Compliance with environmental approvals in housing developments in Gauteng, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorNcube, Pirate
dc.contributor.authorCloete, C.E. (Christiaan Ernst)
dc.contributor.emailchris.cloete@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-05T11:28:08Z
dc.date.available2016-05-05T11:28:08Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE : The extent to which environmental issues are incorporated into housing development in Gauteng was investigated. In addition, the possible relationship between compliance follow-ups, the level of compliance to conditions of environmental authorisations and the nature of housing development were assessed. METHODOLOGY : Records of environmental approvals for the five-year period April 2006 to March 2011 held by the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development were examined. In addition, a questionnaire survey focusing on a 100 selected projects was undertaken. Correlation and regression analyses were employed to analyse the responses. FINDINGS : It was established that the level of environmental responsiveness in real estate development was low. No correlation was found to exist between compliance and enforcement action and the level of compliance achieved in housing projects. VALUE OF THE PAPER : Regulatory requirements for the incorporation of environmental issues in housing development in Gauteng were found to be insufficient, by itself, to achieve the desired outcome. Alternative incentives therefore need to be considered.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentConstruction Economicsen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://asocsa.orgpublications.htmlen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNcube, P & Cloete, CE 2015, 'Compliance with environmental approvals in housing developments in Gauteng, South Africa', Journal of Construction, vol. 8, pp. 10-20.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1994-7402
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/52475
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAssociation of Schools of Construction of Southern Africaen_ZA
dc.rightsAssociation of Schools of Construction of Southern Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectHousing developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectCompliance follow-upsen_ZA
dc.subjectEnvironmental authorisationsen_ZA
dc.subjectGauteng, South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleCompliance with environmental approvals in housing developments in Gauteng, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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