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1 online resource (xiv, 225 pages) |
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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 |
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""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"" |
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Chapter 3 Catalysing change: International environmental pressures on South African exportersIntroduction -- 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 |
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Pollution control: A new industrial sectorThe 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 |
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The environmental management of SMMECase 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 |
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"Industrial Strategy Project"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Environmental protection -- South Africa
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Industries -- Environmental aspects -- South Africa
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Industries -- South Africa
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
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Environmental protection
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Industries
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Industries -- Environmental aspects
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Industrie
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Umweltökonomie
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South Africa
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Südafrika (Staat)
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Bethlehem, Lael, editor
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Goldblatt, Michael, editor
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International Development Research Centre (Canada), issuing body.
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University of Cape Town.
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Industrial Strategy Project.
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| ISBN |
9781552504420 |
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1552504425 |
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1282054929 |
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9781282054929 |
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9786612054921 |
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6612054921 |
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