The Geography of South Africa
Contemporary Changes and New Directions
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Beschreibung
This 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.
Provides an extensive overview of the geography of South Africa, integrating contemporary issues in human, physical and environmental geography
Addresses the context of South Africa in the contemporary word
Highlights potential impacts of climate change to the human and physical environments
Provides a baseline of the progress of geography in the Global South
Provides an extensive overview of the geography of South Africa, integrating contemporary issues in human, physical and environmental geography Addresses the context of South Africa in the contemporary word Highlights potential impacts of climate change to the human and physical environments Provides a baseline of the progress of geography in the Global South
Autor*in
Jasper Knight
Themen in »The Geography of South Africa«
Land Surface Processes and Landscape Evolution Climate Change on the Southern Hemisphere Environmental and Natural Resources Environmental Management in South Africa Sustainable Development in the Global South Economic Development in Southern Africa Spatial Change Environmental Geography of South Africa world regional geography climate change