The bottom line : industry and the environment in South Africa /
The bottom line : industry and the environment in South Africa /
edited by Lael Bethlehem and Michael Goldblatt.
- Cape Town [South Africa] : [Ottawa, Ont.] : University of Cape Town Press ; International Development Research Centre, 1997.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 225 pages)
"Industrial Strategy Project"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
""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""
English.
9781552504420 (electronic bk.) 1552504425 (electronic bk.) 1282054929 9781282054929 (UCT Press) (IDRC) 9786612054921 6612054921
C98-4432-4
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)
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HC905.Z9 / I522 1997eb
330.968
"Industrial Strategy Project"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
""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""
English.
9781552504420 (electronic bk.) 1552504425 (electronic bk.) 1282054929 9781282054929 (UCT Press) (IDRC) 9786612054921 6612054921
C98-4432-4
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)
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HC905.Z9 / I522 1997eb
330.968