GGH3705
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2024 -
DUE 16 August 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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,GGH3705 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2024 - DUE 16 August 2024
Section A
Section A of this assignment focuses on referencing. Many of you struggle with referencing in
your written assignments and often obtain a mark of less than 50%, even though you would have
passed if you had referenced correctly. The purpose of this section is to help you acquire the skill
of referencing. You will then be in a better position to reference correctly in your written
assignments and portfolio.
1. Explain the importance of referencing both in-text and at the end of an assignment. (3)
2. Correctly reference the following sources: (5)
2.1. Title: Environmental Management in South Africa Authors: H A Strydom, N D King, and F
P Retief Year published: 2018 Edition: Third edition Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd City:
Pretoria ISBN: 9781485126102
2.2. Title: Importance of Insects in Environmental Impact Assessment Authors: David M
Rosenberg, H. V Danks & Dennis M Lehmkuhl Year published: 1986 Volume: 10 Journal: 6
Page numbers: Environmental Management URL: 773 – 783 Date accessed: 6 July 2018
2.3. Title: Having an impact? The influence of nontechnical factors on the effectiveness of SEA
in transport decision making. Authors: T B Fischer Year published: 2004 URL: Date accessed:
23 July 2016 GGH3705/001/2/2024 7
, 2.4. Title: Environmental information systems a challenge to meet corporate environmental
strategy in the South African mining industry Author: Rogan Morrison Year published: 2009
Thesis/ dissertation/ research report Thesis Degree: MSc University: University of Johannesburg
2.5. Title: Green Paper on the National Environmental Management of the Ocean for General
Comment Country: Republic of South Africa The Government Gazette Year published: 2012
Volume: 568 Issue: 35783 Notice number: 828 Date: 30 October Page numbers: 3 – 84
3. Using the references provided in Question 2, compile a reference list by applying the “Rules
for compiling a references list” as set out in the referencing guidelines. (2)
4. Give the in-text reference (citation) of the following sources: (5)
4.1. Weaver, A., Pope, J., Morrison-Saunders, A., Lochner, P., 2008. Contributing to
sustainability as an environmental impact assessment practitioner. Impact Assess Project
Apprais., 26 (2), 91–98.
4.2. Hardin, G., 1968. The tragedy of the commons, Science, New Series, 162 (3859), 1243–
1248.
4.3. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2002. Human Development Report
2002. Oxford University Press, New York. Available via:
4.4. Feitelson, E., and Chenoweth, J., 2002. Water poverty: Towards a meaningful indicator.
Water Policy, 4, 263–281.
4.5. Bentley, M.J., Cofaigh, C.Ó., Anderson, J.B., Conway, H., Davies, B., Graham, A.G.C.,
Hillenbrand, C.-D., Hodgson, D.A., Jamieson, S.S.R., Larter, R.D., Mackintosh, A., Smith, J.A.,
Verleyen, E., Ackert, R.P., Bart, P.J., Berg, S., Drunstein, D., Canals, M., Colhoun, E.A., Crosta,