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Innovation for inclusive development and transformation in South Africa / / edited by Charles Hongoro, Cyril Adonis, Konosoang Sobane
| Innovation for inclusive development and transformation in South Africa / / edited by Charles Hongoro, Cyril Adonis, Konosoang Sobane |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cape Town : , : AOSIS, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvi, 188 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 338.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - South Africa
Economic development - South Africa |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910682577103321 |
| Cape Town : , : AOSIS, , 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A Just Transition to a Low Carbon Future in South Africa
| A Just Transition to a Low Carbon Future in South Africa |
| Autore | Xaba Nqobile |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carol Stream : , : Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), The, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.79150968 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FakirSaliem |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - South Africa
Sustainable development - Social aspects Energy transition - South Africa Renewable energy sources - South Africa Energy development - South Africa Power resources - South Africa Carbon dioxide mitigation - South Africa COVID-19 (Disease) |
| ISBN | 1-920690-35-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PROJECT FUNDERS -- MISTRA FUNDERS -- Contributors -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- ONE - Introduction. A just transition pathway for South Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- THEMES, OVERVIEW OF BOOK CHAPTERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS -- The landing of the just transition in South Africa -- A shift in economic paradigm -- Technology as enablers for the just transition -- Social and political factors relevant to climate change and the low carbon transition -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 1. The landing of the just transition in South Africa -- TWO - From climate change to a just energy transition -- INTRODUCTION -- CLIMATE CHANGE: CAUSE, IMPACT AND LAYERED VULNERABILITIES -- SOUTH AFRICA'S DECARBONISATION JOURNEY -- SOUTH AFRICA'S POLICY ENVIRONMENT -- NEW AGREEMENT AND THE DOMESTICATION OF CLIMATE ACTIONS -- PREMISE OF AN INCLUSIVE AND JUST TRANSITION -- THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RE-EMERGENCE OF GREEN RECOVERIES -- REFERENCES -- THREE - Applying a normative framework to assess the just transition to a net zero carbon society in South Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- FRAMEWORK FOR A JUST TRANSITION -- Procedural justice -- Distributive justice -- Restorative justice -- APPLYING THE NORMATIVE JUST TRANSITION FRAMEWORK TO KEY POLICY PROCESSES IN SOUTH AFRICA -- Case study on industrial policy -- Case study on employment policy -- Case study on climate policy -- ADVANCING A COHERENT AND COORDINATED JUST TRANSITION POLICY FRAMEWORK -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 2. Shift in economic paradigm -- FOUR - Shaping a new economic growth model for South Africa. The role of a well-managed energy transition -- OVERVIEW -- A NEW GROWTH MODEL FOR SOUTH AFRICA -- GLOBAL CONTEXT OF ENERGY TRANSITION -- MAPPING SOUTH AFRICA'S ENERGY TRANSITION.
ALLOWING FOR LARGER EMBEDDED, OR DISTRIBUTED, POWER INVESTMENTS BY FIRMS -- UPDATING THE INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLAN AND ACCELERATING INVESTMENT IN WIND AND SOLAR CAPACITY -- REAFFIRMING CORRUPTION-FREE BIDDING PROCESSES RUN BY THE INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER OFFICE -- COMMITTING TO AN ACCELERATED DECARBONISATION TARGET TO ASSIST IN ALLEVIATING ESKOM DEBT AND TO FUND A JUST TRANSITION -- UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM LINKAGES FOR JOB CREATION -- RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTH AFRICA' S CARBON-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIAL BASE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- FIVE - From MEC to net zero. The role of the energy sector in the just transition -- INTRODUCTION -- THE HISTORY OF ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE MINERALS ENERGY COMPLEX -- FRAGMENTATION AND FRACTURE: THE NASCENT DISINTEGRATION OF THE MEC -- THE END OF NEW COAL-FIRED POWER -- FROM STABILITY TO CRISIS: ESKOM COAL SUPPLY AND MINING -- EMERGENCE OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME -- 2030 CLIMATE TARGETS REDEFINE SOUTH AFRICA' S POLICY TRAJECTORY -- UNRESOLVED DYNAMICS: THE RESURGENCE OF NUCLEAR? -- UNRESOLVED DYNAMICS: THE DASH FOR GAS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SIX - Green industrial development under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Positioning South Africa's renewable energy manufacturing -- INTRODUCTION -- RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY LANDSCAPE - A LACK OF POLITICAL WILL? -- THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA: A PATHWAY TO GREEN INDUSTRIALISATION -- Energy market integration -- Rethinking industrial policy to accelerate an energy transition -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SEVEN - South Africa's smoke signals for financing the just energy transition -- INTRODUCTION -- NEXUS OF FINANCE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE -- FINANCING JUST TRANSITIONS -- COVID-19 AND CLIMATE FINANCE -- SOUTH AFRICA'S ENCOUNTERS WITH CLIMATE FINANCE. SIGNALLING FINANCE NEEDS FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION -- CLIMATE FINANCE AS A RAGING FIRE? -- BEYOND SMOKE SIGNALS TO RAGING FIRE: ARTICULATING SOUTH AFRICA' S DEMANDS FOR FINANCE -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 3. Technology pathways for a just transition -- EIGHT - Steering the South African energy sector towards a low carbon economy. The role of a well-managed energy transition -- INTRODUCTION -- HYDROGEN -- Hydrogen properties -- Hydrogen generation, storage and distribution -- Hydrogen application: Fuel cells -- Challenges and barriers for production and deployment of green hydrogen -- POSITIONING SOUTH AFRICA IN THE CURRENT GLOBAL TRANSITION USING HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES -- Advancement of green hydrogen and power fuels -- Beneficiation of green hydrogen -- THE STATE OF SA'S FUEL CELL AND HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES -- The HySA Programme -- South African industry transitions towards a hydrogen economy -- Mining sector contribution to hydrogen and fuel cells technology development and deployment -- Cities adopting the hydrogen economy -- SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY -- Systems required for a sustainable transition to a hydrogen economy -- Investment and creation of markets -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- NINE - Shaping the low carbon energy transformation for just urban transitions in South Africa -- INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT -- CONCEPTUALISING JUST URBAN TRANSITIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA -- TRANSFORMING SOUTH AFRICA'S URBAN ENERGY SYSTEMS BETWEEN 1994 AND 2021 -- DECENTRALISATION AND JUST TRANSITION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 4. Social factors of climate change and the just transition -- TEN - Assessing options of an energy transition and alternative agriculture in Mpumalanga -- INTRODUCTION -- SECTION ONE. ENERGY TRANSITIONS: OPTIONS FOR REPURPOSING COAL INFRASTRUCTURE. COAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPURPOSING OPTIONS -- THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION APPROACH -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- SECTION 2. REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE: AN ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY -- REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE -- Employment in regenerative agriculture -- LAND REHABILITATION THROUGH REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE -- Policy requirements for regenerative agriculture to support a just transition -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- REFERENCES -- ELEVEN - Democratising a just transition in South Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- INTERNATIONAL ORIGINS -- CONSTRAINTS ON ACHIEVING A JUST TRANSITION -- A QUESTION OF POWER -- INSIGHTS FROM LABOUR ON A JUST TRANSITION -- THE COSATU CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY FRAMEWORK -- INSIGHTS FROM CIVIL SOCIETY ON A JUST TRANSITION -- AREAS OF CONSENSUS AND CONVERGENCE -- GLOBAL SOCIAL MOVEMENT AND THE JUST TRANSITION -- CONCLUSION: THE BASIS FOR THE MASS COALITION MOVEMENT ON THE JUST TRANSITION -- REFERENCES -- TWELVE - Climate liberalism, the green deal and strategic competition. The geopolitics of decarbonisation -- INTRODUCTION -- THE ASIA PIVOT: CHINA'S INCREASING THREAT TO WESTERN SUPREMACY -- CHINA'S POSITIONING IN GREEN TECHNOLOGIES AND GREEN MINERALS: A GROWING THREAT TO WESTERN SUPREMACY -- AS NEW BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN, HOW ARE OTHER GLOBAL PLAYERS RESPONDING? -- THE ROAD AHEAD FOR AFRICA: LEVERAGING THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL BATTLE LINES -- SOUTH AFRICA'S ROLE IN SECURING AFRICA' S FUTURE POSITIONING IN THE DECARBONISATION AGENDA -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- THIRTEEN - Reimagining skills planning for a low carbon and sustainable future. Conceptualising skills ecosystems -- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- Green skills: A meander through the literature -- Framework for looking at skills for a green and just transition. UNPACKING CASE STUDY EXAMPLES TO DEPICT THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS OF TWO SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS -- CASE 1 - Skills ecosystem - The wood pellet value chain in the Expanded Public Works Programme -- CASE 2 - Towards a resilient food ecosystem: Addressing food waste -- Facilitating verticalities within the skills ecosystem that emerged from this case -- Horizontalities (collaboration) that emerged -- THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL IN THE SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS -- LESSONS ON SKILLS AND SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- FOURTEEN - Conclusion. Insights and recommendations for building a just low carbon future in South Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND COHESION FOR A JUST TRANSITION -- A 'JUST' INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH -- TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ENERGY -- CAPACITY BUILDING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR A CAPABLE WORKFORCE -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Index -- Back cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795980603321 |
Xaba Nqobile
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| Carol Stream : , : Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), The, , 2022 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A Just Transition to a Low Carbon Future in South Africa
| A Just Transition to a Low Carbon Future in South Africa |
