Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa Development Actors, Policy Impact
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
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Suvania Naidoo
Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa Development Actors, Policy Impacts, and Broader Implications
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Suvania Naidoo
Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa Development Actors, Policy Impacts, and Broader Implications
Suvania Naidoo University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa
ISSN 2191-5547 ISSN 2191-5555 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science ISBN 978-3-319-44434-5 ISBN 978-3-319-44435-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44435-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016955966 © The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
In South Africa, acid mine drainage (AMD) has become a highly contested issue as a technical and scientific matter. Also contested are its policy implications for the mining sector, water security and socio-economic sustainability. What is more complicating is that a difference in its definition exists between two groups of roleplayers, namely, the South African government on the one hand and consultants/ activists/NGOs on the other hand. This book explains these differences, the situation of AMD in each of the three basins of the Witwatersrand goldfields, in the Vaal River System, South Africa and the socio-economic implications caused by AMD. It was found that these definitions determine how the issue is understood and what solutions these role-players propose. One of the main objectives was to determine whether the South African government’s policy response is appropriate given the socio-economic impacts of AMD and imperatives of sustainable development. The conclusions include no clear indication in policy as to what the socio-economic impacts are an
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