Occupation to Profession: The Need, Drivers and Course of Action for Regulating the South African Environmental Control Officer Industry

Q1 Social Sciences

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management Pub Date : 2018-12-01 DOI:10.1142/S1464333218500114

J. Wessels, Ruan Samson Colyn Mostert, A. Morrison‐Saunders

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Abstract

An unregulated Environmental Control Officer (ECO) industry is currently validating compliance to sustainability commitments made during the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process of projects across South Africa. This paper follows an action research routine and explores the need and drivers for regulating professionalism of this industry. A self-administered survey questionnaire and interviews were used to generate empirical data from environmental practitioners. A total of 171 survey questionnaires were completed, and four interviews were conducted with key stakeholders. The data gathered were analysed and categorised in relation to theoretical perspectives on drivers for regulating verification professions within the context of attributes (or criteria) of a profession. To achieve the transition from an occupation to a profession, a six-step process is laid out tailored to meet the needs of the industry. This paper provides international environmental practitioners with insight to the need for regulating environmental verification industries such as ECOs.

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职业对职业：规范南非环境控制官员行业的必要性、驱动因素和行动方针

目前，一个不受监管的环境控制官员(ECO)行业正在验证南非各地项目在环境影响评估(EIA)过程中做出的可持续性承诺的合规性。本文遵循行动研究的常规，探讨了规范该行业专业性的必要性和驱动因素。采用自我管理的调查问卷和访谈来获取环境从业人员的经验数据。我们共完成了171份调查问卷，并与主要持份者进行了四次访谈。收集的数据进行了分析和分类，涉及到在职业属性(或标准)范围内规范验证职业的驱动因素的理论观点。为了实现从职业到专业的过渡，根据行业的需要，制定了六个步骤。本文为国际环境从业者提供了监管生态系统等环境验证行业的洞察力。

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Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, international journal covering policy and decision-making relating to environmental assessment (EA) in the broadest sense. Uniquely, its specific aim is to explore the horizontal interactions between assessment and aspects of environmental management (not just the vertical interactions within the broad field of impact assessment) and thereby to identify comprehensive approaches to environmental improvement involving both qualitative and quantitative information. As the concepts associated with sustainable development mature, links between environmental assessment and management systems become all the more essential.