Sökning: "Transkei"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Transkei.

  1. 1. Local Worlds : Rural Livelihood Strategies in Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Författare :Flora Hajdu; Anders Hjort af Ornäs; Thembela Kepe; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; livelihood strategies; local scale; natural resource use; local employment; degradation narrative; poverty relief programmes; Transkei; Pondoland; Försörjningsstrategier; lokalitet; naturresursutnyttjande; narrativ; fattigdomsbekämpning; Pondoland; Transkei; Sydafrika; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : Local perceptions and livelihood strategies have in this study been examined through extensive fieldwork in two villages in rural Pondoland in the former homeland Transkei in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. Using a bottom-up perspective, changes in livelihoods and the processes involved in choosing between and combining various types of livelihood activities are analysed. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Sense of place and culture in the landscape of home : Understanding social-ecological dynamics on the Wild Coast, South Africa

    Författare :Vanessa Anne Masterson; Maria Tengö; Thomas Elmqvist; Marja Spierenburg; Katrina Brown; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; agricultural abandonment; circular migration; community lands; Eastern Cape; narratives; place attachment; place meaning; photovoice; stewardship; Transkei; win-win conservation; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Sammanfattning : Development for sustainable poverty alleviation requires engagement with the values and cultural frames that enable or constrain communities to steward ecosystems and maintain their capacity to support human well-being. Rooted in a social-ecological systems (SES) perspective, this thesis explores the concept of sense of place to understand how emotional and cultural connections to place mediate human responses to change and influence interventions for development. LÄS MER