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This book investigates the consequences of shifting social responsibilities, new inequalities and the sustainability concerns created by the likely energy transition in Africa to end the fossil-fuel era. Focusing on describing the local realities in a growing coal and energy town of South Africa, Emalahleni, it explores whether a just transition from coal-generated energy is possible and what the local implications will be of this global restructuring of the energy sector. The book also provides an overview of the current situation in South Africa, mining and mining towns and the theory of a just transition and mine closure, in order to present a thorough assessment of the political economy of coal towns.Lochner Marais is Professor of Development Studies in the Centre for Development Support at the University of the Free State. His research integrates themes of housing policy, health and mining communities.
Contents
Mining and mining towns: a conceptual framework
What is a just transition?
Mine closure in the coal industry: global and national perspectives
Household welfare in Emalahleni
Work and life satisfaction of mining employees
Informal settlements in the mining context
Coal and water: Exploiting one precious natural resource at the expense of another?
The health impacts of coal mining and coal-based energy
Sustainability reporting by collieries
Residents' perceptions of coal mining and energy generation
Boom or bust for Emalahleni businesses?
Socio-economic dynamics of the informal economy
A more resilient policy approach to spatial fragmentation
Planning in the dark
'The mines must fix the potholes': A desperate community
Municipal finances
Is a just transition possible?
