Some human actions in the destruction and construction of culture and nature – the Merafong region as a case study

Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa

 
 
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Title Some human actions in the destruction and construction of culture and nature – the Merafong region as a case study
 
Creator van Eeden, Elize S.
 
Subject — Merafong municipality; Wonderfontein; North-West Province; water-related health; water pollution; gold mining; sinkholes; uranium pollution
Description For at least the past 180 years the Merafong Municipal region in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, (of which the Wonderfontein Catchment forms a part) has strongly relied on the primary sector for its economic existence and development. In the process some human actions, also related to serious water contamination/pollution, have resulted in phases of constructions1 as well as economic and health destructions. Differences over whose environment and whose nature it is spontaneously developed, with sometimes less friendly outcomes. The ‘end result’ up to 2006 is a complicated scenario experience, similar to that of many other regions or local areas, but also very unique and somewhat frightening. The long term focus of this article is to exchange knowledge2 on the region with the objective to contribute towards creating a sustainable nvironment by ensuring closer co-operation between the various economic active cultures operating or functioning in the Merafong municipal region. In this article four aspects are covered.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2006-04-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/td.v2i2.287
 
Source The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa; Vol 2, No 2 (2006); 22 pages 2415-2005 1817-4434
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2006 Elize S. van Eeden https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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