An assessment of the impacts of acid mine drainage on socio-economic development in the Witwatersrand: South Africa

Suvania Naidoo ()

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2015, vol. 17, issue 5, 1045-1063

Abstract: For more than a century, the mining sector has played a crucial role in the economic development of South Africa. However, it also causes immense harm to the country’s people and environment. Gold and coal mining have serious implications for water management. The problem arises when contaminated water in the form of acid mine drainage (AMD) reaches the river basin systems and affects water usages important for socio-economic development. This article looks at the impacts of AMD on different constituencies in the Witwatersrand Basin for the South African society and on sustainable socio-economic development. It includes different responses by the media, civil society, scientists and Government on AMD, how they interpret AMD and its effects on socio-economic development. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

Keywords: Water; Acid mine drainage; Socio-economic development; Sustainable development; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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