Pollution control investment decisions and policy preferences of senior managers of the Southern African fish processing industry

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dc.contributor.advisorFuggle, Richard Francisen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorGrindley, J Ren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLipschitz, Stevenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-26T07:16:09Z
dc.date.available2016-02-26T07:16:09Z
dc.date.issued1990en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 134-147.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPollution control regulations directed at the land-based factories of the Southern African fish processing industry do not appear to promote the required level of investment in pollution control systems. Two self-administered mail-questionnaires comprising undisguised fixed-alternative and open-ended questions were constructed to survey the opinions and viewpoints of a census consisting of twenty-seven senior managers responsible for making pollution control investments in the demersal and pelagic sectors of the fish processing industry. The first questionnaire was directed at establishing the relative importance of factors that influence waste and pollution control investment decisions as well as the perceptions and preferences of managers with regard to various pollution control policy options. Descriptive statistics such as the modal class were used to summarize the distribution of opinions and viewpoints within the research population. Rank ordered preference data was analyzed using a multidimensional unfolding computer algorithm. This structural multivariate statistical method is a special case of non-metric multidimensional scaling that generates perceptual maps which can aid in the discovery of the hidden structure underlying multidimensional decisions. Investments in waste and pollution control do not appear to have a high priority when compared to other strategic investments that the fish processing industry managers may make. The relative importance of factors that could influence the managers of the industry to invest in waste control equipment appear to be determined by the perceived financial returns that can be expected from such investments. Findings suggest that pollution control legislation is rendered ineffective due to inadequate enforcement. However, it appears that existing legislation needs to be rationalized in order to facilitate compliance. The most favoured pollution control instruments were those that lowered the cost of legally mandated expenses such as subsidies and income tax allowances. These were followed by permit systems which specified the allowable characteristics of discharges while allowing individual companies freedom of choice as to the method of achieving compliance. The second questionnaire was used to verify the researcher's interpretation of the findings and preliminary conclusions drawn from the replies to the first questionnaire.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLipschitz, S. (1990). <i>Pollution control investment decisions and policy preferences of senior managers of the Southern African fish processing industry</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17268en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLipschitz, Steven. <i>"Pollution control investment decisions and policy preferences of senior managers of the Southern African fish processing industry."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17268en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLipschitz, S. 1990. Pollution control investment decisions and policy preferences of senior managers of the Southern African fish processing industry. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Lipschitz, Steven AB - Pollution control regulations directed at the land-based factories of the Southern African fish processing industry do not appear to promote the required level of investment in pollution control systems. Two self-administered mail-questionnaires comprising undisguised fixed-alternative and open-ended questions were constructed to survey the opinions and viewpoints of a census consisting of twenty-seven senior managers responsible for making pollution control investments in the demersal and pelagic sectors of the fish processing industry. The first questionnaire was directed at establishing the relative importance of factors that influence waste and pollution control investment decisions as well as the perceptions and preferences of managers with regard to various pollution control policy options. Descriptive statistics such as the modal class were used to summarize the distribution of opinions and viewpoints within the research population. Rank ordered preference data was analyzed using a multidimensional unfolding computer algorithm. This structural multivariate statistical method is a special case of non-metric multidimensional scaling that generates perceptual maps which can aid in the discovery of the hidden structure underlying multidimensional decisions. Investments in waste and pollution control do not appear to have a high priority when compared to other strategic investments that the fish processing industry managers may make. The relative importance of factors that could influence the managers of the industry to invest in waste control equipment appear to be determined by the perceived financial returns that can be expected from such investments. Findings suggest that pollution control legislation is rendered ineffective due to inadequate enforcement. However, it appears that existing legislation needs to be rationalized in order to facilitate compliance. The most favoured pollution control instruments were those that lowered the cost of legally mandated expenses such as subsidies and income tax allowances. These were followed by permit systems which specified the allowable characteristics of discharges while allowing individual companies freedom of choice as to the method of achieving compliance. The second questionnaire was used to verify the researcher's interpretation of the findings and preliminary conclusions drawn from the replies to the first questionnaire. DA - 1990 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1990 T1 - Pollution control investment decisions and policy preferences of senior managers of the Southern African fish processing industry TI - Pollution control investment decisions and policy preferences of senior managers of the Southern African fish processing industry UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17268 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17268
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLipschitz S. Pollution control investment decisions and policy preferences of senior managers of the Southern African fish processing industry. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 1990 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17268en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherWater - Pollution - South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherFactory and trade waste - Environmental aspects - South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherFishery processing industries - South Africaen_ZA
dc.titlePollution control investment decisions and policy preferences of senior managers of the Southern African fish processing industryen_ZA
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