Municipalities as the custodians of the environment in their areas of jurisdiction
have the responsibility to care for the environment through their activities. This
will ensure that the health and quality of the living of residents is protected and
that residents continue to benefit from the environment in the long term. This
study focuses on the environmental management activities of South African
municipalities by providing a theoretical framework for environmental
management, review available environmental management tools and reflect on
environmental management activities by municipalities of the Kgalagadi area.
Municipalities of the Kgalagadi area were analysed against the various available
environmental management tools, municipal health responsibilities and powers
and functions. The core finding is that most environmental management tools
are developed and implemented in the Kgalagadi area. However a concern is
the lack of effective utilisation of by-laws as a tool and the under-performance of
the municipal health function by the District Municipality. It is recommended that
municipalities should align their environmental activities to the powers and
functions of local government and the performance management system of
municipalities measure environmental performance as well. / Thesis (M. Environmental Management))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/1409 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Venter, Carel Johannes |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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