Vincent Kakembo

Dr. Vincent Kakembo
Associate Professor
Geography
Department of Geosciences
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
University Way
Port Elizabeth, 6031
South Africa

Mailing Address:
Geography
Department of Geosciences
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
P. O. Box 77000
-6031 Port Elizabeth



Phone: +27 (0) 41 504 45 16
Fax: +27 (0) 41 504 23 40
E-mail: vincent.kakembo(at)nmmu.ac.za


Additional functions:
Council Member, Society of South African Geographers (SSAG), and Convenor, SSAG2007 Biennial Conference - www.nmmu.ac.za/SSAG2007.
Council member, Southern African Association of Geomorphologists (SAAG).


Key Publications of Vincent Kakembo (up to ten) :
Kakembo, V. 2001: Trends in vegetation degradation in relation to land tenure, rainfall and population changes in Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Environmental Management, 28 (1) 39-46.

Kakembo, V. and Rowntree, K.M., 2003: The Relationship Between Land use and Soil Erosion in the Communal Lands near Peddie Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Land degradation & Development, 14: 39-49.

Rowntree, K.M., Kakembo, V., Duma, M. and Thornes, J., 2004: Debunking the Myth of Overgrazing and Soil Erosion, Land degradation & Development, 15: 203-214

Kakembo, V., Palmer, AR, and Rowntree, K.M. 2006: The Use of High Resolution Digital Camera Imagery to Characterise the Distribution of Pteronia Incana Invader Species in Ngqushwa (Formerly Peddie) District, Eastern Cape, South Africa, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27: 2735 - 2752.

Kakembo, V and Rowntree, K.M., Palmer, A.R. 2006: Topographic controls on the invasion of Pteronia incana (Blue bush) onto hillslopes in Ngqushwa (formerly Peddie) district, Eastern Cape, Catena, doi:10,1016/j.catena.2006.08.005.



Expertise of Vincent Kakembo:
Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
Topic HydrosphereFresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes
Precipitation / Runoff
Topic PedosphereSoil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification
Geology / Sediments
Topic BiospherePlants
Biodiversity
Topic EcosystemsTerrestrial Ecosystems
Topic Economy/ResourceUseWater
Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape
Topic Politics/LawMitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions
Topic SustainabilityEcological Sustainability
Topic Risk & Disaster ManagementRisk Assessment / Forecasting
Spatial ZonesSpatial Zones
Time FramePast
Statistical FocusExtreme Events
Time ScaleSeasonal / Annual
Decadal / Centennial
MethodsData Collection - Measurement
Integrated Assessment

Specialties of Vincent Kakembo:
Geomorphology: Soil Erosion, Vegetation and Land use change studies. GIS and Remote Sensing Applications.

Last update: 2/6/14
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