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Urban Geography in South Africa

Part of the GeoJournal Library Book Series

Editors: Massey, Ruth; Gunter, Ashley

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25369-1

ISBN: 978-3-030-25368-4

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Aug 18, 2019

1 - 10 of 18 Chapters

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Chapter 1Urban Geography in South Africa: An Introduction

Massey, Ruth; Gunter, Ashley

Pages: 1 –15

[More than half the world’s population now live in urban areas, with this number set to increase rapidly in coming decades. South Africa itself is one of the most urbanised countries on the continent with urban population numbers expected to rise to 71% by 2030. This increase in urbanisation puts...
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Chapter 2Urban-Political Geography—South African Perspectives

Seethal, Cecil

Pages: 17 –38

[State (or governmental) legislation, policies and action are critical components in Political Geography in general, and for urban areas in particular, with important consequences for, and impacts on, space. A focus on how politics and the local state impact on space in urban areas has, for long,...
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Chapter 3The Apartheid City

Maharaj, Brij

Pages: 39 –54

[The geographical landscape in South Africa (physical, social and economic), was profoundly influenced by the policy of apartheid. This chapter analyses the rise and demise of the apartheid city and is divided into four sections. The first section focuses on compounds and locations, which marked...
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Chapter 4Gated Communities in South Africa: An Emerging Paradox

Landman, Karina

Pages: 55 –74

[Gated communities have not only proliferated worldwide, but they are also an increasing phenomenon in the South African urban landscape. These gated developments manifest in various types and forms, including enclosed neighbourhoods, large luxury estates, gated townhouse complexes and many...
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Chapter 5Enclaves and Quartering in Urban South Africa

Rink, Bradley

Pages: 75 –84

[Comprehending the South African city—and cities beyond—requires an understanding of the form and functioning of the urban environment, in addition to the ways in which urban dwellers shape city spaces into places of meaning, intention and belonging. This chapter introduces readers to the...
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Chapter 6Infrastructure in South African Cities

Wafer, Alex

Pages: 85 –96

[Infrastructure (literally meaning the underlying structure, from the Latin prefix infra- meaning below, and the English word structure meaning the arrangement of elements of a system) is traditionally thought about as the material substrate of the city, upon which everyday life relies but about...
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Chapter 7Cities—Where People and Ecology Meet

van Staden, Francini

Pages: 97 –119

[Urban ecology as a discipline has progressed far beyond only scientific approaches and is now framed by understandings that interweave social, political, philosophical, natural and management sciences. Recent advances include urban ecology as part of complex social-ecological systems with active...
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Chapter 8Secondary Cities in South Africa

Donaldson, Ronnie; Marais, Lochner; Nel, Etienne

Pages: 121 –137

[As early as the mid-1980s it was noted that there was no agreed-upon definition of what a secondary city is, and little progress has been made since then in finding common ground. Further complicating the matter, terms, such as ‘metro towns’, ‘satellite cities’ and ‘middle cities’ and, more...
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Chapter 9Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Urban South Africa

Long, Dianne; Ziervogel, Gina

Pages: 139 –153

[While social and economic considerations are key concerns driving development in South Africa, successful sustainable development cannot occur without understanding the potential implications of how the climate and environment are changing. With a growing number of people migrating to and...
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Chapter 10Crime and Spatiality in South African Cities

Breetzke, Gregory D.

Pages: 155 –172

[The urban environment in which crime occurs plays an important role in shaping criminal behaviour. While space on its own explains little, the spatial patterning of urban crime is key to understanding and explaining its development and proliferation in society. South Africa is a country crippled...

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