Urban Geography in South Africa Perspectives and Theory
This book embraces South Africa and its place in the Global South, providing a succinct theoretical and empirical analysis and discussion of urban issues in the country. There have been sporadic calls from the Urban Geography community for the development of an overarching and comprehensive text tha...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
| Series: | Urban Perspectives from the Global South
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Ch.1 Urban Geography in South Africa: An Introduction
- Ch.2 Urban-Political Geography – South African Perspectives
- Ch.3 The Apartheid City
- Ch.4 Gated communities in South Africa: an emerging paradox
- Ch.5 Enclaves and quartering in urban South Africa
- Ch.6 Infrastructure in South African Cities
- Ch.7 Cities – where people and ecology meet
- Ch.8 Secondary Cities in South Africa
- Ch.9 Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in urban South Africa
- Ch.10 Crime and spatiality in South African cities
- Ch.11 Leisure tourism space and urban change: Lessons from Cape Town and Stellenbosch to contemplate in urban South Africa
- Ch.12 South Africa’s urban transport challenge: Urban sprawl, traffic congestion, transport poverty and weak public transport
- Ch.13 Urban Housing in South Africa: the role of housing in Development and Transformation
- Ch.14 Studentification and urban change in South Africa- Ch.15 Gender inclusivity and development in South African public urban spaces
- Ch.16 Urban Food Security
- Ch.17 Urban Renewal in South African cities
- Ch.18 South Africa’s Urban Future: Challenges and Opportunities