Jan-Albert Wessels
Biographic Data
| ID | 6275426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jan-Albert Wessels |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jan-Albert |
| FAMILY NAME | Wessels |
| SIGNATURE | WESSELS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | North-West University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5947-054X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Developing international guidance to make impact assessment follow-up happen – reflections on an interactive design process
To advance impact assessment (IA) practice worldwide the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) has long promoted and published a series of international best practice principles, including the recently revised best practice principles for IA follow-up. IA follow-up refers to any kind of undertaking that seeks to ‘understand the outcomes of projects or plans’ that have been subject to IA. To support the implementation of these pri…
Exploring the use of visitor surveys as a tool for supporting EIA follow-up in protected areas
Impact assessment (IA) follow-up is necessary to determine the environmental effects of a project or plan to inform ongoing management. No previous research confirms if visitor surveys may be used to this extent for developments within a protected. This paper explores if and how visitor surveys may be used as a tool for supporting EIA follow-up within protected areas. Relevant EIA documentation was appraised to determine EIA performance expectati…
Exploring Creative Tourism Potential in Protected Areas
Creative tourism strategies are often adopted by destinations as a result of its appeal to policy makers, without a serious assessment of tourists’ needs. Although there are significant cultural and heritage resources in and on the periphery of the Kruger National Park (KNP), these resources seem to be inadequately harnessed. The aim of the article is thus to explore the potential of creative tourism as a medium to harness cultural and heritage r…
Gearing up impact assessment as a vehicle for achieving the UN sustainable development goals
This article reflects on the potential for impact assessment (IA) to be a major vehicle for implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While it is acknowledged that the SDGs are intended to deliver broader outcomes than IA currently does, we nevertheless argue there is significant convergence between IA and the SDGs, which we explore utilising the key dimensions of sustainability assessment: comprehensiveness, strategicness and int…
Complexities with extractive industries regulation on the African continent
Planning for artisanal and small-scale mining during EIA
Appraising the value of independent EIA follow-up verifiers
Factors that influence the independence of EIA follow-up verifiers
Independent verification is an important aspect of practice for ensuring the credibility of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). However, the independence of verifiers such as checkers, auditors, and Environmental Control Officers, may be influenced by various factors that may lead to a conflict of interest between role-players in EIA and EIA follow-up. Identifying these factors is, therefore, important. A total of 18 factors were identified…
Factors that influence the independence of EIA follow-up verifiers
Independent verification is an important aspect of practice for ensuring the credibility of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). However, the independence of verifiers such as checkers, auditors, and Environmental Control Officers, may be influenced by various factors that may lead to a conflict of interest between role-players in EIA and EIA follow-up. Identifying these factors is, therefore, important. A total of 18 factors were identified…
Planning for artisanal and small-scale mining during EIA
Appraising the value of independent EIA follow-up verifiers
Complexities with extractive industries regulation on the African continent
Gearing up impact assessment as a vehicle for achieving the UN sustainable development goals
This article reflects on the potential for impact assessment (IA) to be a major vehicle for implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While it is acknowledged that the SDGs are intended to deliver broader outcomes than IA currently does, we nevertheless argue there is significant convergence between IA and the SDGs, which we explore utilising the key dimensions of sustainability assessment: comprehensiveness, strategicness and int…
Exploring Creative Tourism Potential in Protected Areas
Creative tourism strategies are often adopted by destinations as a result of its appeal to policy makers, without a serious assessment of tourists’ needs. Although there are significant cultural and heritage resources in and on the periphery of the Kruger National Park (KNP), these resources seem to be inadequately harnessed. The aim of the article is thus to explore the potential of creative tourism as a medium to harness cultural and heritage r…
Developing international guidance to make impact assessment follow-up happen – reflections on an interactive design process
To advance impact assessment (IA) practice worldwide the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) has long promoted and published a series of international best practice principles, including the recently revised best practice principles for IA follow-up. IA follow-up refers to any kind of undertaking that seeks to ‘understand the outcomes of projects or plans’ that have been subject to IA. To support the implementation of these pri…
Exploring the use of visitor surveys as a tool for supporting EIA follow-up in protected areas
Impact assessment (IA) follow-up is necessary to determine the environmental effects of a project or plan to inform ongoing management. No previous research confirms if visitor surveys may be used to this extent for developments within a protected. This paper explores if and how visitor surveys may be used as a tool for supporting EIA follow-up within protected areas. Relevant EIA documentation was appraised to determine EIA performance expectati…
Business (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Environmental planning (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Mining and Resource Management (4 works) · Environmental Science (3 works)