The "brown" environmental agenda and the constitutional duties of local government in South Africa: a conceptual introduction

Plessis, A. Du

doi:10.4314/pelj.v18i5.20

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“…These fires not only cause air pollution but could cause lung diseases [31]. Du Plessis [25] argues that informal settlements disrespect the Constitution and policies as pollution is a main characteristic of such settlements. Elaborating, Hamann et al [7] and Huchzermeyer [9] indicate that policies alone cannot ensure the successful sustainment of the environment and that interactive engagement of the community and inhabitants is essential.…”

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“…The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa [24] strives not only to protect the environment but also to ensure that all citizens live in an environment that will not risk their wellbeing or health [25]. However, overpopulation and a lack of sufficient and effective sewerage disposal pose a high health risk due to limited access to clean and healthy water [22,23].…”

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“…However, its implementation failed to comply with its vision. Moreover, Section 24 of the Constitution specifies that the environment should be protected for future generations, pollution and damage to our natural resources prevented, conservation promoted, the development of natural resources ensured, economic, and social development of people promoted, and that every citizen is entitled to living in an environment that will not risk their wellbeing or health [25]. Nevertheless, informal settlements still deviate from the Constitution as they pose a risk to the environment's sustainment and inhabitants' health.…”

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“…Nevertheless, informal settlements still deviate from the Constitution as they pose a risk to the environment's sustainment and inhabitants' health. According to Du Plessis [25], informal settlements disrespect the Constitution, as pollution and deforestation are typical of such settlements. Adlard [26] refers to Section 153 of the Constitution, which states municipalities must administer, budget and plan how to address the basic needs of the community and at the same time uphold their social and economic development.…”

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Innovative Community Projects to Educate Informal Settlement Inhabitants in the Sustainment of the Natural Environment

Jager

Maserumule

2021

Sustainability

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Increasing informal settlements are characterised by unplanned land management; lack of housing, sanitation, sufficient water and electricity supplies; overpopulation; high health risks; and growing urban poverty. These informal settlements are mostly occupied by citizens and immigrant families who seek job opportunities in urban areas. To sustain the ecology of the invaded land and provide a liveable informal settlement, education of the inhabitants is essential. Teachers as the implementers of sustainable environment curricula could be valuable in addressing the environmental challenges these informal settlement communities experience by educating children on how to sustain the environment. Data were collected by means of a literature study and an online survey consisting of closed and open-ended questions completed by student teachers (n = 280). Participants’ perceptions, perspectives, and experiences regarding educating informal settlement inhabitants in the sustainment of the environment were significant in answering the research questions. Most of the participants (n = 216) had visited informal settings, 48 were inhabitants, and 16 had never visited an informal settlement. Most of them believed that educating children at an early age and the inclusion of a compulsory subject on the sustainability of the environment were essential. Education can contribute to the sustainment of clean water, food, and the environment. Additionally, interactive community projects such as recycling, waste management, composting, aquaponics to grow plants, and infrared thermal imaging to detect plant diseases could assist informal settlement inhabitants in sustaining the environment.

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2021

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“…xix Du Plessis states that ‘the term cannot be limited to the non-human environment, but must be defined broadly to include, for example, socio-economic and cultural dimensions of the interrelationship between people and the natural environment’. 1,xx The fact remains that everyone is influenced by adverse environmental factors (eg, air pollution) and NEMA makes provision for the fact that air pollution will not only have a negative effect on the physical environment but on human health and well-being as well.…”

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Climate Change and South Africa: A Critical Analysis of the Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and Another v Minister of Energy and Others 65662/16 (2017) Case and the Drive for Concrete Climate Practices

Bank

Karsten

2020

Air, Soil and Water Research

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The findings and recommendations of this article will redound to the benefit of society considering that climate change regulation plays an important role in the promotion of a sustainable environment. The greater demand for a clean and healthy environment justifies the need for more effective regulation of climate change, and this can be achieved through climate change impact assessments. In the High Court case of EarthLife Africa Johannesburg v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Others, the court considered what the impact of the Thabametsi Power Project on the global climate and the changing climate will be if it is operated to the expected year of 2060. This judgement highlights the significance, place, and principles of climate change impact assessments in South Africa’s environmental law that has its founding principles in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. The Thabametsi-case contributed to environmental litigation in the manner as to how equality and the rule of law have been addressed in the court. This paper will examine the advances for climate change regulation in a jurisdiction where the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations currently refer to climate change explicitly.

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Situating children’s lives in coastal cities: Prospects and challenges in urban planning in five Southeast Asian cities

Andal

2022

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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This paper examines children’s context in Southeast Asian coastal cities. Through a document analysis, this paper examines City Context Reports from five Southeast Asian coastal cities (Surabaya, Iskandar, Melaka, Cebu and Ho Chi Minh) and identifies opportunities and challenges to urban child friendliness. The results indicate a mixture of achievements and challenges in terms of child‐friendly coastal cities. The identified challenges and potentials in Southeast Asian cities shape an urban fabric characterized by the urban sprawl combined with the geographic vulnerabilities of coastal cities. While the challenges of urbanization in Southeast Asian coastal cities are massive, so are the opportunities. As a way forward, this work proposes a framework for child‐friendly coastal cities in Southeast Asia, with emphasis on: (1) child‐oriented urban policy design, (2) urban policy assessment through participatory research with children, and (3) educational programs for coastal resilience. This work hopes for further dialogues toward an inclusive urban future in the Global South.

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The "brown" environmental agenda and the constitutional duties of local government in South Africa: a conceptual introduction

Abstract: Cities are the locus of critical social, economic and environmental problems, as well as comprising unique opportunities for a more sustainable future. 1 *

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Innovative Community Projects to Educate Informal Settlement Inhabitants in the Sustainment of the Natural Environment

Innovative Community Projects to Educate Informal Settlement Inhabitants in the Sustainment of the Natural Environment

Climate Change and South Africa: A Critical Analysis of the Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and Another v Minister of Energy and Others 65662/16 (2017) Case and the Drive for Concrete Climate Practices

Situating children’s lives in coastal cities: Prospects and challenges in urban planning in five Southeast Asian cities

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