Abstract:
In this chapter the implications of shale gas development (SGD) in the Karoo are explored in the context of 1) local development realities, 2) legal requirements and associated development pressures related to land development and land-use change, 3) local and regional road infrastructure requirements, 4) settlement development, and 5) associated municipal service delivery and implications for spatial planning and land use management
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Chapter 18 of Scholes, R., Lochner, P., Schreiner, G., Snyman-Van der Walt, L. and de Jager, M. (eds.). 2016. Shale Gas Development in the Central Karoo: A Scientific Assessment of the Opportunities and Risks.
