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Farming in the Langkloof : coping with and adapting to environmental shock and social stress
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/97054 Farming in the Langkloof : coping with and adapting to environmental shock and social stress De Kock, Carinus De Waal, J. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies. Livelihoods -- South Africa -- Langkloof Environmental shock -- South Africa -- Langkloof UCTD Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- South Africa -- Langkloof Natural disasters -- South Africa -- Langkloof Hazard mitigation -- South Africa -- Langkloof Environmental risk assessment -- South Africa -- Langkloof Disaster relief -- South Africa -- Langkloof Langkloof (South Africa) -- Social conditions Household surveys -- South Africa -- Langkloof Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During the period 2006-2012, the Langkloof area, situated in the Eden District Municipality, suffered severely from environmental shocks and social stress including drought, flooding, hail, wildfire, heatwaves and reduced labour demand. These events negatively impacted many farmers and their livelihoods. In response to these external shocks and stressors, large-, medium- and small-scale farmers adopted numerous coping and adaptive strategies. This study performed a comprehensive livelihoods analysis of large-, medium- and small-scale farmers in the Langkloof area, using the widely recognized sustainable livelihoods framework developed by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, with a particular focus on coping and adaptive strategies against severe environmental shock and social stress. Variables used in the analysis were the vulnerability context in which farmers pursue a livelihood; livelihood assets (social, human, financial, natural and physical); the policies, institutions and processes in the external environment that influence the degree of ownership and access to assets; livelihood strategies pursued; and the various livelihood outcomes ultimately produced. The analysis of coping and adaptive strategies employed by farmers during these periods formed an integral part of this study. Sixteen livelihood asset indicators were identified to determine the total assets (human, social, physical, financial and natural) of the farmers. After scaling the indicators, a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to assign weights to each indicator and to subsequently calculate the total assets of each household. Regarding the coping and adaptive strategies employed by farmers against environmental shock and social stress, the average number of strategies was calculated for each household. Spearman’s rank correlations were calculated for total assets achieved (capacity) and the number of strategies employed against environmental shock and social stress. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Langkloofgedied, geleë in die Eden Distriksmunisipalitiet, is gedurende die tydperk 2006-2012 geweldig geteister deur omgewings- en sosiale gebeure, wat droogte, vloede, hael, veldbrande, hittegolwe en ʼn gevolglike verlaagde arbeidsaanvraag sluit. Hierdie rampe het verreikende nadelige gevolge op boere se lewensbestaan gehad. Terwyl hulle lewensbestaan tot die uiterste uitgedaag is, is verskeie hanterings- en aanpassingstrategieë teen omgewingskok en sosiale stres geïmplementeer. Met die gebruik van die Verenigde Koninkryk se Departement van Internasionale Ontwikkeling se volhoubare lewensbestaansraamwerk is ʼn gedetailleerde en alomvattende analise van groot, medium- en kleinskaalboere in die Langkloof se lewensbestaan gedoen, met ʼn sterk skem op hul hanterings- en aanpassingstrategieë teen omgewingskok en sosiale stress. Die analise veranderlikes het die kwesbaarsheidskonteks waarin boere hul lewensbestaan aanpak; hul verskeie bates (menslik, sosiaal, finansieel, fisies en natuurlik); die beleide, instansies en prosesse in die eksterne omgewing wat toegang tot en eienaarskap van bates reguleer; hul lewensbestaanstrategieë; en die lewensbestaansuitkomste wat bereik word, behels. Die analise van die boere se hanterings- en aanpassingstrategieë geïmplementeer teen omgewingskok en sosiale stres gedurende hierdie tydperk was ʼn integrale rol van hierdie studie. Sestien aanwysers is geïdentifiseer om die totale lewensbestaansbates (menslik, sosiaal, fisies, finansieel en natuurlik) van die boere te bepaal. Nadat die aanwysers geskaal is, is ‘n Hoofkomponentanalise (PCA) uitgevoer om gewigte aan elke aanwyser toe te ken vir die berekening van totale bates van huishoudings. Die hanterings- en aanpassingstrategieë ingestel deur boere teen omgewingskok en sosiale stres, is die gemiddelde aantal strategieë per huishouding. Spearman se rangorde korrelasies is bereken vir die totale bates (kapasiteit) en die getal strategieë geïmplementeer teen omgewingskok en sosiale stres. Masters 2015-05-20T09:29:29Z 2015-05-20T09:29:29Z 2015-04 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97054 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 163 pages : illustrations, maps application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Livelihoods -- South Africa -- Langkloof Environmental shock -- South Africa -- Langkloof UCTD Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- South Africa -- Langkloof Natural disasters -- South Africa -- Langkloof Hazard mitigation -- South Africa -- Langkloof Environmental risk assessment -- South Africa -- Langkloof Disaster relief -- South Africa -- Langkloof Langkloof (South Africa) -- Social conditions Household surveys -- South Africa -- Langkloof De Kock, Carinus Farming in the Langkloof : coping with and adapting to environmental shock and social stress |
| title | Farming in the Langkloof : coping with and adapting to environmental shock and social stress |
| title_full | Farming in the Langkloof : coping with and adapting to environmental shock and social stress |
| title_fullStr | Farming in the Langkloof : coping with and adapting to environmental shock and social stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farming in the Langkloof : coping with and adapting to environmental shock and social stress |
| title_short | Farming in the Langkloof : coping with and adapting to environmental shock and social stress |
| title_sort | farming in the langkloof coping with and adapting to environmental shock and social stress |
| topic | Livelihoods -- South Africa -- Langkloof Environmental shock -- South Africa -- Langkloof UCTD Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- South Africa -- Langkloof Natural disasters -- South Africa -- Langkloof Hazard mitigation -- South Africa -- Langkloof Environmental risk assessment -- South Africa -- Langkloof Disaster relief -- South Africa -- Langkloof Langkloof (South Africa) -- Social conditions Household surveys -- South Africa -- Langkloof |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97054 |
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