- Title
- The effectiveness of public participation in the environmental politics of hydraulic fracturing : the case of the Great Karoo
- Creator
- Kalipa-Mini, Nomampondomise Cynthia
- Subject
- Hydraulic fracturing Hydraulic fracturing -- Environmental aspects -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- Environmental Studies
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/10779
- Identifier
- vital:35760
- Description
- Shale gas has become a part of the world’s energy mix. South Africa (SA) is facing huge energy problems and job creation challenges whilst the Karoo region has large amounts of shale gas reserves. It is against this background that the South African government is considering fracking, showing interest by lifting fracking ban and repeatedly calling it a game changer. This generated debates among environmentalists, farmer groups, capitalists, politicians, researchers and community groups, as they voiced their views regarding fracking. The debates influenced the study to focus on public participation regarding the Karoo fracking initiative, with particular emphasis on the marginalised persons. The aim was to examine the effectiveness of public participation in the environmental politics of fracking in the Great Karoo region in Eastern Cape Province. The study adopted a qualitative case study approach through document analysis, questionnaires given to the interested and affected parties, relevant government department, local municipality and non-governmental organisations as well as focus group discussions with 35 participants from marginalised groupings. It was grounded on the Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) paradigm using the outcomes-based framework in the thematic analysis of the collected data. The results showed little evidence of social learning among the marginalised persons when the collected data was benchmarked against the chosen pillars of the IEM paradigm within the outcomes-based approach. These results convey that effective and developmental public participation should be empowering, informing and educating rather than merely serving documentary purposes.
- Format
- 155 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Science and Agriculture
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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