Browsing by Subject "Environmental impact assessment"
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An administrative justice perspective on improving EIA effectiveness
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)The aim of this letter is to provide an administrative justice perspective on EIA effectiveness. EIA is described as essentially an administrative instrument, reflecting a number of principles that revolve around an ... -
An appraisal of the quality of waste management environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)In recent years, a growing interest in determining the quality of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports emanating from the EIA Process has been observed. To date no studies have been done to determine the quality ... -
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 ... -
A comparison of the environmental impact assessment legislation of South Africa and Malawi
(North-West University, 2005)It is generally accepted that the environment has three inter-dependent components: economic, socio-political and natural Consequently, integrated environmental management coupled with sustainable development is critical, ... -
A critical analysis of biodiversity offsets in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Biodiversity offsets are widely considered to offer a workable solution to the environment versus development dilemma by allowing development with residual biodiversity loss to continue, in turn for protection of equal ... -
Critical review of the quality of environmental authorizations in South Africa
(North-West University, 2015)This dissertation critically reviews the quality of South African environmental authorisations through the application of a methodology adopted from the Lee and Colley (1999) environmental impact assessment (EIA) report ... -
Does enhanced regulation improve EIA report quality? Lessons from South Africa
(ELSEVIER, 2013)Recently, various EIA systems have been subjected to system review processes with a view to improve performance. Many of these reviews resulted in some form of legislative reform. The South African Environmental Impact ... -
Economic growth theory-impact assessment nexus : exploring theoretical influences on practice
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Economic growth is one of the most prominent notions in the global economy. Environmental impact fundamentally links to economic growth as all economic activities have an ultimate dependence on resources from the natural ... -
Energy sector reform and the protection of the rights contained in section 24 of the South African Constitution
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)South Africa is blessed with abundant reserves of both high- and low-grade coal.Current South African energy activities relate primarily to the generation of electricity by means of the burning of fossil fuels and more ... -
Escravos gas to liquid and community integration : a multi-case study approach
(North-West University, 2008)Socioeconomic study is a procedure that ensures that the likely positive and negative impact of a new project on the socioeconomic life of a community is taken into account. It has become a crucial part of sustainable ...
