Coal and energy in South Africa : considering a just transition

Coal and energy in South Africa considering a just transition

Taking the growing South African mining town of Emalahleni as a case study, this book investigates whether a just transition from coal-generated energy is possible and what the local implications of this global restructuring of the energy sector will be.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Marais, Lochner, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press 2021.
Colección:Edinburgh studies in urban political economy.
Materias:
Coal mines and mining.
Energy development.
Energy transition.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745318806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Mining and mining towns: a conceptual framework / Lochner Marais, Philippe Burger, Pilossof Molefi Lenka, and Antonie Pool
  • What is a just transition? / Elianor Gerrard and Peter Westoby
  • Mine closure in the coal industry: global and national perspectives / Lochner Marais, Jesse Burton, Maléne Campbell and Etienne Nel
  • Household welfare in Emalahleni / Jean-Pierre Geldenhuys and Philippe Burger
  • Work and life satisfaction of mining employees / Petrus Nel and Tina Kotzè
  • Informal settlements in the mining context / Lochner Marais, John Ntema, Maléne Campbell, Jan Cloete, and Molefi Lenka
  • Coal and water: exploiting one precious natural resource at the expense of another / Surina Esterhuyse and Falko Buschke
  • The health impacts of coal mining and coal-based energy / Stuart Paul Denoon-Stevens and Katrina du Toit
  • Sustainability reporting by collieries / Cornelie Crous
  • Residents' perceptions of mining and energy generation / Anmar Pretorius and Derick Blaauw
  • Boom or bust for Emalahleni businesses? / Deidré van Rooyen and Johan van Zyl
  • Socio-economic dynamics of the informal economy / Derick Blaauw, Anmar Pretorius, and Rinie Schenk
  • A more resilient approach to spatial fragmentation / Mariske van Aswegen and Ernst Drewes
  • Planning in the dark / Verna Nel and Mark Oranje
  • The mines must fix the potholes: a desperate community / Phia van der Watt and Sethulego Matebesi
  • Municipal finances / Chris Hendricks
  • Is a just transition possible? / Lochner Marais, Philippe Burger, Maléne Campbell, Stuart Paul Denoon-Stevens, and Deidré van Rooyen.

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