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DOI	10.1080/19376812.2017.1284599
	Land use intensification and implications on land degradation in the Boteti area: Botswana
	Sebego, R. J.; Atlhopheng, J. R.; Chanda, R.; Mulale, K.; Mphinyane, W.
通讯作者	Sebego, RJ
来源期刊	AFRICAN GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW
ISSN	1937-6812
EISSN	2163-2642
出版年	2019
卷号	38 期号:1 页码:32-47
英文摘要	Arid and semi-arid areas worldwide face challenges of over utilization of rangelands, with a possibility of declining into degraded lands. Overgrazing by livestock and persistent deforestation of woodlands has been reported in the rangelands of Boteti Sub- District of Botswana. This study focuses on depicting changing patterns of land use that have come about as a result of a forcing from natural phenomenon. Periodic droughts and the drying up of the Boteti river which has been a source of livelihood for a long time has manifested on land utilization trends around the villages of Boteti District. New patterns of land use have since emerged as an adaptation strategy against the drier environment. The study mapped land use and land cover around two 'river village settlements Land degradation indicators were identified within the various land cover categories. Results show that communities have shifted from flood recession farming to dry-land farming with emphasis on livestock. The latter are ironically privileged by government policies that are skewed toward livestock production, especially the introduction of fenced private ranches and conservation areas. As a result, they have relentlessly exerted more pressure on the communal land, manifesting itself through moderate to severe incidents of land degradation.
英文关键词	over utilization flood recession farming indicators degradation
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000469821600003
WOS类目	Geography
WOS研究方向	Geography
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/333571
作者单位	[Sebego, R. J.; Atlhopheng, J. R.; Chanda, R.; Mulale, K.; Mphinyane, W.] Univ Botswana, Dept Environm Sci, P Bag UB 00704, Gaborone, Botswana
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sebego, R. J.,Atlhopheng, J. R.,Chanda, R.,et al. Land use intensification and implications on land degradation in the Boteti area: Botswana[J],2019,38(1):32-47.
APA	Sebego, R. J.,Atlhopheng, J. R.,Chanda, R.,Mulale, K.,&Mphinyane, W..(2019).Land use intensification and implications on land degradation in the Boteti area: Botswana.AFRICAN GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW,38(1),32-47.
MLA	Sebego, R. J.,et al."Land use intensification and implications on land degradation in the Boteti area: Botswana".AFRICAN GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW 38.1(2019):32-47.