Posts Tagged ‘Fracking’
Variation in mammal species richness and relative abundance in the Karoo
Understanding how climate change and land transformation may impact the distribution and diversity of wildlife species requires landscape-level foundational biodiversity surveys. The Karoo BioGaps Project aims to provide such data and to support the scientific assessment for shale gas development projects in the Karoo basin. In this paper we present the findings of the BioGaps…
Read MoreFracking in a fractured environment: Shale gas mining and institutional dynamics in South Africa’s young democracy
This paper situates the question of shale gas mining in South Africa within broader debates on policy co-ordination within governmental systems. The prospect of shale gas mining has posed severe challenges for the complex inter-governmental system in South Africa. Three key Departments are affected by possible shale gas mining: Mineral Resources, Environmental Affairs and Water…
Read MoreA review of biophysical and socio-economic effects of unconventional oil and gas extraction – Implications for South Africa
A review of biophysical and socio-economic effects of unconventional oil and gas extraction – Implications for South Africa Journal title: Journal of Environmental Management Final version published online: 25-OCT-2016 Full bibliographic details: Journal of Environmental Management (2016), pp. 419-430, Surina Esterhuysea, , , Marinda Avenanta, Nola Redelinghuysb, Andrzej Kijkoc, Jan Glazewskid, Lisa Plitd, Marthie Kempa,…
Read MoreCan the Circle be Squared?: An Enquiry into Shale Gas Mining in South Africa’s Karoo
Ingle, M and Atkinson, D (2015), Can the Circle be Squared?: An Enquiry into Shale Gas Mining in South Africa’s Karoo (with Doreen Atkinson), Development Southern Africa (in press).
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