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Understanding urban ecology : exploring the ecological integrity of small scale greening interventions in the City of Cape Town

This research explores the ecological integrity of three small-scale interventions in urban greening in a single catchment in the City of Cape Town, within the Cape Flats Sand Fynbos ecotype. The chosen intervention sites were namely: Tokai Park, Princess Vlei and Bottom Road Sanctuary. The study ai...

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Main Author: Avlonitis, Georgina
Other Authors: Anderson, Pippin
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Environmental and Geographical Science 2014
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description This research explores the ecological integrity of three small-scale interventions in urban greening in a single catchment in the City of Cape Town, within the Cape Flats Sand Fynbos ecotype. The chosen intervention sites were namely: Tokai Park, Princess Vlei and Bottom Road Sanctuary. The study aimed to bridge a gap in the current research by contributing to an understanding of the ecological value of social management and intervention.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10044 Understanding urban ecology : exploring the ecological integrity of small scale greening interventions in the City of Cape Town Avlonitis, Georgina Anderson, Pippin Environmental Management This research explores the ecological integrity of three small-scale interventions in urban greening in a single catchment in the City of Cape Town, within the Cape Flats Sand Fynbos ecotype. The chosen intervention sites were namely: Tokai Park, Princess Vlei and Bottom Road Sanctuary. The study aimed to bridge a gap in the current research by contributing to an understanding of the ecological value of social management and intervention. 2014-12-26T06:15:55Z 2014-12-26T06:15:55Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10044 eng application/pdf Department of Environmental and Geographical Science Faculty of Science University of Cape Town
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Understanding urban ecology : exploring the ecological integrity of small scale greening interventions in the City of Cape Town
thesis_degree_str Master's
title Understanding urban ecology : exploring the ecological integrity of small scale greening interventions in the City of Cape Town
title_full Understanding urban ecology : exploring the ecological integrity of small scale greening interventions in the City of Cape Town
title_fullStr Understanding urban ecology : exploring the ecological integrity of small scale greening interventions in the City of Cape Town
title_full_unstemmed Understanding urban ecology : exploring the ecological integrity of small scale greening interventions in the City of Cape Town
title_short Understanding urban ecology : exploring the ecological integrity of small scale greening interventions in the City of Cape Town
title_sort understanding urban ecology exploring the ecological integrity of small scale greening interventions in the city of cape town
topic Environmental Management
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