Assessment of Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of Sand Mining: A case study of Dodoma City Council.

Hanti,, Shaban H. (2022) Assessment of Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of Sand Mining: A case study of Dodoma City Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The purpose of the study is to identify factors contributing to sand mining, examining the environmental effects, examining forms of socio-economic effects, analyze the measures taken by the Dodoma City Council to mitigate the impacts of sand mining in the study area. Data were collected using techniques involving structured and unstructured questionnaires. Observations and group discussions. A sample of 100 was used, data were analyzed manually and using computer programme like statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) where by tables and photographs were used to present data. The result of the study indicate that the environment has been affected negatively by over 50% in the study area due to sand mining, the negative impacts also outweigh positive impacts of environment. Sand mining despite the fact that it provides temporary employment-The major mitigation measure taken by Dodoma City Council is planting of trees in the study area. Based on recommendations of this study, the major recommendation is authorities should conduct Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and monitoring sites to control damage the environment. However, this study some recommendations were provided such as National Environment Management Council should work closely with Dodoma City Council on monitoring the sand mining activities and this is because there is a link between the two authorities. Miners should refill pits after mining, and they should also seek permission from interested and affected communities before mining, changing mining sites to reduce over extraction. Keywords: Sand mining, environmental effects, socio-economic effects, Dodoma City Council

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