Industrial development zone and South African environmental legal initiatives post-1994: a quest for sustainable industrial development

A.M. Kalumba, J.M. Olwoch, I. Van Aardt, J. O. Botai and C.J. deW Rautenbach

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2017, vol. 60, issue 3, 462-481

Abstract: Many developing countries are currently undergoing increased industrialization, which has accelerated environmental degradation. This study aims to examine South Africa's industrial development path as a socio-economic strategy pursued along the rill-lines of sustainable industrial development (SID) in view of the post-1994 environmental legislative initiatives. An exploratory review guided the study analysis. As industrial development zones (IDZs), environmental sustainability research is virtually non-existent, leading to the poor understanding of this programme's role in SID. This study reveals that the government political commitment, 1996 South Africa's Constitution and National Environmental Act (No. 107 of 1998) are key pillars reconciling the environment and industrial development in diffusing apartheid legacies. Non-compliances re-occur in industries outside the IDZs due to shortage of environmental monitoring inspectors and government priorities changes. Therefore, there is need to ‘green’ IDZ stakeholders for proper environmental legislation implementation. Finally, the study highlights new potential directions for research into SID zoning.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1160828

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