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The alignment of social and labour plan (SLP) commitments with municipal integrated development plans (IDPs)
(2014)
According to s 23, 24 & 25 of the MPRDA, mining companies must submit a Social and Labour Plan (SLP) when applying for mining rights, and the local economic development (LED) of the SLP must be aligned with the local and ...
Waste management behaviour : a case study of school children in Mpumalanga, South Africa
(2014)
This study examined the level of awareness, knowledge and practices of primary and
secondary schools students with regard to waste management. Only a limited number of
studies were found to evaluate school student’s ...
Integrated environmental management (IEM) in South Africa : a critical asses[s]ment
(North-West University, 2003)
The "throwaway society" and the resulting effect on the environment combined with the
exploitation of natural resources have resulted in a global environmental crisis. As a
response to this crisis a concept developed ...
Waste disposal or discharge : a harmonised regulatory framework towards sustainable use
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1999)
The discharge of waste into a water resource and its disposal on land can easily cause pollution, especially of the water resource. However, it has long been accepted that these activities also form an integral part of a ...
The quality of environmental impact reports for explosive industry projects in South Africa
(North-West University, 2008)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process that seeks to reduce the negative environmental consequences of listed development activities, which could have a detrimental effect on the environment, in the advance of ...
A review package for South African EIA follow-up performance
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)
Over the last couple of decades the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process has grown to be an important tool for environmental management. However, EIA follow-up, widely considered as a critical step in the process, ...
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 ...
Participatory rural appraisal approaches, to improve public participation in South African EIA
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
The Public Participation (PP) process is an important part of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) nationally and internationally. PP provides a platform where everyone affected directly and or indirectly by a development ...
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 quality of Environmental Authorisations in the Mpumalanga Province
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been identified as a management tool to achieve sustainability goals. The concept of sustainability broadly encompasses decisions and actions that will support and protect life ...