Introduction of local Air Quality Management in South Africa: Overview and challenges

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-71

  Naiker, Y ^a   Diab, R D ^b   Zunckel, M ^a   Hayes, E T ^c  

^a UMoya NILU Consulting   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Air Quality Act; Local air quality management; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FIELD EMISSION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84855721006     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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