The impacts of mining activities on the environment and the necessity for an environmental assessment strategy for such activity in South Africa
Mining activities disturb the earth’s geology and destabilise the geo-environment, with a consequent negative impact on sustainability. There is a close link between the mining sector, geology and urban development. A geo-environmental assessment (assessment of the spatial influence of geology on th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2009-12-01
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Series: | Town and Regional Planning |
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Online Access: | http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/trp/article/view/596 |