| Autore | Xaba Nqobile |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carol Stream : , : Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), The, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (456 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.79150968 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FakirSaliem |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - South Africa
Sustainable development - Social aspects Energy transition - South Africa Renewable energy sources - South Africa Energy development - South Africa Power resources - South Africa Carbon dioxide mitigation - South Africa COVID-19 (Disease) |
| ISBN | 1-920690-35-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PROJECT FUNDERS -- MISTRA FUNDERS -- Contributors -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- ONE - Introduction. A just transition pathway for South Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- THEMES, OVERVIEW OF BOOK CHAPTERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS -- The landing of the just transition in South Africa -- A shift in economic paradigm -- Technology as enablers for the just transition -- Social and political factors relevant to climate change and the low carbon transition -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 1. The landing of the just transition in South Africa -- TWO - From climate change to a just energy transition -- INTRODUCTION -- CLIMATE CHANGE: CAUSE, IMPACT AND LAYERED VULNERABILITIES -- SOUTH AFRICA'S DECARBONISATION JOURNEY -- SOUTH AFRICA'S POLICY ENVIRONMENT -- NEW AGREEMENT AND THE DOMESTICATION OF CLIMATE ACTIONS -- PREMISE OF AN INCLUSIVE AND JUST TRANSITION -- THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RE-EMERGENCE OF GREEN RECOVERIES -- REFERENCES -- THREE - Applying a normative framework to assess the just transition to a net zero carbon society in South Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- FRAMEWORK FOR A JUST TRANSITION -- Procedural justice -- Distributive justice -- Restorative justice -- APPLYING THE NORMATIVE JUST TRANSITION FRAMEWORK TO KEY POLICY PROCESSES IN SOUTH AFRICA -- Case study on industrial policy -- Case study on employment policy -- Case study on climate policy -- ADVANCING A COHERENT AND COORDINATED JUST TRANSITION POLICY FRAMEWORK -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 2. Shift in economic paradigm -- FOUR - Shaping a new economic growth model for South Africa. The role of a well-managed energy transition -- OVERVIEW -- A NEW GROWTH MODEL FOR SOUTH AFRICA -- GLOBAL CONTEXT OF ENERGY TRANSITION -- MAPPING SOUTH AFRICA'S ENERGY TRANSITION.
ALLOWING FOR LARGER EMBEDDED, OR DISTRIBUTED, POWER INVESTMENTS BY FIRMS -- UPDATING THE INTEGRATED RESOURCES PLAN AND ACCELERATING INVESTMENT IN WIND AND SOLAR CAPACITY -- REAFFIRMING CORRUPTION-FREE BIDDING PROCESSES RUN BY THE INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER OFFICE -- COMMITTING TO AN ACCELERATED DECARBONISATION TARGET TO ASSIST IN ALLEVIATING ESKOM DEBT AND TO FUND A JUST TRANSITION -- UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM LINKAGES FOR JOB CREATION -- RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTH AFRICA' S CARBON-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIAL BASE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- FIVE - From MEC to net zero. The role of the energy sector in the just transition -- INTRODUCTION -- THE HISTORY OF ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE MINERALS ENERGY COMPLEX -- FRAGMENTATION AND FRACTURE: THE NASCENT DISINTEGRATION OF THE MEC -- THE END OF NEW COAL-FIRED POWER -- FROM STABILITY TO CRISIS: ESKOM COAL SUPPLY AND MINING -- EMERGENCE OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME -- 2030 CLIMATE TARGETS REDEFINE SOUTH AFRICA' S POLICY TRAJECTORY -- UNRESOLVED DYNAMICS: THE RESURGENCE OF NUCLEAR? -- UNRESOLVED DYNAMICS: THE DASH FOR GAS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SIX - Green industrial development under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Positioning South Africa's renewable energy manufacturing -- INTRODUCTION -- RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY LANDSCAPE - A LACK OF POLITICAL WILL? -- THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA: A PATHWAY TO GREEN INDUSTRIALISATION -- Energy market integration -- Rethinking industrial policy to accelerate an energy transition -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SEVEN - South Africa's smoke signals for financing the just energy transition -- INTRODUCTION -- NEXUS OF FINANCE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE -- FINANCING JUST TRANSITIONS -- COVID-19 AND CLIMATE FINANCE -- SOUTH AFRICA'S ENCOUNTERS WITH CLIMATE FINANCE. SIGNALLING FINANCE NEEDS FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S JUST ENERGY TRANSITION -- CLIMATE FINANCE AS A RAGING FIRE? -- BEYOND SMOKE SIGNALS TO RAGING FIRE: ARTICULATING SOUTH AFRICA' S DEMANDS FOR FINANCE -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 3. Technology pathways for a just transition -- EIGHT - Steering the South African energy sector towards a low carbon economy. The role of a well-managed energy transition -- INTRODUCTION -- HYDROGEN -- Hydrogen properties -- Hydrogen generation, storage and distribution -- Hydrogen application: Fuel cells -- Challenges and barriers for production and deployment of green hydrogen -- POSITIONING SOUTH AFRICA IN THE CURRENT GLOBAL TRANSITION USING HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES -- Advancement of green hydrogen and power fuels -- Beneficiation of green hydrogen -- THE STATE OF SA'S FUEL CELL AND HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES -- The HySA Programme -- South African industry transitions towards a hydrogen economy -- Mining sector contribution to hydrogen and fuel cells technology development and deployment -- Cities adopting the hydrogen economy -- SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY -- Systems required for a sustainable transition to a hydrogen economy -- Investment and creation of markets -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- NINE - Shaping the low carbon energy transformation for just urban transitions in South Africa -- INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT -- CONCEPTUALISING JUST URBAN TRANSITIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA -- TRANSFORMING SOUTH AFRICA'S URBAN ENERGY SYSTEMS BETWEEN 1994 AND 2021 -- DECENTRALISATION AND JUST TRANSITION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 4. Social factors of climate change and the just transition -- TEN - Assessing options of an energy transition and alternative agriculture in Mpumalanga -- INTRODUCTION -- SECTION ONE. ENERGY TRANSITIONS: OPTIONS FOR REPURPOSING COAL INFRASTRUCTURE. COAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPURPOSING OPTIONS -- THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION APPROACH -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- SECTION 2. REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE: AN ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY -- REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE -- Employment in regenerative agriculture -- LAND REHABILITATION THROUGH REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE -- Policy requirements for regenerative agriculture to support a just transition -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- CHAPTER OVERVIEW -- REFERENCES -- ELEVEN - Democratising a just transition in South Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- INTERNATIONAL ORIGINS -- CONSTRAINTS ON ACHIEVING A JUST TRANSITION -- A QUESTION OF POWER -- INSIGHTS FROM LABOUR ON A JUST TRANSITION -- THE COSATU CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY FRAMEWORK -- INSIGHTS FROM CIVIL SOCIETY ON A JUST TRANSITION -- AREAS OF CONSENSUS AND CONVERGENCE -- GLOBAL SOCIAL MOVEMENT AND THE JUST TRANSITION -- CONCLUSION: THE BASIS FOR THE MASS COALITION MOVEMENT ON THE JUST TRANSITION -- REFERENCES -- TWELVE - Climate liberalism, the green deal and strategic competition. The geopolitics of decarbonisation -- INTRODUCTION -- THE ASIA PIVOT: CHINA'S INCREASING THREAT TO WESTERN SUPREMACY -- CHINA'S POSITIONING IN GREEN TECHNOLOGIES AND GREEN MINERALS: A GROWING THREAT TO WESTERN SUPREMACY -- AS NEW BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN, HOW ARE OTHER GLOBAL PLAYERS RESPONDING? -- THE ROAD AHEAD FOR AFRICA: LEVERAGING THE NEW GEOPOLITICAL BATTLE LINES -- SOUTH AFRICA'S ROLE IN SECURING AFRICA' S FUTURE POSITIONING IN THE DECARBONISATION AGENDA -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- THIRTEEN - Reimagining skills planning for a low carbon and sustainable future. Conceptualising skills ecosystems -- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- Green skills: A meander through the literature -- Framework for looking at skills for a green and just transition. UNPACKING CASE STUDY EXAMPLES TO DEPICT THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS OF TWO SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS -- CASE 1 - Skills ecosystem - The wood pellet value chain in the Expanded Public Works Programme -- CASE 2 - Towards a resilient food ecosystem: Addressing food waste -- Facilitating verticalities within the skills ecosystem that emerged from this case -- Horizontalities (collaboration) that emerged -- THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL IN THE SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS -- LESSONS ON SKILLS AND SKILLS ECOSYSTEMS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- FOURTEEN - Conclusion. Insights and recommendations for building a just low carbon future in South Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- SOCIAL DIALOGUE AND COHESION FOR A JUST TRANSITION -- A 'JUST' INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH -- TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ENERGY -- CAPACITY BUILDING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOR A CAPABLE WORKFORCE -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- REFERENCES -- Index -- Back cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822695303321 |
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Xaba Nqobile
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| Carol Stream : , : Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), The, , 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Just Transitions : Explorations of Sustainability in an Unfair World [[electronic resource]]
| Just Transitions : Explorations of Sustainability in an Unfair World [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Swilling Mark |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, USA, : United Nations University Press, 20120101 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9/27091724 |
| Soggetto topico |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Development / Sustainable Development Sustainable development - Management - Developing countries Natural resources - Developing countries Sustainable development - South Africa Business & Economics Economic History |
| ISBN | 92-808-7172-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462447003321 |
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Swilling Mark
