Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa

Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa

Development Actors, Policy Impacts, and Broader Implications

Naidoo, Suvania

Springer International Publishing AG

10/2016

128

Mole

Inglês

9783319444345

15 a 20 dias


Versão ebook 46,99 €

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 socio-economic and developmental effects of AMD.
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?.
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