freehold land in Namibia: Links with food security.

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An Analysis of game meat production and wildlife_based land uses on freehold land in Namibia.pdf	1.31 MB

Burke A 2011. Managing biodiversity in the /Ai-/Ais Hotsprings Game Park: A tool for conservation-, resource- and development planners.

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Managing biodiversity in the Ai_Ais Hotsprings Game Park.pdf	1.66 MB

Sullivan S 1996. The 'Communalisation' of former commercial farmland: Perspectives from Damaraland and implications for land reform.

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The Communalisation of former commercial farmland_Perspectives from Damaraland and implications for land reform.pdf	3.81 MB

Mustaphi CJC, Capitan C, Boles O, Kariuki R, Newman R, Munishi L, Marchant M, Lane P 2019. Integrating evidence of land use and land cover change for land management policy formulation along the Kenya-Tanzania borderlands. Anthropocene (28) 100228

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CourtneyMustaphi et al 2019 Anthropocene.pdf	3.54 MB

Early Warning System: Monitoring Namibia's rangelands from space.

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Early Warning System_Monitoring Namibias rangelands.pdf	671.68 KB

Website link:http://www.namibiarangelands.com/

Domptail SE, Dreber N, Falk T, Gibreel T, Kirk M, Limpricht C, Naumann C, Prediger S, Vollan B, Wesuls D 2010. An ecological-economic analysis of the pastoral systems of the Nama Karoo in southern Namibia. Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 3: Implications for landuse and management 3 75–107

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An Ecological_economic Analysis of the Pastoral Systems of the Nama Karoo in Southern Namibia.pdf	3.75 MB

Wesuls D, Strohbach M, Horn A, Kos M, Zimmermann J, Hoffmann J, Geldenhuys C, Dreber N, Kellermann L, van Rooyen MW, Poschlod P 2010. Plant functional traits and types as a tool to analyse landuse impacts on vegetation. Biodiversity in southern Africa. Volume 2: Patterns and processes at regional scale 222–232

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Plant functionaltraits and types as a tool to analyse landuse impacts on vegetation.pdf	2.72 MB

Lang H 2005. The farm system of the Rehoboth Basters (Namibia): the situation in 1999/2000. Zeitschrift für Ethnologie 130 223–243

Website link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/25842997

O'Farrell PJ, de Lange WJ, le Maitre DC, Reyers B, Blignaut JN, Milton SJ, Atkinson D, Egoh B, Maherry A, Colvin C, Cowling RM 2011. The possibilities and pitfalls presented by a pragmatic approach to ecosystemservice valuation in an arid biodiversity hotspot. Journal of Arid Environments 75 (6) 612-623

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The possibilities and pitfalls presented by a pragmatic approach to ecosystemservice valuation in an arid biodiversity hotspot.pdf	378.13 KB

Werner W 2002. Water and ecosystem resources in regional development: Balancing societal needs and wants and natural resources systems sustainability in international river basins. Access to Resources: Livelihood Options and Strategies.

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Water and ecosystem resources in regional development_2002.pdf	725.7 KB

Hoof PJM, Kirkels MALJ, Riezebos HTh, Schledorn JLM, de Wit MJM 1991. Socio-economic baseline survey and land suitability analysis, Ngamiland district CSDA, Western part.

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Socio_economic baseline survey and land suitability analysis_Ngamiland district CSDA_Western part.pdf	6.31 MB

Stark F, Werner H 1976. Natural history and management of Everglades National Park. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Okavango Delta and its future utilization 263-275

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Natural history and management of Everglades National Park_1976.pdf	5.13 MB

Pufal G, Mayer C, Porembski S, Jürgens N 2008. Factors affecting fruit set in Aizoaceae species of the Succulent Karoo. Basic and Applied Ecology 9 401-409

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Factors affecting fruit set in Aizoaceae species of the Succulent Karoo.pdf	4.43 MB

Jonas Z 2004. Land use and its impact on the succulent Karoo.

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Land use and its impact on the succulent Karoo.pdf	3.18 MB

Ringrose S, Vanderpost C, Matheson W 1997. Use of image processing and GIS techniquies to determine the extent and possible causes of land management/fenceline induced degradation problems in the Okavango area, northern Botswana. International Journal of Remote Sensing

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Use of image processing and GIS techniquies_Ringrose_1997.pdf	3.66 MB

Soboil J 1996. Dunes and dune movement in the Walvis Bay area of Namibia, and implications for future land-use planning and development.

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Dunes and dune movement in the Walvis Bay area of Namibia_Sobil_Thesis.pdf	9.26 MB

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) 1999. Khaudum National Park Management Plan. North-east Parks Project, Ministry of Environment and Tourism.

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Khaudum National Park Management Plan_1999.pdf	7.6 MB

Eastment C 2020. How has woody vegetation changed in north-east Namibia in response to land use, climate and fire?.

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How has woody vegetation changed in north_east Namibia in response to land use_climate and fire_Conor Eastment_2020.pdf	4.83 MB

Dixon C 2019. Late Holocene Vegetation Change in North-East Namibia - Examining vegetation dynamics considering human land-use and environmental change.

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Late Holocene Vegetation Change in North_East Namibia CaitlinDixon_Thesis 2019.pdf	1.64 MB

Murray-Hudson M, Parry D 1997. Biophysical Environment (Botswanan Sector).

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Biophysical Environment_Botswanan Sector_1997.pdf	6.17 MB

Bendsen H 2002. The dynamics of the land use systems in Ngamiland: Changing livelihood options and strategies.

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The dynamics of the land use systems in Ngamiland_2002.pdf	1.28 MB

Barnes J, Cannon J, Morrison K 2001. Economic returns to selected land uses in Ngamiland, Botswana.

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Economic returns to selected land uses in Ngamiland_Botswana_2001.pdf	3.9 MB

Landschreiber L 2019. Quantifying the effect of vegetation and land use on soil hydrological functioning along a regional transect in southern Africa.

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Quantifying the effect of vegetation and land use on soil hydrological functioning along a regional transect in southern Africa.pdf	27.45 MB

Hartemink AE, Huting J 2008. Land cover, extent, and properties of arenosols in southern Africa. Arid Land Research and Management 22 134-147

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Land cover extent and properties of arenosols in southern Africa.pdf	465.84 KB

Zeidler J 2007. Namibia: Land use planning and environmental sustainability. Contributions to an analytical framework for sustainable land management.

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Research Discussion Paper 76_2007.pdf	1.7 MB

Lange G, Barnes JI, Motinga DJ 1997. Cattle numbers, biomass, productivity, and land degradation in the commercial farming sector of Namibia, 1915 to 1995.

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Research Discussion Paper 17_1997.pdf	890.29 KB

Barnes JI, Jager JLV 1995. Economic and financial incentives for wildlife use on private land in Namibia and the implications for policy.

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Research Discussion Paper 8_1995.pdf	106.21 KB

Barnes JI 1995. The value of non-agricultural land use in some Namibian communal areas: A data base for planning.

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Research Discussion Paper 6_1995.pdf	167.31 KB