Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts of Cement Production: A Case of Manresa Community, Harare Zimbabwe
- Author
- Kanyoka, Leoford
- Title
- Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts of Cement Production: A Case of Manresa Community, Harare Zimbabwe
- Abstract
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Cement production has become an important industry worldwide, due to increasing demands
for infrastructural development. However, environmental and socio-economic impacts of
cement production on nearby communities has raised concerns worldwide. A study was done
to assess environmental and socio-economic impacts of cement production at Lafarge in
Manresa community of Harare, Zimbabwe. Data was collected using questionnaires, keyinformant interviews and field observations. Results showed that, cement production at Lafarge
had a variety of environmental and socio-economic effects to land use change (40%), and the
reduction in air and water quality (20%). These cement production processes also affected the
health and well-being of Manresa community. Socio-economic challenges included health
issues, cultural interference and land use conflicts. On the other hand, the cement production
process created jobs, improved health service provision and infrastructural development.
There are a variety of measures taken to curb the destruction of environment in the surrounding
community and these include, rules and regulation to facilitate sustainable utilisation of
resources and business operation, working with environmental organisations such as
Environmental Management Agency which help in protecting the environment, maintenance
of equipment, monitoring and auditing and educating employees on safe operations. However,
lack of funds to implement long term measures hinders the progress to meet the targets.
There is a need for strategic policy interventions, collaboration between industries and
stakeholders and implementation of long term sustainable strategies to mitigate the negative
effects while enhancing positive impact. - Date
- 2023
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts
- Cement Production
- Supervisor
- N/A
- Item sets
- Department of Natural Resources
- Media
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