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

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ID2640153
AutoresElize S Van Eeden, Van Eeden (0000-0002-4852-5522, North-West University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen2
Número2
Fecha de publicación2006-04-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1817-4434 • E-ISSN: 2415-2005
EditorialAOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.4102/td.v2i2.287
OpenAlexW1494294414
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas1

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

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental ethics · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Geography · Human health · Political science · Sustainable development · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Legal Issues in South Africa · South African History and Culture