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<p>Land-use allocation is a management framework for sharing land resources among different uses for diverse purposes. This study investigated household local environmental knowledge and land-use allocation using two local municipalities in South Africa. The study aimed to understand the interactions among household knowledge systems and environmental parameters and how these influence land use allocation decisions. A quantitative research design was employed, and a questionnaire was used to cover household environmental knowledge. The field observations and questionnaire data were coded and analyzed using Microsoft Excel to yield valuable statistics. Spearman's correlation (two-tailed), multiple regression, and two-way ANOVA analyses were applied in hypothesis testing. The findings inferred a strong linkage between land-use allocation and environmental knowledge. The community's land allocation for different purposes depends on their education level, occupational status, resource access, and residence time. Local ecological knowledge about rainfall, the onset of seasons, temperature range, and soil type influences cropping and land utilization. The local environmental knowledge acquired from formal or informal sources significantly influences land use, planning, and management of land resources. Therefore, incorporating indigenous knowledge during land-use allocation is essential for the resilience of rural economies and livelihoods. This paper pays attention to the central contribution of local environmental knowledge to the information on sustainable land-use planning and rural development policy guidance.</p>

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Connections between household environmental knowledge and land-use allocation among rural communities in South Africa

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    2025年7月11日

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  • Muhammad Mubbin,
  • Lobina G. Palamuleni,
  • Elhadi Adam,
  • Fehmida Qaddus Rabbani,
  • Tabukeli Ruhiiga,
  • Sadaf Javed

摘要

Land-use allocation is a management framework for sharing land resources among different uses for diverse purposes. This study investigated household local environmental knowledge and land-use allocation using two local municipalities in South Africa. The study aimed to understand the interactions among household knowledge systems and environmental parameters and how these influence land use allocation decisions. A quantitative research design was employed, and a questionnaire was used to cover household environmental knowledge. The field observations and questionnaire data were coded and analyzed using Microsoft Excel to yield valuable statistics. Spearman's correlation (two-tailed), multiple regression, and two-way ANOVA analyses were applied in hypothesis testing. The findings inferred a strong linkage between land-use allocation and environmental knowledge. The community's land allocation for different purposes depends on their education level, occupational status, resource access, and residence time. Local ecological knowledge about rainfall, the onset of seasons, temperature range, and soil type influences cropping and land utilization. The local environmental knowledge acquired from formal or informal sources significantly influences land use, planning, and management of land resources. Therefore, incorporating indigenous knowledge during land-use allocation is essential for the resilience of rural economies and livelihoods. This paper pays attention to the central contribution of local environmental knowledge to the information on sustainable land-use planning and rural development policy guidance.