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'Stink, maar uit die verkeerde rigting' : pollution, politics and petroleum refining in South Africa, 1948-1960.

dc.contributor.advisorBreckenridge, Keith.
dc.contributor.authorSparks, Stephen.
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-10T13:38:46Z
dc.date.available2011-11-10T13:38:46Z
dc.date.created2004
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionThesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2004en
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation analyses the history of the politics of pollution and petroleum refining in South Africa during the first decade of Apartheid, focusing on the country's first two oil refineries, both of which were built by multinational oil companies in Durban in the 1950s and 60s. It traces the origins of the development of environmental regulation in relation to oil refinery pollution. The dissertation outlines the development of a sense of disillusionment caused by the persistence of pollution problems associated with petroleum refining in the face of failed attempts at technological and expert interventions. The study identifies the existence of a civic culture amongst Bluff residents founded on ratepayer and landowner identities, through which they were able to exercise considerable purchase on the local State. Ultimately, the story of how two petroleum refineries ended up in the midst of residential communities in south Durban's represents a reiteration of the importance of race to the development of local urban landscapes during Apartheid.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/4340
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectPetroleum industry and trade--History--KwaZulu Natal.en
dc.subjectPollution--Environmental aspects--KwaZulu Natal.en
dc.subjectPetroleum industry and trade--Environmental aspects--KwaZulu Natal.en
dc.subjectEnvironmental impact analysis.en
dc.subjectPetroleum--Refining.en
dc.subjectPetroleum chemicals.en
dc.subjectTheses--History.en
dc.title'Stink, maar uit die verkeerde rigting' : pollution, politics and petroleum refining in South Africa, 1948-1960.en
dc.typeThesisen

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