Greening the South African economy : scoping the issues, challenges and opportunities /

Greening the South African economy : scoping the issues, challenges and opportunities /

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Imprint:	Cape Town, South Africa : UCT Press, 2016. ©2016
Description:	liii, 440 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Environmental economics -- South Africa. Sustainable development -- South Africa. Environmental policy -- South Africa. Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- South Africa. Economic development -- Environmental aspects. Environmental economics. Environmental policy. Sustainable development. South Africa.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10814139

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Other authors / contributors:	Swilling, Mark, editor. Musango, Josephine Kaviti, editor. Wakeford, Jeremy, editor.
ISBN:	1775820696 9781775820697 9781775820864
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"The depletion of South Africa's (and in some cases the world's) natural resources and the degradation of environmental sinks (including the atmosphere, lakes and rivers, and land) are continuing at such a rate that natural resource prices are climbing and many critical ecosystem services that underpin human welfare are increasingly threatened. The concept of the green economy has gained increasing traction in South African policy discourses over the past few years. However, in much of this discourse it is viewed in a piecemeal way as one part or sector of the economy (e.g. an industrial sector dealing with manufacture and installation of renewable energy technologies and energy-efficient equipment and appliances). In the view of the authors, greening the South African economy requires an application of sustainability principles and practices across the full range of primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of the economy in an integrated manner. The aim of this book is therefore to apply principles of sustainability and green economics to the entire South African socio-economic system and its major elements in an integrated and comprehensive manner. Recommended for Economists, academics, students and policymakers with an interest in sustainable development and green futures in South Africa and similar developing countries."--Publisher description.

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Summary:	The depletion of South Africa's (and in some cases the world's) natural resources and the degradation of environmental sinks (including the atmosphere, lakes and rivers, and land) are continuing at such a rate that natural resource prices are climbing and many critical ecosystem services that underpin human welfare are increasingly threatened.<br> <br> The concept of the 'green economy' has gained increasing traction in South African policy discourses over the past few years. However, in much of this discourse it is viewed in a piecemeal way as one part or sector of the economy (e.g. an industrial sector dealing with manufacture and installation of renewable energy technologies and energy-efficient equipment and appliances). In the view of the authors, 'greening the South African economy' requires an application of sustainability principles and practices across the full range of primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of the economy in an integrated manner. The aim of this book is therefore to apply principles of sustainability and 'green economics' to the entire South African socio-economic system and its major elements in an integrated and comprehensive manner.<br> <br> Recommended for: Economists, academics, students and policy-makers with an interest in sustainable development and green futures in South Africa and similar developing countries.
Physical Description:	liii, 440 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1775820696 9781775820697 9781775820864