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The bottom line : industry and the environment in South Africa / / edited by Lael Bethlehem and Michael Goldblatt
| The bottom line : industry and the environment in South Africa / / edited by Lael Bethlehem and Michael Goldblatt |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cape Town, : University of Cape Town Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.968 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BethlehemLael
GoldblattMichael |
| Soggetto topico |
Industries - South Africa
Industries - Environmental aspects - South Africa Environmental protection - South Africa |
| ISBN |
1-282-05492-9
9786612054921 1-55250-442-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 energy�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"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910279586303321 |
| Cape Town, : University of Cape Town Press, 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Confronting fragmentation : housing and urban development in a democratising society / / editors, Philip Harrison, Marie Huchzermeyer, Mzwanele Mayekiso ; Stuart Sholto-Douglas, copy editor
| Confronting fragmentation : housing and urban development in a democratising society / / editors, Philip Harrison, Marie Huchzermeyer, Mzwanele Mayekiso ; Stuart Sholto-Douglas, copy editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | South Africa : , : University of Cape Town Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.50968 |
| Soggetto topico |
Community development, Urban - South Africa
Housing policy - South Africa Housing - South Africa City planning - South Africa Urbanization - South Africa |
| ISBN | 1-920516-55-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title page; Imprint page; Table of contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Foreword; Contributors; Introduction: Confronting Fragementation; The challenge of urban fragmentation in a democratising society; Themes and structure of the book; Part A: The Challenge of Urban Fragmentation; Chapter 1: Fragmentation and Globalisation as the New Meta-Narrative; Globalisation: The new meta-narrative; Urban fragmentation; Responses to fragmentation; Partnerships; Networks and social capital; Policy coherence; Spatial integration and the compact city approach
Integration through communicative rationality Integration from below; In the final event, does fragmentation really matter?; References; Chapter 2: Urban Fragmentation, Inequality and Social Justice: Ethical Perspectives; Introduction; The apartheid city and beyond; Inequality in the United States city; The multicultural city; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3: The Degeneration of Urban Policy after Apartheid; Introduction; The Local Government White Paper; The Housing White Paper; The Urban Development Strategy; Conclusion: Towards cities of solidarity; References Chapter 4: South Africa's Enduring Urban Crisis: The Local State and the Urban Social Movement with Particular Reference to Johannesburg Introduction; The civic movement in crisis; Social movements and the new economic regime; Democracy deferred and bureaucratising the civics; Uneven development within the post-apartheid city; The development dilemma within the civic movement, and between the civic movement and local government; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: HIV/Aids and Urban Disintegration in Johannesburg; Introduction; Demographic projections for Johannesburg in the light of HIV/Aids Economic trends Economic and urban strategies and worsening poverty; Urban disintegration; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Social Justice, Social Integration and the Compact City: Lessons from the Inner City of Johannesburg; Introduction; Social justice in the compact city; Integrative trends in South African cities; Racial integration and racial tipping in the inner city of Johannesburg; Racial tension: Landlords versus tenants; Integration of income groups; Urban regeneration and housing affordability; Appropriate scale; Opportunities for the marginalised; Rural-urban and foreign migrants Conclusion References; Part B: Urban Planning Responses; Chapter 7: Housing, Integrated Urban Development and the Compact City Debate; Introduction: The compact city debate in South Africa; Urban compaction: A socially desirable alternative?; The feasibility of urban compaction: A Durban case study; Conclusion: Is urban compaction still important?; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 8: Unraveling the Different Meanings of Integration: The Urban Development Framework of the South African Government; Introduction; Central features of the Urban Development Framework Four connotations of integration in the Urban Development Framework |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829592003321 |
| South Africa : , : University of Cape Town Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Democratising local government : the South African experiment / editors, Susan Parnell et al
