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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
From impact assessment to effective management plans: Learning from the Great Brak Estuary in South Africa
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, Volume 23, No. 3, Year 2005
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In 1990, the environmental impacts of an upstream dam on the Great Brak town and estuary were assessed and a management plan and monitoring programme were devised. In a recent review of the monitoring results, planned water releases and interventions in the form of timely mouth breaching were found to have ensured that, although the estuary's abiotic functioning has altered, its biotic health has not deteriorated over the last ten years. The lessons learned are captured in the revised management plan of 2004, which exhibits a clear shift to explicit communication plans and operational procedures, indicating that the initial environmental impact assessment (EIA) products were rudimentary. We argue that learning-through-doing and active public participation in the Great Brak case are essential ingredients in the adaptive management that is fundamental to successful EIA follow-up. © 2005 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Slinger, Jill Hillary
Netherlands, Delft
Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, tu Delft
Huizinga, Piet
South Africa, Pretoria
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Taljaard, Susan
South Africa, Pretoria
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
van Niekerk, Lara
South Africa, Pretoria
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Enserink, Bert
Netherlands, Delft
Faculteit Techniek, Bestuur en Management, tu Delft
Statistics
Citations: 31
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3152/147154605781765562
ISSN:
14615517
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
South Africa