Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Effectiveness"
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Assessing EIA report quality prior and post 2014 in South Africa - a transport experience
(North-West University, 2018)An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process that seeks to minimise adverse impacts on the environment. Key elements of an EIA are presented in a document referred to as an Environmental Impact Assessment report. ... -
An assessment of the effectiveness of management review as an ISO 14001:2004 continual improvement element : an Eskom distribution case study
(2014)Eskom Holdings SOC Limited (referred to as Eskom), a public state owned company, is required to continually demonstrate environmental duty of care and report on its environmental performance. In furthering its commitment ... -
Benchmarking IT service regions
(North-West University, 2008)Productivity and efficiency are the tools used in managing performance. This study researches and implements best practices that lead to best performance. A customer quality defined standard has to be created by benchmarking ... -
A comparative analysis of EIA report quality before and after 2006 in South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)On 18 June 2010 new NEMA 2010 EIA Regulations were promulgated and came into effect on 2 August 2010 in order to improve the effectiveness of EIA. The question of effectiveness, therefore still remains. The quality of EIRs ... -
The effectiveness of co-operative governance agreements when dealing with multiple environmental authorisations in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)One of the solutions to many environmental challenges associated with loss of biodiversity, water, and air pollution lies in compliance with legislative requirements (Parker, 2000). One such legislative requirement is ... -
Effectiveness of environmental management systems (EMS) as an environmental management tool for local government in South Africa : the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality experience
(North-West University, 2007)An Environmental Management System (EMS) can be defined as "... a formal set of procedures and policies that define how an organization will manage its potential impacts on the natural environment and on the health and ... -
The effectiveness of public participation in environmental impact assessment in selected South African case studies
(North-West University, 2014)Public participation is an integral part of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process, as it provides opportunities for interested and affected parties (I&APs) to participate in the decision making process. The ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of air quality management plans as a governance instrument in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023-10)Since the 19th century, industrialised societies introduced technologies to enhance economic production and productivity, most notably related to energy generation. These caused ever-increasing levels of air pollution. The ... -
A framework for measuring sustainable green information technology practices in Universities of South Africa
(North-West University, 2016)Climate change and global warming are major challenges facing the environment today. The impact of climate change, together with pollution and the depletion of non-renewable natural resources, has raised an awareness to ... -
Learning from biodiversity offsets implementation within eThekwini Municipality (Durban), South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The use of biodiversity offsets has expanded internationally over the past four decades. However, amidst the wealth of offsets practice there seems to be limited follow-up empirical research to learn from practice. Therefore, ...