Marginalisation and demographic change in the semi-arid Karoo, South Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2264-2274

  Nel, E ^a   Hill, T ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dry land degradation; Economic decline; Livestock trends; Population change; Small towns

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LAND DEGRADATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MARGINALIZATION; SEMIARID REGION; SMALL TOWN;

AFRICA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 52949105343     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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