Browsing by Subject "Sustainable development"
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Culture in the pursuit of sustainable development in South Africa : a legal approach
(North-West University, 2018)Over time, it has become evident that development that is measured by economic indices alone without consideration of other dimensions of development is ineffective and unsustainable. Concerns as to the continuous exploitation ... -
Designing public spaces through the lively planning integrative perspective
(Springer, 2015)The current sustainability-driven urban reality is complex. Planning for such a multidimensional environment is even more complex. Alternatives to traditional planning approaches are sought in an attempt to create liveable ... -
Determining the perceived benefits of waste management licensing from a regulator’s perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Waste Management Licensing (WML) is one of the environmental management policy instruments provided for in the National Environmental Management Waste Act (59 of 2008), as well as the National Waste Management Strategy. ... -
Developing a corporate personality measuring instrument based on an established CSR framework
(North-West University, 2011)The increasing amount of power and potentially negative impacts that corporations exert within society has become a growing concern for many people. In response to this and due to the changing role of business in society, ... -
Developing a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework for the diamond mining industry in Zimbabwe : the case of Mbada Diamonds Company
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a growing concept in Africa and in Zimbabwe in particular. The CSR concept is also disputed and varying in execution and attainment of outcomes in relation to contexts and within ... -
Disaster resilience framework indicators for a city’s disaster resilience planning strategy
(OASIS, 2022)Determining the level of a city’s disaster resilience and developing a disaster resilience strategy is an important process towards understanding the current and potential future risk of cities. However, the process of ... -
The Dutch crisis and Recovery Act: Economic recovery and legal crisis?
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)In the Netherlands, the 2010 Crisis and Recovery Act aims at speeding up decisionmaking on a wide variety of activities, hoping that after the financial and economic crisis has passed, development projects can immediately ... -
Ecological vulnerability indicators to drought: case of communal farmers in Eastern Cape, South Africa
(OASIS, 2019)Estimation of ecological drought vulnerability indicators is the important step for drought mitigation management. This article identified and estimated ecological drought vulnerability indicators among communal farmers ... -
Ecologically sustainable development as a constitutional value : South African perspectives
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)In South Africa, constitutional values generally play a vital role in the adjudication of disputes. This is aligned with section 39(2) of the Constitution which mandates courts to promote the values underpinning an open ... -
An econometric analysis of energy poverty and sustainable development in Blantyre (Malawi)
(North-West University, 2013)Energy is the driver of activity in every economy and, therefore, its importance cannot be overemphasised. However, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces general problems of access to modern energy. Most households and industry ... -
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 ... -
The efficiency of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) in South African renewable energy projects
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Social Impact Assessment (SIA) determines the social impacts that a development could have on the environment, including social and cultural impacts on communities involved, and it suggests mitigation measures to minimize ... -
Embracing evolutionary change to advance impact assessment (IA)
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)Impact assessment (IA) originated as, and continues to be, an instrument that contributes towards sustainable development. In response to the considerable sustainability challenges facing our planet this article argues for ... -
Enhancing resilience of women to hazards through mainstreaming gender into Disaster Risk Reduction policies in Botswana
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The absence of a gender perspective in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a matter of serious concern for both research and practice. This is despite overwhelming evidence that women are disproportionately affected by ... -
Environmental law perspectives on the regulation of ecotourism in South Africa's transition to a green economy
(2013)South Africa and the rest of the world currently face an exacerbating threat of environmental degradation, which can be partly ascribed to the fact that some parts of society still place economic growth as a priority over ... -
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 ... -
Evaluating integrated human settlements by means of sustainability indicators
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Over the past 17 years, the South African Government has exerted a massive effort to deliver three million fully subsidized houses to low-income households, a feat that few other countries in the world have achieved. Despite ... -
Evaluating the awareness of environmental management accounting in the South African chemical industry
(2014)Environmental issues are of increasing concern to citizens, governmental personnel and corporate leaders in most countries all around the world. There is a growing consensus that conventional accounting practices simply ... -
Ex post facto environmental authorisation in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Competent authorities issue environmental authorisations before a proposed activity that is likely to have a significant impact on the environment can take place (section 24 National Environmental Management Act 107 of ... -
An exploration of social dynamics in mixed land-use developments as informative for planning sustainable social communities
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)This dissertation sets out to describe how the social dynamics in mixed land-use developments can be used as an informative to plan sustainable social communities. The World Urbanisation Prospects of 2014 indicated that ...