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| New York, NY, USA, : United Nations University Press, 20120101 | ||
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Just Transitions : Explorations of Sustainability in an Unfair World [[electronic resource]]
| Just Transitions : Explorations of Sustainability in an Unfair World [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Swilling Mark |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, USA, : United Nations University Press, 20120101 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.9/27091724 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - Management - Developing countries
Natural resources - Developing countries Sustainable development - South Africa |
| ISBN | 92-808-7172-2 |
| 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-9910829585003321 |
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Swilling Mark
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| New York, NY, USA, : United Nations University Press, 20120101 | ||
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Knowledge for a sustainable world : a Southern African-nordic contribution / / edited by Tor Halvorsen, Hilde Ibsen and Vyvienne R. P. M'kumbuzi ; contributors, Per Assmo [and twenty seven others]
| Knowledge for a sustainable world : a Southern African-nordic contribution / / edited by Tor Halvorsen, Hilde Ibsen and Vyvienne R. P. M'kumbuzi ; contributors, Per Assmo [and twenty seven others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cape Town, South Africa ; ; Bellville, [South Africa] : , : African Minds : , : Southern African-Nordic Centre, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.96807 |
| Soggetto topico | Sustainable development - South Africa |
| ISBN | 1-928331-05-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Frequently used acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction. The Southern African Nordic Centre and the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities for critical interventions; The political economy envisaged by the new SDGs; The need for an alternative political economy; The capturing of the academy; Multinational corporations and their role as global social actors; BRICS and knowledge; SANORD's contribution to developing an alternative; Global democracy, sustainability and work for all; Notes; PART I: CHALLENGES
Chapter 1 - Disability in southern Africa: Insights into its magnitude and natureDefining disability; Disability in southern Africa; An alternative data-collection method; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2 - Facilitating access to higher education for students with disabilities: Strategies and support services at the University of Botswana; The context; The University of Botswana; Research methods; Data analysis; Findings; Discussion and recommendations; Note; References Chapter 3 - Access and equity for students with disabilities at the University of Malawi: The case of Chancellor CollegeBackground; Theoretical and conceptual frameworks; Literature review; Research questions; Research design and methodology; Findings; Conclusions and recommendations; Notes; References; Chapter 4 - Promoting research in resource-challenged environments: The case of Malawi's Mzuzu University; Theoretical framework; Research incentives; The challenge of finding appropriate incentives; Justifying monetary incentives for academic research; Non-monetary incentives; Conclusion NotesReferences; Chapter 5 - 'The path of the mother is trodden by the daughter': Stepping stones for entry into the middle class in South Africa; Narratives and micro-storia; Theory and conceptual frameworks; Why the middle class matters: historical lessons and future prospects; Coping with patriarchy and apartheid: woman power in historical context; Towards transformation: politics and gender equality; Mothers and empowerment; Social and political preoccupations; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 6 - Using solar energy to enhance access to ICTs in Malawi Malawi's national psyche: a commitment to sharing and an enthusiasm to participateElectricity generation and distribution in Malawi; General attitudes to ICTs; The development of a national ICT infrastructure and ICT education initiatives; Solar energy and rural development; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; References; Chapter 7 - Software engineering in low- to middle-income countries; The role of ICT in achieving the SDGs; Continuous software engineering; Challenges for low- to middle-income countries; An agile software development model for low-income countries A recommended skills training programme |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137410203321 |
| Cape Town, South Africa ; ; Bellville, [South Africa] : , : African Minds : , : Southern African-Nordic Centre, , 2015 | ||
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Promoting sustainable local economic development initiatives : case studies / / Marius Venter, editor
| Promoting sustainable local economic development initiatives : case studies / / Marius Venter, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cape Town, South Africa : , : AOSIS, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 226 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Collana | Centre for Local Economic Development: topics in local development |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Environmental aspects
Sustainable development - South Africa |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910678600203321 |
| Cape Town, South Africa : , : AOSIS, , 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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