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The contribution of geography to Environmental Assessment (EA) practice and research in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSandham, L.A.
dc.contributor.authorRetief, F.P.
dc.contributor.researchID12307807 - Retief, Francois Pieter
dc.contributor.researchID10190198 - Sandham, Luke Alan
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-20T12:53:05Z
dc.date.available2017-04-20T12:53:05Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractAfter 100 years of academic Geography in South Africa, the emerging field of Environmental Assessment (EA) has occupied an important position vis-a-vis Geography. In this paper the contribution of Geography to practice and research in EA is investigated for South Africa. Firstly, Geography core competences are compared to the requirements for training Environmental Assessment practitioners, followed by reflection of the utility of Geography competences for Environmental Assessment research. It is evident that Geography competences are fundamental to EA practice, that EA skills are taught in some Geography curricula, and that the greater part of published EA research is produced by Geographers. We conclude that Geography as a discipline has embraced the environmental sustainability challenges by engaging actively in EA training and researchen_US
dc.identifier.citationSandham, L.A. & Retief, F.P. 2016. The contribution of geography to Environmental Assessment (EA) practice and research in South Africa. South African geographical journal, 98(3):450-460. [http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsag20/current]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0373-6245
dc.identifier.issn2151-2418 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/21507
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2016.1208585
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736245.2016.1208585
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectGeographyen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectGeography core competencesen_US
dc.subjectGeographical educationen_US
dc.titleThe contribution of geography to Environmental Assessment (EA) practice and research in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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