Environmental management frameworks: results and inferences of report quality performance in South Africa

作者: M. Marais , F.P. Retief , L.A. Sandham , D.P. Cilliers

DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2014.924872

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摘要: Environmental management frameworks (EMFs) were developed in South Africa as strategic environmental instruments to map sensitivity order aid the screening out of undesired developments and minimise unnecessary project level impact assessment (EIA) preferred development areas. This article reports on quality performance a sample seven EMFs conducted Africa, terms document procedural quality. To this end, 13 measures (sub-criteria) classified into five thematic areas (review criteria), against which EMF documents appraised using six-level rating. The review criteria around validity mapping methodology; extent potential identified either desired or unfavourable; effectiveness outcomes relation broader decision making context; integration stakeholder engagement inputs sufficiency p...

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