Mining is essential to the human well-being in many aspects. Mining activities,
however, contribute significantly to pollution and other environmental impacts in
South Africa. Recently much more stringent environmental legislation has been
developed in South Africa due to increased public awareness and environmental
disasters caused by mining activities. Authorisations constitute one of the main
"command and control" instruments that can be used to influence and direct the
behaviour of individuals and organisations to achieve sound environmental
protection ultimately. The problem is that in the ever-changing maze of South
African environmental legislation, it is often difficult for individuals and organisations
to identify, obtain and maintain environmental authorisations. This article provides a
legislative framework for the mining sector, explores the purpose and importance of
environmental authorisations, gives an overview of the underlying relationship
between environmental authorisations, risk assessment and environmental
management systems before proposing a generic procedure for identifying,
obtaining and maintaining environmental authorisations. / Thesis (M. Environmental Management)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/548 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Wessels, Johannes Albertus |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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