Changing Space, Changing City

As the dynamo of South Africa’s economy, Johannesburg commands a central position in the nation’s imagination, and scholars throughout the world monitor the city as an exemplar of urbanity in the global South. This richly illustrated study offers detailed empirical analyses of changes in the city’s...

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description As the dynamo of South Africa’s economy, Johannesburg commands a central position in the nation’s imagination, and scholars throughout the world monitor the city as an exemplar of urbanity in the global South. This richly illustrated study offers detailed empirical analyses of changes in the city’s physical space, as well as a host of chapters on the character of specific neighbourhoods and the social identities being forged within them. Informing all of these is a consideration of underlying economic, social and political processes shaping the wider Gauteng region. A mix of respected academics, practising urban planners and experienced policymakers offer compelling overviews of the rapid and complex spatial developments that have taken place in Johannesburg since the end of apartheid, along with tantalising glimpses into life on the streets and behind the high walls of this diverse city. The book has three sections. Section A provides an overview of macro spatial trends and the policies that have infl uenced them. Section B explores the shaping of the city at district and suburban level, revealing the peculiarity of processes in different areas. This analysis elucidates thelarger trends, while identifying shifts that are not easily detected at the macro level. Section C is an assembly of chapters and short vignettes that focus on the interweaving of place and identity at a micro level. With empirical data supported by new data sets including the 2011 Census, the city’s Development Planning and Urban Management Department’s information system, and Gauteng City-Region Observatory’s substantial archive, the book is an essential reference for planning practitioners, urban geographers, sociologists, and social anthropologists, among others.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-382582025-02-05T08:25:43Z Changing Space, Changing City Harrison, Philip Gotz, Graeme Todes, Alison Wray, Chris Urban & municipal planning Apartheid Gauteng Johannesburg Kliptown South Africa thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RP Regional and area planning::RPC Urban and municipal planning and policy As the dynamo of South Africa’s economy, Johannesburg commands a central position in the nation’s imagination, and scholars throughout the world monitor the city as an exemplar of urbanity in the global South. This richly illustrated study offers detailed empirical analyses of changes in the city’s physical space, as well as a host of chapters on the character of specific neighbourhoods and the social identities being forged within them. Informing all of these is a consideration of underlying economic, social and political processes shaping the wider Gauteng region. A mix of respected academics, practising urban planners and experienced policymakers offer compelling overviews of the rapid and complex spatial developments that have taken place in Johannesburg since the end of apartheid, along with tantalising glimpses into life on the streets and behind the high walls of this diverse city. The book has three sections. Section A provides an overview of macro spatial trends and the policies that have infl uenced them. Section B explores the shaping of the city at district and suburban level, revealing the peculiarity of processes in different areas. This analysis elucidates thelarger trends, while identifying shifts that are not easily detected at the macro level. Section C is an assembly of chapters and short vignettes that focus on the interweaving of place and identity at a micro level. With empirical data supported by new data sets including the 2011 Census, the city’s Development Planning and Urban Management Department’s information system, and Gauteng City-Region Observatory’s substantial archive, the book is an essential reference for planning practitioners, urban geographers, sociologists, and social anthropologists, among others. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2018-09-12 23:55 2019-03-20 09:23:00 2020-04-01T12:28:49Z 2014 book 1000475 OCN: 1076775343 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29461 9781776142392 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/38258 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29461/1/9781776142392_WEB.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29461/1/9781776142392_WEB.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29461/1/9781776142392_WEB.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29461/1/9781776142392_WEB.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29461/1/9781776142392_WEB.pdf Wits University Press University of Johannesburg Press 10.18772/22014107656 10.18772/22014107656 5964138d-a857-41b2-823c-a1f4937b3189 081011ba-20db-4d23-a388-dec779e47a05 9781776142392 233 Johannesburg open access
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Changing Space, Changing City
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Gauteng
Johannesburg
Kliptown
South Africa
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Kliptown
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