- Title
- Urban foraging of wild plants in two medium-sized South African towns: People, perceptions and practices
- Creator
- Garekae, Hesekia, Shackleton, Charlie M
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/176333
- Identifier
- vital:42685
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126581
- Description
- Urban ecosystems provide goods and services critical to livelihood sustenance, environmental protection and sustainability. However, the potential role of some urban ecosystem services such as the provisioning services, to promote liveable cities and livelihood resilience is seldom considered. This study reports on the prevalence and pattern of wild plant foraging and uses in the towns of Potchefstroom and Thabazimbi, South Africa, based on a random sample of 374 households. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for analysing data. Foraging wild plants was integral to livelihoods and traditions and provided household energy, dietary diversity, health, and cultural affirmation, among others. About 68 % of the respondents reported foraging wild plants, albeit at varying degrees between and within towns.
- Format
- 10 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, Garekae, H. and Shackleton, C.M., 2020. Urban foraging of wild plants in two medium-sized South African towns: People, perceptions and practices. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 49, p.126581, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening volume 49 number p. 126581 2020 1618-8667
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RU DST/NRF SARChI for Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods
RU Department of Environmental Science
Shackleton, Charles Michael (Distinguished Prof)
SDG 02. Zero Hunger
SDG 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 15. Life On Land
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