Local responses to mine closure in South Africa : dependencies and social disruption / edited by Sethulego Matebesi, Lochner Marais, and Verna Nel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Matebesi, Sethulego, editor.

Marais, Lochner, editor.

Nel, Verna Joan, editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Routledge studies of the extractive industries and sustainable development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mine closures--Social aspects--South Africa--Case studies.

Mine closures.

Mineral industries--Social aspects--South Africa--Case studies.

Mineral industries.

Mineral industries--Government policy--South Africa--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 187 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2024.

Contents:

Understanding mine closure : global and national trends / Lochner Marais, Sethulego Matebesi and Verna Nel

A theoretical framework for understanding the social aspects of mine closure / Lochner Marais, Sethulego Matebesi and Verna Nel

Mine closure policies and strategies in South Africa : a critical review / Samkelisiwe Khanyile and Lochner Marais

A scoping review of the literature on mine closure / Anita Venter, Job Gbadegesin and David van Wyk

Miners' lives after retrenchment / Tina Kotzé, Joy Alec, Mmboneni Magadzu and Jan Cloete

West Rand : decline in South Africa's economic heartland / Margaret Kusambiza-Kiingi, Verna Nel and Job Gbadegesin

Matjhabeng : decline in the urban periphery / Kentse Sesele and Margaret Kusambiza-Kiingi

Kleinzee : looking for a new dawn amidst the diamond dust / Anmar Pretorius & Derick Blaauw

Koffiefontein mine downscaling : socioeconomic and infrastructural consequences / Sethulego Matebesi, Thomas Stewart, Maléne Campbell & Oupa Kale

Alexkor and the Richtersveld community : unlikely partners to mine diamonds together / Phia van der Watt

Tshikondeni : mine closure in a deeply rural area / Verna Nel and Dolphin Mabale

Emalahleni's just transition : from closure to collaboration? / Lucius Botes, Samkelisiwe Khanyile and Zizi Mqotyana

Rustenburg : the struggle to go beyond mining / Sethulego Matebesi & John Ntema

Rustenburg : coping despite mine decline / Ngaka Mosiane and Cathy Dzerefos

A framework for understanding the social aspects of mine closure in South Africa / Lochner Marais, Sethulego Matebesi and Verna Nel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 10, 2024).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Local responses to mine closure in South Africa

ISBN:

9781003403326

1003403328

9781003854890

1003854893

Publisher Number:

40032241767

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.