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NM2002 impact assessment : impact assessment report
Bibliography: p. 94-95.
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/17325 NM2002 impact assessment : impact assessment report Lochner, Paul Geography and Environmental Studies Environmental Impact Analysis Bibliography: p. 94-95. The purpose of this report is to: * assess the biophysical and socio-economic impacts of closure of De Beers Namaqualand Mines (DBNM) * provide preliminary suggestions for mitigation measures. DBNM anticipate that they will close in approximately 10 years' time. By the year 2002, all diamond deposits which are currently economically viable to mine on a large-scale would have been exploited. Closure is anticipated to have a significant impact on DBNM employees, their households, and towns where the households of employees live. Furthermore, closure is anticipated to have a significant impact on the Namaqualand economy. Therefore, DBNM commissioned the EEU to undertake an assessment of the impacts resulting from mine closure, to ascertain the effects on their employers and their affected households and communities. Through discussions with DBNM the scope for this assessment was established: * Briefly to describe the current biophysical, social and economic environments in Namaqualand and identify different trends in the region. * To assess in detail the socio-economic impacts resulting from the closure of DBNM. In addition, this report considers the impacts on the biophysical environment resulting from the closure of DBNM, because the socio-economic well-being of employees from rural areas of Namaqualand and Transkei is intrinsically linked to changes in the biophysical environment. Lastly, this report also contains preliminary suggestions for mitigating the impacts of closure. 2016-02-29T11:59:43Z 2016-02-29T11:59:43Z 1992 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17325 eng application/pdf Department of Environmental and Geographical Science Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
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