Coal and Energy in South Africa
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-8706-1 (ISBN)
Assesses the coal industry, theoretical debates about coal, and government's role in a just transition and sustainability
Made up of 4 chapters laying the conceptual framework and 14 chapters describing the local consequences of mining for a South African medium-sized town
Analyses the current situation of the mining industry: the inequalities it creates, its role in environmental sustainability and health and the implication of mining practices for business and local government
Discusses the possible consequences of mine closures and how a just energy transition can be ensured
Asks why the mining industry, government and unions promote the open mining towns
Coal and Energy in South Africa: Considering a Just Transition investigates the consequences of shifting social responsibilities, new inequalities and the sustainability concerns created by the likely energy transition in Africa to end the fossil-fuel era. Focusing on the local realities in a growing coal and energy town of South Africa, Emalahleni, it explores whether a just transition from coal-generated energy is possible and what the local implications will be of this global restructuring of the energy sector.
Lochner Marais is Professor of Development Studies in the Centre for Development Support at the University of the Free State. His research integrates themes of housing policy, health and mining communities.Philippe Burger, an economist by training, is currently the Pro Vice-Chancellor: Poverty, Inequality and Economic Development and Vice-Dean at the University of the Free State.Mal ne Campbell is Associate Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Free StateStuart Denoon-Stevens is Lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Free StateDeidr Van Rooyen is Programme Director for Development Studies and a researcher in the Centre for Development Support at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.11.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Edinburgh Studies in Urban Political Economy |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4744-8706-8 / 1474487068 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4744-8706-1 / 9781474487061 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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