Hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo - Critical legal and environmental perspectives (Paperback)

Hydraulic Fracturing in the Karoo: Critical Legal and Environmental Perspectives explores a broad-ranging set of questions related to proposed hydraulic fracturing or `fracking' in the Karoo. The book is multidisciplinary, with contributors including natural scientists, social scientists, and academics from the humanities, all concerned with the ways in which scientific facts and debates about fracking have been framed and given meaning. The work comprises four parts: Part 1 provides an international, legal, energy, economic, and revenue overview of the topic. Part 2 has a physio-geographic theme, with chapters on the inter-related aspects of water, geology, geo-hydrology, seismicity and biodiversity, as well as archaeological and palaeontological considerations. Part 3 focuses on public health, and sociological and humanities-related aspects, and Part 4 addresses the relevant laws, emphasising their implementation and the role of governance. The underlying theme of Hydraulic Fracturing in the Karoo: Critical Legal and Environmental Perspectives is one of caution. The book emphasises the need for collaboration between the natural and social sciences and the responsibilities of those charged with the implementation and governance of the fracking enterprise if South Africa hopes to effectively manage fracking at all.

General

Imprint:	Juta Legal and Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	February 2017
Editors:	Jan Glazewski • Surina Esterhuyse
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	494
ISBN-13:	978-1-4851-1818-3
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > Environment law Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Hydraulic engineering > General Promotions Books > Promotion > Juta Competition
LSN:	1-4851-1818-2
Barcode:	9781485118183

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