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The quality of environmental management frameworks in South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)
Environmental assessments and authorisations surrounding project level developments are often made in isolation, without consideration of the regional or strategic context within which individual developments are done. ...
A critical review of the consideration of energy alternatives in environmental impact assessment (EIA)
(North-West University, 2010)
Climate change, as well as the recent energy crisis in South Africa, has placed renewed emphasis on the need to consider alternative energy options for future developments. EIA can and should play an important role in ...
The opportunities in aligning environmental and social management systems - a South African mining case study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
Historic environmental pollution and degradation from mining and mining related activities has had an adverse impact on the success of mining organisations. This is mainly as a result of pressure from stakeholders (authorities ...
An application of Theory of Change to EIA system evaluation
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is internationally one of the most widely adopted policy implementation instruments, introduced in more than 180 countries world-wide South Africa has a long and proud history of ...
Planning for a resilient peripheral region : a regional policy approach
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)
The impact of global and national market shifts, together with continuous migration trends and
resource shortages are identified as detrimental to the optimal functioning of the peripheral region.
This research study ...
Environmental impact assessment follow–up in South Africa : critical analysis of predictions and compliance for the Mooi River Mall case study
(North-West University, 2010)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is recognised worldwide as a tool for identifying the potential adverse effects of a proposed development on the environment. Very little attention
has been given to determining the ...
Enhancing environmental accountability through public sector regularity auditing: a South African perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
Contemporary civilisations are living unsustainably, rapidly depleting and degrading the world’s natural capital or resource base through overexploitation, consumption and pollution. Governments act as custodians of the ...
A critical evaluation of local government air quality management: the Gauteng experience
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
Environmental governance is complex in South Africa and is subject to a fragmented and ever-changing legislative framework. The National Environmental Management Air Quality Act, No. 39 of 2004 (NEMAQA) was promulgated in ...
Assessing the consideration of health impacts in environmental impact assessment
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
Rampant industrialisation, urbanisation and other activities pertaining to developmental actions have contributed to the deterioration of the environment. Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are therefore now conducted ...
The perceived value of Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Government of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Environmental Assessment (EA) is a fundamental environmental management tool in South Africa that plays an important role in the management of environmental impacts in the country. EA aims to ensure that development takes ...