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Assesses the coal industry, theoretical debates about coal, and government's role in a just transition and sustainability
Made up of 4 chapters laying the conceptual framework and 14 chapters describing the local consequences of mining for a South African medium-sized town
Analyses the current situation of the mining industry: the inequalities it creates, its role in environmental sustainability and health and the implication of mining practices for business and local government
Discusses the possible consequences of mine closures and how a just energy transition can be ensured
Asks why the mining industry, government and unions promote the open mining towns
Coal and Energy in South Africa: Considering a Just Transition 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 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.
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?
