Doing more good than harm: looking for an appropriate regulatory regime for urgent or remedial interventions, such as the rehabilitation of mining legacies in South Africa

Date Published: 28 February 2014

Publication: Water Institute of Southern Africa Biannual Conference 2014

Authors: Coetzee H, Bosman C, and Larkin J

Excerpt:

This paper discuss the existing legislative framework for the control of potential impacts on the environment, present case studies outlining how the inappropriate application of legislation has hindered environmental rehabilitation, outlines an alternative approach adopted by the international health physics community, and propose a regulatory approach towards the effective implementation of remedial or emergency interventions, especially for the rehabilitation of mining legacies