Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa Development Actors, Policy Impacts, and Broader Implications /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Naidoo, Suvania (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Environmental health.; Sustainable development.; Water pollution.; Environmental sociology.; Economic development.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Environmental Health.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Sociology.; Development Studies.

This SpringerBrief focuses on Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the three basins in the Witwatersrand, South Africa. It provides a background to AMD and its impactsfrom a social science perspective.The South African government and non-governmental organizations’ response to AMD is assessed, as well the so...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Overview of AMD in South Africa
• 2. Global context of AMD
• 3. Water, Mining, and Development in South Africa
• 4. The Nature of Acid Mine Drainage in the Vaal River System
• 5. The Policy Response to Acid Mine Drainage in the Gold-Mining Sector
• 6. Socio-economic Impact of Acid Mine Drainage
• 7. AMD and a Sustainable Future for South Africa?. .