| Democratising local government : the South African experiment / editors, Susan Parnell et al |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Landsdowne, : University of Cape Town Press, 2002 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00310162 |
| Landsdowne, : University of Cape Town Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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Fatal indifference [[electronic resource] ] : the G8, Africa and global health / / Ronald Labonte ... [et al.] ; research assistance, Jennifer Cushon, Renee Torgerson
| Fatal indifference [[electronic resource] ] : the G8, Africa and global health / / Ronald Labonte ... [et al.] ; research assistance, Jennifer Cushon, Renee Torgerson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lansdowne, South Africa, : University of Cape Town Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LabonteRonald N |
| Soggetto topico |
International economic relations
Economic policy - International cooperation Globalization - Health aspects World health |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-71765-3
9786610717651 1-55250-130-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of Acronyms; A Note on Country Designation; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One: Globalization, Health and Development: The Right Prescription?; Chapter Two: Macroeconomic Policy, Structural Adjustment and Debt Relief; Chapter Three: Health and Health Systems; Chapter Four: Education; Chapter Five: Nutrition, Food Security and Biotechnology; Chapter Six: Official Development Assistance; Chapter Seven: Trade and Market Access; Chapter Eight: Environment; Chapter Nine: Equity, Health and NEPAD: A Case Study
Chapter Ten: Promises Kept and Broken, Right or WrongEpilogue; References; Appendix 1: G7 and G8 Health-Related Commitments Matrix: 1999–2001; Appendix 2: Data Tables; Appendix 3: NEPAD's Health Commitments; Index; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451401403321 |
| Lansdowne, South Africa, : University of Cape Town Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fatal indifference [[electronic resource] ] : the G8, Africa and global health / / Ronald Labonte ... [et al.] ; research assistance, Jennifer Cushon, Renee Torgerson
| Fatal indifference [[electronic resource] ] : the G8, Africa and global health / / Ronald Labonte ... [et al.] ; research assistance, Jennifer Cushon, Renee Torgerson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lansdowne, South Africa, : University of Cape Town Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LabonteRonald N |
| Soggetto topico |
International economic relations
Economic policy - International cooperation Globalization - Health aspects World health |
| ISBN |
1-280-71765-3
9786610717651 1-55250-130-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of Acronyms; A Note on Country Designation; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One: Globalization, Health and Development: The Right Prescription?; Chapter Two: Macroeconomic Policy, Structural Adjustment and Debt Relief; Chapter Three: Health and Health Systems; Chapter Four: Education; Chapter Five: Nutrition, Food Security and Biotechnology; Chapter Six: Official Development Assistance; Chapter Seven: Trade and Market Access; Chapter Eight: Environment; Chapter Nine: Equity, Health and NEPAD: A Case Study
Chapter Ten: Promises Kept and Broken, Right or WrongEpilogue; References; Appendix 1: G7 and G8 Health-Related Commitments Matrix: 1999–2001; Appendix 2: Data Tables; Appendix 3: NEPAD's Health Commitments; Index; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784003403321 |
| Lansdowne, South Africa, : University of Cape Town Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Just transitions : explorations of sustainability in an unfair world / / Mark Swilling, Eve Annecke
| Just transitions : explorations of sustainability in an unfair world / / Mark Swilling, Eve Annecke |
| Autore | Swilling Mark |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Claremont, South Africa, : UCT Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 360 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 338.9/27091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | AnneckeEve |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - Developing countries
Natural resources - Developing countries - Management Sustainable development - South Africa Développement durable - Afrique du Sud BUSINESS & ECONOMICS - Industries - General |
| ISBN |
9789280871722
9280871722 9781920541675 1920541675 9781920541682 1920541683 191989523X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: on becoming visible -- Part I. Complexity, sustainability and transition. Ch. 1. Complexity and sustainability -- Ch. 2. What is so unsustainable? -- Ch. 3. Crisis, transitions and sustainability -- Part II. Rethinking development. Ch. 4. Greening the developmental state -- Ch. 5. Rethinking urbanism -- Ch. 6. Soils, land and food security -- Part III. From resource wars to sustainable living. Ch. 7. Resource wars, failed states and blood consumption: insights from Sudan -- Ch. 8. Transcending resource and energy-intensive growth: lessons from South Africa -- Ch. 9. Decoupling, urbanism and transition in Cape Town -- Ch. 10. Pioneering liveable urbanism: reflections on an invisible way. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910993984803321 |
