Author : Stephen Dovers
Publisher : New Africa Books
ISBN 13 : 9780864864925
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (649 download)
Book Synopsis South Africa's Environmental History by : Stephen Dovers
Download or read book South Africa's Environmental History written by Stephen Dovers and published by New Africa Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a pioneering study of the impact of humans on the environment in the history of South Africa and the role that the environment has played in shaping the history of human development in the country. It consists of two parts. The first is a series of local and particular studies, such as the invasion of prickly pear in the Eastern Cape; the impact of windmills and barbed wire on farming practice and the environment in the Karoo; and ecological change in the Lake St Lucia region. The second is a series of regional and continental comparisons that bring out both the similarities and differences in the environmental histories of South Africa, on the one hand, and South America, South Asia, Australia and the rest of Africa, on the other. Book jacket.