GGH3705
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2024 -
DUE 16 August
2024
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
,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:
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