Coal and Energy in South Africa: Considering a Just Transition

Taking The Growing South African Mining Town Of Emalahleni As A Case Study, This Book Investigates Whether A Just Transition From Coal-generated Energy Is Possible And What The Local Implications Of This Global Restructuring Of The Energy Sector Will Be. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Mining And Mining Towns: A Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 2 What Is A Just Transition? -- Chapter 3 Mine Closure In The Coal Industry: Global And National Perspectives -- Chapter 4 Household Welfare In Emalahleni -- Chapter 5 Work And Life Satisfaction Of Mining Employees -- Chapter 6 Informal Settlements In The Mining Context -- Chapter 7 Coal And Water: Exploiting One Precious Natural Resource At The Expense Of Another? -- Chapter 8 The Health Impacts Of Coal Mining And Coal-based Energy -- Chapter 9 Sustainability Reporting By Collieries -- Chapter 10 Residents’ Perceptions Of Coal Mining And Energy Generation -- Chapter 11 Boom Or Bust For Emalahleni Businesses? -- Chapter 12 Socio-economic Dynamics Of The Informal Economy -- Chapter 13 A More Resilient Policy Approach To Spatial Fragmentation -- Chapter 14 Planning In The Dark -- Chapter 15 ‘the Mines Must Fix The Potholes’: A Desperate Community -- Chapter 16 Municipal Finances -- Chapter 17 Is A Just Transition Possible? -- Index Edited By Lochner Marais, Phillippe Burger, Maléne Campbell, Stuart Paul Denoon-stevens And Deidré Van Rooyen. Also Issued In Print: 2021. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In English.