An evaluation of environmental impact assessment within the planning process in Libya and the UK in relation to cement manufacture.
type: CreativeWork
description: This thesis presents both the ancient and recent history of the uses of limestone, including an outline of the history of limestone excavation. An evaluation of the environmental impact of cement manufacture upon the landscape, the green cover, the wildlife and the people is presented. Remedies and solutions are given to reduce the harmful effects resulting from the severe exploitation of limestone and the consequence uses of it.In the introduction to the thesis, the aims of the research, the objectives of the research and the rationale are clearly set out to indicate the form of the study. The methodology applied to the research is described and lays down the lines along which the investigations are followed throughout the thesis. To put the research into context the history of the ancient civilisations of Libya, their ways of living, their architecture and their constructions using limestone are described to demonstrate that there is great significance in their techniques. The primitive techniques they used to excavate and extract the limestone for their domestic buildings is noted in relation to the topography and the prevailing climate in Libya. The latter has a major impact, not only upon the forest and other forms of vegetation but also upon the native peoples of north-east Libya. The history of mining in Libya, especially of the cement industry is presented with outlines of geologic and stratigraphic distribution of Libyan limestone and clay raw materials. The Libyan and the UK planning procedures are also narrated to illustrate the controls by governments over mineral exploitation including copies of the required official Libyan and the UK contracts pro formae.The environmental impact assessment process is discussed, including several definitions and a short historical review. This is presented to illustrate the global significance of environmental management in response to degradation due to resource exploitation and its knock-on effect in different parts o…
abstract: This thesis presents both the ancient and recent history of the uses of limestone, including an outline of the history of limestone excavation. An evaluation of the environmental impact of cement manufacture upon the landscape, the green cover, the wildlife and the people is presented. Remedies and solutions are given to reduce the harmful effects resulting from the severe exploitation of limestone and the consequence uses of it.In the introduction to the thesis, the aims of the research, the objectives of the research and the rationale are clearly set out to indicate the form of the study. The methodology applied to the research is described and lays down the lines along which the investigations are followed throughout the thesis. To put the research into context the history of the ancient civilisations of Libya, their ways of living, their architecture and their constructions using limestone are described to demonstrate that there is great significance in their techniques. The primitive techniques they used to excavate and extract the limestone for their domestic buildings is noted in relation to the topography and the prevailing climate in Libya. The latter has a major impact, not only upon the forest and other forms of vegetation but also upon the native peoples of north-east Libya. The history of mining in Libya, especially of the cement industry is presented with outlines of geologic and stratigraphic distribution of Libyan limestone and clay raw materials. The Libyan and the UK planning procedures are also narrated to illustrate the controls by governments over mineral exploitation including copies of the required official Libyan and the UK contracts pro formae.The environmental impact assessment process is discussed, including several definitions and a short historical review. This is presented to illustrate the global significance of environmental management in response to degradation due to resource exploitation and its knock-on effect in different parts o…
author: Elbah, Salah.
language: en
date published: 2002
date modified: 2026-07-24T06:31:21Z
provider: Sheffield Hallam University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Sheffield Hallam University (United Kingdom).