The bottom line : industry and the environment in South Africa /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: University of Cape Town, Industrial Strategy Project
Otros Autores: Bethlehem, Lael (Editor ), Goldblatt, Michael (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cape Town [South Africa] : [Ottawa, Ont.] : University of Cape Town Press ; International Development Research Centre, 1997.
Temas:
Environmental protection > South Africa.
Industries > Environmental aspects > South Africa.
Industries > South Africa.
Environnement > Protection > Afrique du Sud.
Industrie > Afrique du Sud.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
Environmental protection.
Industries.
Industries > Environmental aspects.
Aufsatzsammlung
Industrie
Umweltökonomie
South Africa.
Südafrika (Staat)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Contributors
  • Introduction: Issues and perspectives
  • An environmental characterisation of the economy
  • The challenge of sustainable development
  • A sustainable development path for South African industry?
  • How does this volume begin to answer these questions?
  • Chapter 1 The legislative framework: Environmental law, investment and industrial practice
  • Introduction
  • The impact of the constitution on environmental law
  • ""Environmental legislation regulating industrial projects""""Regulation of new industrial projects by environmental law""; ""Decision-making in a context of regulatory uncertainty""; ""The way forward""; ""Chapter 2 Cheap energyâ€?at what cost? Externalities in South Africa's electricity sector""; ""Introduction""; ""Theoretical and methodological issues""; ""Externality valuation: The international experience""; ""Externalities in South Africa's fuel cycle""; ""Summary of results and limitations""; ""Implications for South Africa's development policy""; ""Conclusion""
  • Chapter 3 Catalysing change: International environmental pressures on South African exportersIntroduction
  • Sectoral experiences
  • Understanding the trends
  • The impact of international environmental pressures
  • Management and policy implications
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4 Green trade restrictions? Some macroeconomic and environmental consequences
  • Introduction
  • The model and the base run
  • The environmental block
  • Simulations
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5 Registering pollution: The prospects for a pollution information system
  • Introduction
  • Pollution control: A new industrial sectorThe waste legacy and its costs
  • The need for integrated pollution control
  • The role of information in pollution control
  • State of the nation: The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism survey
  • Pollution information systems
  • International experience with pollution release inventories
  • A pollution release inventory in South Africa?
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6 Small business management: A case study from the Western Cape automotive sector
  • Introduction
  • Small business development in South Africa
  • The environmental management of SMMECase study: SMMEs in the automotive service sector
  • Lessons for the environmental management of SMMEs
  • Concluding remarks
  • Chapter 7 Unions and environment: Life, health and the pursuit of employment
  • Introduction
  • The health, safety and environment continuum
  • Looking back and looking forward
  • Structures and policies: Are unions adequately equipped?
  • Challenges for the future: Priority issues in health, safety and environment
  • Conclusion

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