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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

A Systematic Study Site Selection Protocol to Determine Environmental Flows in the Headwater Catchments of the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve.

Anesu D Gumbo, Evison Kapangaziwiri, Fhumulani I Mathivha

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anesu D GumboDepartment of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa.
Evison KapangaziwiriHydrosciences Research Group, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
Fhumulani I MathivhaDepartment of Hydrology, University of Zululand, Empangeni 3886, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7312-6438
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research · ZAUniversity of Venda · ZAUniversity of Zululand · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developing nations will be worst hit by the impacts of climate change because limited resources hinder the spatial reach of climate studies, effort, and subsequent implementation to help with the improvement of livelihoods. Therefore, finding the best-case study is an essential undertaking in environmental assessments. This study explains one systematic approach to selecting a study site for an environmental assessment project. A desktop review of relevant literature, a simple factor scoring assessment process, reliance on expert opinion, and a field survey for ground-truthing were conducted. The desktop review showed the most critical factors to site selection. The scoring of these factors selected those that were crucial for the study. Experts validated the results and suggested the best study site among the ones identified. While the design is simplified, the proposed approach selects the most appropriate study site for environmental assessments.

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Climate Changecase studyclimate changedata scarcityenvironmental assessmentscience communicationselection protocol

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PMID35627794
PMCPMC9140355
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