Environmental Law and Local Government in South Africa

Product Details:
Author(s):
Du Plessis, AA
Year Published:
2021
Edition
2nd Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
Environmental Law and Local Government in South Africa is the only work of its kind to extensively analyse South African environmental law and policy for local government.
This second edition offers a novel collection of theoretical scholarship and real-life examples that present different features of the interface between local governance, local government law, environmental law and urban development. Each chapter is detailed yet accessible.
The 40 contributing authors hail from academia, local government practice and the environmental management sector. Together they bring a vast amount of experience and knowledge to help improve the state of the environment in and around South African cities and towns.
The new edition of Environmental Law and Local Government in South Africa has been updated to reflect recent changes in international urban policy development, the adoption and relevance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and legislative reform in several sectors including waste, water, biodiversity, spatial planning, climate change and heritage resources management.
This volume offers a wealth of information for those involved in local government, environmental governance, sustainability and urban development. It will be useful for researchers, students and practitioners alike. 
Content
Part 1: The local government-sustainability interface
Chapter 1: An introduction
Chapter 2: Key elements for municipal action
Chapter 3: Instrumentation for local environmental governance
Chapter 4: Municipal integrated development planning
Chapter 5: Local economic development and pursuit of a green economy
Part 2: The local government-environmental law interface – notions and perspectives
Chapter 6: Environmental rights protected in the Constitution
Chapter 7: The regulation and mitigation of environmental pollution by local government
Chapter 8: Conservation, sustainable use of natural resources and the notion of public trusteeship
Chapter 9: Environmental law compliance and enforcement
Chapter 10: Municipal service delivery and the environment
Chapter 11: Co-operative government and the intergovernmental division of environmental powers and functions
Part 3: Sector-based perspectives
Chapter 12: Air quality management
Chapter 13: Solid-waste management
Chapter 14: Water services provision and the protection of water resources
Chapter 15: Environmental health and municipal public health services
Chapter 16: Land-use management and planning
Chapter 17: Soil conservation and land management
Chapter 18: Hazardous substances management and control
Chapter 19: Biodiversity
Chapter 20: Urban ecology
Chapter 21: Marine and coastal management by local government
Chapter 22: Heritage resources management
Chapter 23: Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and resilience
Chapter 24: Energy
Chapter 25: Green building
Chapter 26: Greening sustainable public procurement 
Part 4: The local government -sustainability interface
Chapter 27: Processes for action on utilities and environmentally related projects for sustained and effective local environmental governance
Index
Interest / Benefit to
Administrators and managers in local government
Environmental lawyers
Environmental Health Practitioners
Environmental practitioners in sustainability, local governance, planning, environmental management and intergovernmental relations 
Students and academics in environmental law, environmental and public health, science and geographic sciences