Sustainability, Climate Change and the Green Economy

This book is a compilation of blind peer reviewed chapters from an inaugural International Conference on Innovation for Sustainability under Climate Change and Green Growth/Economy. The conference took place at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg in South Africa from 26 to 28 May 2015. More than 400 participants from across the world attended this three-day event hosted in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. The book is a direct product of the Exxaro Chair in Business and Climate Change hosted by the Institute for Corporate Citizenship (ICC) at Unisa. The ICC falls within the College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS). Among the main programmes and initiatives addressing sustainable development, green economy and climate change at Unisa are: the Green Economy and Sustainability Engagement Model, the Bioderived Fuels and Solar Technology Transition under Climate Change and Green Economy and Growth, Vice Chancellor’s Sustainability Mainstreaming Programme, the College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS) Going Green Initiative and CEMS Research Flagships, among them the Climate Change and Green Economy Flagship coordinated from the Exxaro Chair.

Part 1: Introduction and Context
a. Sustainability, Climate Change and Green Economy Transition: Contextual Settings

Part 2: Green Economy and Green Jobs
a. The Green Economy: The Challenge of Government Coordination in South Africa
b. A Psycho-Social Economic Analysis of Green Jobs in South Africa Addressing Recent Socio-Economic Developments
c. Green Economy Readiness in South Africa: A Review of Skills and the Immigration Regime

Part 3: Reflections on Sustainable Development
a. Relearning Our Wants and Needs for Sustainable Development
b. ‘We Think We’re Helping, But Are We Really?’: Critical Reflections on Engineering for Sustainable Development

Part 4: Natural Resources and Wetlands Management
a. Timber as a Source of Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Timber Harvesting in Lupane, Zimbabwe
b. Institutional Dynamics of Mopane Woodland Management in Bulilima District in Zimbabwe
c. Challenges and Opportunities in Addressing the Environment-Economic Growth Conflict in Urban Development: A Focus on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
d. An Analysis of Water Quality in Belvedere North and the Epworth Wetlands of Harare, Zimbabwe

Part 5: Climate Change, Tourism and Wildlife Matters
a. News Media Coverage of Climate Change: Perspectives from South Africa and Zimbabwe
b. Mainstreaming Climate Change into Wildlife Policy: A Review of Legal and Policy Frameworks in East and Southern Africa
c. Tourism and Climate Change: Challenges and Critical Success Factors for Sub-Saharan Africa

Part 6: Emerging Issues
a. Concluding Remarks: The Status Quo, Policy Lessons and the Way Forward