The South African Geographical Journal
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Published: 1917
Total Pages: 562
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVols. for 1932-1940 contain Cape Geographical Society. Report.
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Urban Geography in South Africa
Author: Ruth Massey
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-08-17
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 3030253694
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book embraces South Africa and its place in the Global South, providing a succinct theoretical and empirical analysis and discussion of urban issues in the country. There have been sporadic calls from the Urban Geography community for the development of an overarching and comprehensive text that explores contemporary processes and practices taking place in urban South Africa and, more widely, the Global South. This is an edited collection of chapters by leading urban theorists and practitioners working on various themes within urban South Africa and serves as a base for scholars and students interested in urban perspectives from countries in the Global South.
The Geographical Journal
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Published: 1901
Total Pages: 800
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately.
The Geography of South Africa
Author: Jasper Knight
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-10-03
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 3319949748
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edited collection examines contemporary directions in geographical research on South Africa. It encompasses a cross section of selected themes of critical importance not only to the discipline of Geography in South Africa, but also of relevance to other areas of the Global South. All chapters are original contributions, providing a state of the art research baseline on key themes in physical, human and environmental geography, and in understanding the changing geographical landscapes of modern South Africa. These contributions set the scene for an understanding of the relationships between modern South Africa and the wider contemporary world, including issues of sustainable development and growth in the Global South.
Encountering Adamastor
Author: W.S. Barnard
Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Published: 2016-09-20
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 1928357288
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe volume of W.S. Barnard is a first in a series of life-histories of the founding geographers in South Africa published by the Centre of Geographical Analysis at Stellenbosch University. Life-histories are reported in five ways: the commendation lauds the winner of an award; the obituary by necessity speaks well of the dead; the brief entry in a dictionary or encyclopedia is highly stylized and constrained by editorial guidelines; in the autobiography the author tells his own story in his own way; and, finally, the biography comes in a range of formats and structures. At the one extreme is the complete life-history, written by a specialist following the historiographical method and based on the critical assessment of primary sources; at the other is the belletristic overview: descriptive, anecdotal, facile and artful.
Landscapes and Landforms of South Africa
Author: Stefan Grab
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-03-05
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 3319035606
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents a beautifully illustrated overview of the most prominent landscapes of South Africa and the distinctive landforms associated with them. It describes the processes, origins and the environmental significance of those landscapes, including their relationships to human activity of the past and present. The sites described in this book include, amongst others, the Blyde River Canyon, Augrabies Falls, Kruger National Park, Kalahari desert landscapes, the Great Escarpment, Sterkfontein caves and karst system, Table Mountain, Cape winelands, coastal dunes, rocky coasts, Boer War battlefield sites, and Vredefort impact structure. Landscapes and Landforms of South Africa provides a new perspective on South Africa’s scenic landscapes by considering their diversity, long and short term histories, and importance for geoconservation and geotourism. This book will be relevant to those interested in the geology, physical geography and history of South Africa, climate change and landscape tourism.
Pathological Lives
Author: Steve Hinchliffe
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2016-12-27
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 111899759X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPandemics, epidemics and food borne diseases are a major global challenge. Focusing on the food and farming sector, and mobilising social theory as well as empirical enquiry, Pathological Lives investigates current approaches to biosecurity and ask how pathological lives can be successfully ‘regulated’ without making life more dangerous as a result. Uses empirical and social theoretical resources developed in the course of a 40-month research project entitled ‘Biosecurity borderlands’ Focuses on the food and farming sector, where the generation and subsequent transmission of disease has the ability to reach pandemic proportions Demonstrates the importance of a geographical and spatial analysis, drawing together social, material and biological approaches, as well as national and international examples The book makes three main conceptual contributions, reconceptualising disease as situated matters, the spatial or topological analysis of situations and a reformulation of biopolitics Uniquely brings together conceptual development with empirically and politically informed work on infectious and zoonotic disease, to produce a timely and important contribution to both social science and to policy debate
The Origin and Growth of Geography as a discipline at South Africa Universities
Author: Gustav Visser
Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Published: 2016-09-20
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 1928357261
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe publication provides the first comprehensive text that reflects on a century of the development of geography as an academic discipline at South African universities. The book showcases a broad and textured review of South Africa's geography departments, their staff members, their times, and the different Geographies they engaged in. The book lays thefoundation from which more expansive individual departmental histories can be written in the future.
Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Africa
Author: Jasper Knight
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-06-23
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 1107055792
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a benchmark study of southern African landscape evolution during the Quaternary, for researchers, professionals and policymakers.
Africa South of the Sahara
Author: Robert Stock
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2012-11-29
Total Pages: 607
ISBN-13: 1462508138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis authoritative, widely adopted text provides a broad introduction to the geography of Africa south of the Sahara. The book analyzes the political, economic, social, and environmental processes that shape resource use and development in this large, diverse region. Students gain a context for understanding current development debates and addressing questions about the nature and sustainability of contemporary changes. Timely topics include the rise of foreign investment in Africa, the evolving geographies of rural-urban linkages, the birth of the Republic of South Sudan, and advances in the struggle against HIV/AIDS. New to This Edition: *Fully updated to reflect the latest data and trends in development. *Chapters on development theory, cultural and societal diversity, the political geography of postindependence Africa, economic integration, and the geography of poverty. *Substantially revised coverage of gender dynamics, urban living environments, mineral and energy resources, and many other topics. Pedagogical Features *Vignettes in every chapter that provide detailed case studies from a variety of countries and elaborate on key concepts. *Recommendations for further reading on each topic, including print and online sources. *Companion website with downloadable PowerPoint slides of all original figures, photos, and tables. *An extensive glossary.
