South African Urban Change Three Decades After Apartheid

South African Urban Change Three Decades After Apartheid

Author: Anthony Lemon

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-06-10

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 3030730735

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This book provides an analysis of South African urban change over the past three decades. It draws on a seminal text, Homes Apart, and revisits conclusions drawn in that collection that marked the final phases of urban apartheid. It highlights changes in demography, social as well as economic structure and their differential spatial expression across a range of urban sites in South Africa. The evidence presented in this book points to a very complex set of narratives in urban South Africa and one that cannot be reduced to a singular statement so the conclusions of the various investigations are in many ways open. As urban apartheid represented one clear outcome, its post-apartheid urban legacies varies greatly from city to city. As such this book is a great resource to students and academics focused on urban change in South African cities since the demise of apartheid, and scholars of urban policy-making in South Africa and Southern urbanists generally.


Housing in African Cities

Housing in African Cities

Author: Margot Rubin

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-12-29

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 3031374088

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This edited collection from across the African continent offers a diverse set of analytical accounts that engage with the urban governance dynamics, drivers and impacts of a wide variety of housing initiatives. These include insights into the relationships between parties and actors undertaking developments, or whose housing activities impact on the city. The book illustrates issues of power distribution, the visions or agendas motivating these actions, and the instruments used to advance them. It considers the rise of mega housing projects; private sector driven residential developments; unobtrusive transformations of existing building stock, establishment and upgrading of informal settlements; and state driven low cost housing schemes. It surfaces the contestation, collaborations and conflicts as well as the power relations that operate within cities and which are made visible on cityscapes. Housing and human settlement scholars as well as those interested in urban politics and governance dynamics in the global south and across the African continent will find much to appreciate in this volume.


Socio-Spatial Small Town Dynamics in South Africa

Socio-Spatial Small Town Dynamics in South Africa

Author: Ronnie Donaldson

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-07-14

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 3031371429

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This book explores small town geographical aspects by approaching them from a socio-spatial perspective. The contributions included in this book delve into a range of topics that have not been commonly studied before, such as white privilege, neglect of municipal infrastructure, collaborative governance, livelihoods in small-scale fisheries, housing provision, well-being in mining towns, studentification in rural contexts, election trends, and the historical development of small-town spas. The book adopts a socio-spatial point of view, providing a holistic understanding of the interplay between social and spatial factors within selected small town case studies. This approach sheds light on the socio-economic, political, and cultural dynamics that shape small towns. This localized perspective allows for a more targeted analysis of issues and potential solutions, taking into account the specific historical, cultural, and political contexts of small town South Africa. The edited volume serves as a valuable resource for academics, policymakers, practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding and improving small towns in South Africa.


The Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities

The Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities

Author: Amira Osman

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-06-12

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 3031273087

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The book discusses how division affect the fabric of cities, and people’s sense of identity and agency, and are reflected in physical features, architecture, and urban planning. The question of divided cities represents a complex and multistranded urban Ecology—at once both social and spatial; it cannot be limited to a single science or discipline, such as social or spatial fields. This suggests integrated and cross- disciplinary understandings, as well as integrated or parallel approaches and solutions. Urban ecologies of division manifest in multiple forms. One of their most palpable expressions is conflict, with parallels around the world, and often with correlations in the spatial fabric. Violence in such contexts is often a surface expression of deeper socio-economic or ideological differences. Whether as a result of intervention by authority or by dissent between groups, a divided city inevitably becomes a place of conflict in various forms and intensity, eroding the joy of living and sense of collective belonging to the detriment of all. In effect, it erodes the collective advantage of being part of a more unified society. A city exists in collections of social structures which mutually form a society. A divided city implies divided social structures and, in consequence, a divided society. The papers compiled in this book present many case studies of divided cities, discussing the different causes of divisions and their effects on societies. Some of the causes can be linked to conflicts, wars, colonialism, or legislative political systems. In response to the serious challenges resulting from these divisions, the book aims to provide opportunities for new approaches and possibilities for new interventions and solutions, making it significant to urban planners, architects, and policymakers.


Urban Inequality

Urban Inequality

Author: Owen Crankshaw

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-01-27

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1786998939

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Based on new evidence that challenges existing theories of urban inequality, Crankshaw argues that the changing pattern of earnings and occupational inequality in Johannesburg is better described by the professionalism of employment alongside high-levels of chronic unemployment. Central to this examination is that the social polarisation hypothesis, which is accepted by many, is simply wrong in the case of Johannesburg. Ultimately, Crankshaw posits that the post-Fordist, post-apartheid period is characterised by a completely new division of labour that has caused new forms of racial inequality. That racial inequality in the post-apartheid period is not the result of the persistence of apartheid-era causes, but is the result of new causes that have interacted with the historical effects of apartheid to produce new patterns of racial inequality.


Building African Futures

Building African Futures

Author: Kuukuwa Manful

Publisher: iwalewa books

Published: 2023-08-11

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 394790228X

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How do young African professionals imagine a future for the continent’s cities? Building African Futures presents ten essays by young architects, urban planners and activists that offer innovative solutions to big challenges, including housing shortages, informality, legal roadblocks and misunderstandings between architects, policy-makers and local people. Their ideas are grounded yet transformative. They reflect the authors’ direct experiences across a range of African cities, but the issues they speak to resonate across the continent. This collection is a rich resource for urban activists, built environment professionals, local governments and a general audience with an interest in African urbanism. The manifestoes were presented in September 2022 during a symposium in Accra titled “Reimagining African Futures through Transformative Urbanism and Architecture”, organised by the African State Architecture (ASA) project, SOAS, University of London; the African Futures Institute (AFI) and the Institute for African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana. Edited by Kuukuwa Manful, Emmanuel Ofori-Sarpong, Julia Gallagher Contributors: Fiona Nyadero, Bamusi Abdullah Nankumba, Korkor Agah, Mandisa Lusanda Shandu, Maxmillian Julius Chuhila, Ngonga Kapalu, Olufèmi Hinson Yovo, Enitan Oloto, Tolulope Ajobiewe, Chan Simon. Book Design: Annertey (David Abbey-Thompson), Accra; Copyediting: The editors and iwalewabooks; Proofreading: The editors and iwalewabooks; Printer: Colour Connection GmbH, Frankfurt a.M; Typeset: Raleway, Roboto; ISBN: 978-3-947902-28-6


An analysis of microscale segregation and socio-economic sorting in Gauteng

An analysis of microscale segregation and socio-economic sorting in Gauteng

Author: Christian Hamann

Publisher: Gauteng City Region Observatory (GCRO)

Published: 2024-04-30

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 1990972306

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This Occasional Paper analyses racial segregation and socio-economic sorting in Gauteng at the microscale. The three inquiries highlight continued segregation, but also nuances in the nature of desegregation in the Gauteng province at various macro- and microscales. The analysis reveals barriers and opportunities for future spatial transformation and highlights the potential role of public and private housing expansion in shaping equality of opportunity.