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Cône de pollution à Lubumbashi: mise en évidence à partir de la structure spatiale de la végétation et de la perception paysagère
Vranken, Isabelle
2012
 

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Keywords :
dépôts atmosphériques; contamination des sols; métaux non ferreux; indices de structure spatiale; fragmentation; perception; Kevin Lynch
Abstract :
[en] In the south-eastern part of the Katanga Province (Democratic Republic of the Congo), high concentrations of copper and cobalt are found in the soils of the well-known ¿Copper Belt¿. Due to the dominant south-eastern winds, the metallurgic industry in Lubumbashi has been the source of a spatially concentrated atmospheric deposits of non-ferrous metal particles and associated substances in a cone-shaped zone, situated north-west of the metal processing site. The existence of this zone has been evidenced using two different techniques: firstly, by means of landscape metric comparisons of the vegetation and bare soil patterns in two study areas, one inside the pollution cone and one outside; secondly, by means of the theory on city perception developed by Kevin Lynch. Higher fragmentation and lower vegetation presence were observed inside the pollution cone, reflecting the negative impact of atmospheric deposits. Those differences were higher for sites closer to the emission source. Lynch¿s approach outlined the negative impact of diverse industrial plants on the perception by the local population. Six pollution districts and several contaminated paths, limits, nodes and polluting landmarks were identified. Citizens even recognize them as part of the collective image of the city.
Disciplines :
Social, industrial & organizational psychology
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Vranken, Isabelle ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Forêts, Nature et Paysage > Biodiversité et Paysage
Language :
French
Title :
Cône de pollution à Lubumbashi: mise en évidence à partir de la structure spatiale de la végétation et de la perception paysagère
Publication date :
15 November 2012
Number of pages :
41
Event name :
Cours de techniques d'analyse et de modélisation du paysage (PAYS0008-1)
Event organizer :
Université de Liège Gembloux Agro Bio tech
Jan Bogaert
Event place :
Gembloux, Belgium
Name of the research project :
Structure spatiale et impact écologique des processus d'anthropisation des paysages d'Afrique tropicale: développement d'une instrumentation générique d'analyse
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
Commentary :
Séminaire présenté dans le cadre du cours à des étudiants de foresterie. durée de la présentation: 50 min, suivie d'une séance de questions et réponses.
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