A survey of the legal framework governing the water impacts of proposed shale gas extraction in the Karoo
It is estimated that South Africa has the eighth largest resources of shale gas reserves in the world. It is reported that shale gas extraction can have important benefits which include economic growth, poverty alleviation, carbon emission reduction and most significantly alleviate the current energ...
Main Author: | Jeannes, Deon Bruce |
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Other Authors: | Glazewski, Jan |
Format: | Dissertation |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15164 |
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