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March 13, 2026Discover SustainabilityOpen Access

Sociotechnical analyses of households’ comprehension of land use and land cover change in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

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SNSimbarashe NdhleveHKH M KabitiKAK Ayisi

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Overview

Examines land use and cover changes in Mthatha River catchment, indicating gaps in community understanding and GIS findings.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how local custodians perceive land use and land cover changes and compare these perceptions to remote sensing data.
  • Used GIS and remote sensing imagery to analyze land cover changes.
  • Conducted ethnographic research to gather local perspectives.
  • Administered a semi-structured questionnaire to 183 households in the Mthatha river catchment.
  • Assessed divergence and convergence between local perceptions and technical data.
  • 90% of participants noted an increase in built-up areas.
  • 77% observed decreases in cultivated land.
  • 56% perceived a reduction in water bodies, while 72% noted a loss in plantations.
  • Discrepancy found with bare lands; 72% perceived a decrease against an observed 11% increase in satellite data.

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Ndhleve et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3ac4d02a1e69014ccdeeahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-026-02914-6
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