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Lotz, Marco; Brent, Alan Colin; Steyn, Herman (Juta, 2009-06)Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects have additional technical, financial and regulatory requirements that are not fully addressed by classic project management approaches. Research has been done on individual novel ...
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Brent, Alan Colin; Oelofse, Suzan; Godfrey, Linda (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2008-02)Industrial ecology seeks to apply the knowledge of systems in nature to the design and operation of industrial activities, to achieve integrated and sustainable relationships between the natural world and industry. Although ...
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Brent, Alan Colin; Snyman, Barend J. (The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2006)To avoid the manifestation of undue risks and ensure the optimization of resource exploitation, owners of mines and practitioners of mine residue disposal must conduct disposal practices in accordance with fundamental ...
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Mangena, S.J.; Brent, Alan Colin (Elsevier, 2006)The South African economy is strongly based on coal as a mined resource, and various grades of coal are supplied to local and international customers. However, the environmental impacts associated with the preparation and ...
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Broughton, Elena Konstantinovna; Brent, Alan Colin; Haywood, L. (Multi-Science, 2012-12)The current decision-making processes that are involved in Environmental Impact Assessments in the energy sector of South Africa suffer from, amongst others, the lack of coherence and the integration of the opinions of ...
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Brent, Alan Colin; Rogers, David E.C.; Ramabitsa-Siimane, Tsaletseng S.M.; Rohwer, Mark B. (WasteCon, 2006-09-05)This paper focuses on the establishment of waste management systems that minimize infection risks in the context of sustainable development in the developing country situations. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), a ...
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Pandey, A.K.; Brent, Alan Colin (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2008-11)Environmental degradation is a burgeoning problem owing to the continual expansion of industrial production, and high-levels of energy and material consumption associated with economic growth. Cleaner Production (CP) is a ...
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Brent, Alan Colin; Rogers, David E.C.; Ramabitsa-Siimane, Tsaletseng S.M.; Rohwer, Mark B. (Elsevier, 2007-08)This paper focuses on the application of the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) technique in the context of sustainable development to establish and optimise health care waste management (HCWM) systems in rural areas of ...
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Brent, Alan Colin (National Cleaner Production Centre, 2007-02-01)An overview of applying the life cycle assessment tool in the automotive sector of South Africa.
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Meerholz, A.; Brent, Alan Colin (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2013-08)Selecting the most suitable industrial wastewater treatment technology is not only about providing the best technical solution at the lowest cost: it is also about sustainability (including social and environmental acceptance) ...
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Labuschagne, Carin; Brent, Alan Colin; Van Erck, Ron P.G. (Elsevier, 2005)Business sustainability entails the incorporation of the objectives of sustainable development, namely social equity, economic efficiency and environmental performance, into a company's operational practices. Companies ...
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Asset life cycle management : towards improving physical asset performance in the process industry Schuman, Charles A.; Brent, Alan Colin (Emerald, 2005)Purpose – Asset management is often one of the last options to maximise cost savings in a competitive global economy due to its intrinsic complexity, especially in many developing countries. Asset management in the process ...
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Brent, Alan Colin; Cronje, Gerhard (2005-03-01)Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are viewed as extremely important for the development and sustainability of economies worldwide. To this end, much has been done to promote and support SMEs. However, a number of issues ...
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Gouws, P.A.; Brent, Alan Colin; Pierce, W.T. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2012-05)Internationally, governments and lobby groups increasingly put pressure on organisations to reduce their impact on the environment. To this end, various studies show the drivers, barriers, and contributions of energy ...
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Kehbila, Anderson G.; Ertel, Jurgen; Brent, Alan Colin (John Wiley & Sons, 2010)In the past decade, the plea for corporate sustainability has gathered momentum and protecting the environment is one aspect for organizations to address if they are to conduct business in a sustainable manner. In this ...
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Barry, Marie-Louise; Steyn, Herman; Brent, Alan Colin (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2009-11)The supply of sustainable energy is crucial for sustainable development in Africa. The aim of the study summarised in this paper is the identification, and prioritisation, of the factors that must be taken into account ...
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Brent, Alan Colin; Labuschagne, Carin (2003-10-20)Development projects that are potentially eligible for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) funding under the Kyoto Protocol have been validated to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases compared to the baseline. Apart from ...
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Sevitz, J.; Brent, Alan Colin; Fourie, A.B. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2003)The conventional consumer carrier bags have recently received considerable attention in South Africa. The choice of material for these bags, based on environmental preferences in the South African context, could significantly ...
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Brent, Alan Colin; Petrick, Werner (International Association for Impact Assessment, 2005-08-05)Companies in the process industry manage numerous projects, which differ in size, capital expenditure and environmental aspects. Although environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are required for all these projects, the ...
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Brent, Alan Colin; Premraj, S. (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2007-11)Automobile Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have implemented formal Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) globally that require the OEMs to consider the environmental performance and potential liabilities in the ...
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