The bottom line : industry and the environment in South Africa / / edited by Lael Bethlehem and Michael Goldblatt

• Pubblicazione: Cape Town, : University of Cape Town Press, 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.968
• Soggetto topico: Industries - South Africa; Industries - Environmental aspects - South Africa; Environmental protection - South Africa
• Altri autori: BethlehemLael GoldblattMichael
• Note generali: "Industrial Strategy Project"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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 exporters""""Introduction""; ""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 sector""""The 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 SMME""""Case 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"" ; ""Chapter 8 Lessons from Thor Chemicals: The links between health, safety and environmental protection""
• Titolo autorizzato: The bottom line
• ISBN: 1-282-05492-9; 9786612054921; 1-55250-442-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910279586303321
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