Swilling Mark
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| Claremont, South Africa, : UCT Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Post-conflict Reconstruction and Development in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Concepts, role-players, policy and practice
| Post-conflict Reconstruction and Development in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Concepts, role-players, policy and practice |
| Autore | Neethling Theo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Cape Town Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HudsonHeidi |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil-military relations -- Africa
Conflict management -- Case studies Economic development -- Africa Peace-building -- Africa Peacekeeping forces -- Africa Postwar reconstruction -- Africa |
| ISBN | 1-77582-064-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Title page; Imprint page; Table of contents; About the contributors; Foreword; List of acronyms; Introduction: A Changing Global Strategic Environment - What is new?; Background to the origin and timing of the book; Core assumptions and claims; Purpose of the book and key themes; Actors, interactions and contestations; Foundations matter and norms have consequences; Dynamics of the policy-practice nexus; Structure of the book; Bibliography; Part I: Conceptual Roots; Chapter 1: Political, Civilian and Military Dimensions of PCRD; Introduction; The political dimension of PCRD
The civilian dimension of PCRDThe military dimension of PCRD; Implications for the SA Army; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 2: Looking In or Transforming Up: Conceptual Dilemmas of Liberal Peacebuilding and PCRD; Introduction; Concepts in historical context; Mainstream and critical approaches to the governance of a liberal peace; Dilemma 1: Statebuilding and elections - the silver bullet of problem-solving?; Dilemma 2: 'Taking links for granted' - exposing the pitfalls of the security-development nexus; Dilemma 3: The limits of local ownership within a liberal frame; Conclusion BibliographyChapter 3: PCRD in Historical Perspective: International Approaches and Experiences; Introduction; The international aspects in PCRD; Cold War PCRD; Democratic PCRD; Communist PCRD; Comparative observations; The peacebuilding era; External critique: peacebuilding programmes are wrong in principle; Internal critique: peacebuilding programmes are a good idea but wrong in practice; The PCRD era; Continuities; Differences; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 4: The Ethics Question: Towards a Normative Framework for PCRD; Introduction; Just war theory: jus post bellum Just war theory: humanitarian interventionDevelopment ethics: the capabilities approach; African ethics: ubuntu; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 5: Developmental Peace Missions: The South African Conceptual Approach; Introduction; Background; Between peacekeeping and peacebuilding: the reconstruction gap; The concept of DPMs: assumptions and implementation challenges; The South African government and the concept of DPMs; Conclusion; Bibliography; Part II: Role-Players in context; Chapter 6: The African Union's Partnerships: Symbiotic Coordination as a Policy Instrument; Introduction The rationale for post-conflict reconstruction processesContextualising symbiotic coordination and post-conflict reconstruction initiatives; The AU PCRD policy framework: an appeal to coordination; The AU's attempt at post-conflict peacebuilding in Burundi; The case for symbiotic coordination in AU PCRD policy implementation; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 7: Building Capacity from Above and Below: Why Gender Matters in the Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Contexts; Introduction; Fuelling gender inequality from above; Mitigating the effects of gender inequality Recognising the (contested) value of women peacekeepers |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829591603321 |
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Neethling Theo
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| Chicago, : University of Cape Town Press, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Power, wealth and global order : an international relations textbook for Africa / edited by Phillip Nel, Patrick J. McGowan
| Power, wealth and global order : an international relations textbook for Africa / edited by Phillip Nel, Patrick J. McGowan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cape Town, : University of Cape Town Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 340 p., c. geogr. ; 27 cm |
| Disciplina | 327(Relazioni internazionali) |
| Soggetto topico | Relazioni internazionali |
| ISBN | 19-19-71330-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00083789 |
| Cape Town, : University of Cape Town Press, 1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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