Space and planning in secondary cities

Much of the urban research focuses on the large metropolitan areas in South Africa. This book assesses spatial planning in the second-tier cities of the country. Secondary cities are vital as they perform essential regional, and in some cases, global economic roles and help to distribute the populat...

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description Much of the urban research focuses on the large metropolitan areas in South Africa. This book assesses spatial planning in the second-tier cities of the country. Secondary cities are vital as they perform essential regional, and in some cases, global economic roles and help to distribute the population of a country more evenly across its surface. Apartheid planning left South African cities fragmented segregated and with low densities. Post-apartheid policies aim to reverse these realities by emphasising integration, higher densities and upgrading. Achieving these aims has been challenging and often the historical patterns continue. The evidence shows that two opposing patterns prevail, namely increased densities and continued urban sprawl. This book presents ten case studies of spatial planning and spatial transformation in secondary cities of South Africa. The book frames these case studies against complexity theory and suggests that the post-apartheid response to apartheid planning represents a linear deviation from history. The ten case studies then reveal how difficult it is for local decision-makers to find appropriate responses and how current responses often result in contradictory results. Often these cities are highly vulnerable and they find it difficult to plan in the context of uncertainty. The book also highlights how these cities find it difficult to stand on their own against the influence of interest groups (property developers, mining companies, traditional authorities, other spheres of government). The main reasons include weak municipal finance statements, the dependence on national and provincial government for capital expenditure, limited investment in infrastructure maintenance, the lack of planning capacity, the inability to implement plans and the unintended and sometimes contrary outcomes of post-apartheid planning policies.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-960342025-07-17T12:15:18Z Space and planning in secondary cities Marais, Lochner Nel, Verna Secondary cities spatial transformation Secondary cities and research and policy in South Africa spatial planning Post-apartheid spatial policy complex spaces Complex adaptive systems Socioecological systems Implications for planning in complex systems Adaptive co-evolution Collaborative and adaptive planning and leadership Urban sprawl Gated estates Drakenstein Municipality’s spatial problems sprawl Policy for spatial containment Spatial planning for the Limpopo energy hub Mining booms and busts Settlement planning and housing policy for mining towns Infrastructure Spatial change Spatial transformation and complexity Complexity of planning in Mahikeng Planning in a difficult space Policy and planning frameworks Demographics Planning for spatial transformation Matjhabeng: planning in the face of the Free State Goldfields decline Context and changes in Matjhabeng Welkom’s economy and global market forces Spatial changes in Matjhabeng 1990–2013 Spatial planning in Matjhabeng: 1994–2018 The 2005/2006 spatial development framework The 2013 spatial development framework The 2015 Matjhabeng by-laws Precinct plans realistic plans in a situation of economic stagnation Mbombela: a growing provincial capital and tourism destination Spatial and population change Municipal infrastructure Main spatial challenges Spatial priorities and plans N4 Maputo corridor Participatory planning Balancing urban and rural land development Integrated development Msunduzi: spatially integrating Kwazulu-Natal’s diverse capital the contribution of the spatial development framework to spatial transformation Factors affecting spatial change in Polokwane Local Municipality Settlement hierarchy Corridors and transportation Water and sanitation infrastructure Spatial planning problems in Rustenburg Internal dynamics that hinder spatial transformation External dynamics that hinder spatial transformation Quality of the spatial development framework and planning process Spatial planning and complexity lessons Complexity as a lens to assess spatial planning instruments Interconnected nodes and car-free transport Optimal land use Resource custodianship Promotion of agriculture and food production and preservation of heritage Complexity in spatial planning for Stellenbosch Municipality complexity theory and spatial change thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design::AMVD City and town planning: architectural aspects thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design::AMVD City and town planning: architectural aspects Much of the urban research focuses on the large metropolitan areas in South Africa. This book assesses spatial planning in the second-tier cities of the country. Secondary cities are vital as they perform essential regional, and in some cases, global economic roles and help to distribute the population of a country more evenly across its surface. Apartheid planning left South African cities fragmented segregated and with low densities. Post-apartheid policies aim to reverse these realities by emphasising integration, higher densities and upgrading. Achieving these aims has been challenging and often the historical patterns continue. The evidence shows that two opposing patterns prevail, namely increased densities and continued urban sprawl. This book presents ten case studies of spatial planning and spatial transformation in secondary cities of South Africa. The book frames these case studies against complexity theory and suggests that the post-apartheid response to apartheid planning represents a linear deviation from history. The ten case studies then reveal how difficult it is for local decision-makers to find appropriate responses and how current responses often result in contradictory results. Often these cities are highly vulnerable and they find it difficult to plan in the context of uncertainty. The book also highlights how these cities find it difficult to stand on their own against the influence of interest groups (property developers, mining companies, traditional authorities, other spheres of government). The main reasons include weak municipal finance statements, the dependence on national and provincial government for capital expenditure, limited investment in infrastructure maintenance, the lack of planning capacity, the inability to implement plans and the unintended and sometimes contrary outcomes of post-apartheid planning policies. 2023-01-13T04:04:24Z 2023-01-13T04:04:24Z 2023-01-12T13:59:17Z 2019 book ONIX_20230112_9781928424352_31 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/60649 9781928424352 9781928424345 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/96034 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/60649/1/9781928424352.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/60649/1/9781928424352.pdf UJ Press UJ Press 10.18820/9781928424352 10.18820/9781928424352 3162fe88-25cb-4a0f-8540-52215ef36bf0 9781928424352 9781928424345 UJ Press 314 Bloemfontein open access
spellingShingle Secondary cities
spatial transformation
Secondary cities and research and policy in South Africa
spatial planning
Post-apartheid spatial policy
complex spaces
Complex adaptive systems
Socioecological systems
Implications for planning in complex systems
Adaptive co-evolution
Collaborative and adaptive planning and leadership
Urban sprawl
Gated estates
Drakenstein Municipality’s spatial problems
sprawl
Policy for spatial containment
Spatial planning for the Limpopo energy hub
Mining booms and busts
Settlement planning and housing policy for mining towns
Infrastructure
Spatial change
Spatial transformation and complexity
Complexity of planning in Mahikeng
Planning in a difficult space
Policy and planning frameworks
Demographics
Planning for spatial transformation
Matjhabeng: planning in the face of the Free State Goldfields decline
Context and changes in Matjhabeng
Welkom’s economy and global market forces
Spatial changes in Matjhabeng
1990–2013
Spatial planning in Matjhabeng: 1994–2018
The 2005/2006 spatial development framework
The 2013 spatial development framework
The 2015 Matjhabeng by-laws
Precinct plans
realistic plans in a situation of economic stagnation
Mbombela: a growing provincial capital and tourism destination
Spatial and population change
Municipal infrastructure
Main spatial challenges
Spatial priorities and plans
N4 Maputo corridor
Participatory planning
Balancing urban and rural land development
Integrated development
Msunduzi: spatially integrating Kwazulu-Natal’s diverse capital
the contribution of the spatial development framework to spatial transformation
Factors affecting spatial change in Polokwane Local Municipality
Settlement hierarchy
Corridors and transportation
Water and sanitation infrastructure
Spatial planning problems in Rustenburg
Internal dynamics that hinder spatial transformation
External dynamics that hinder spatial transformation
Quality of the spatial development framework and planning process
Spatial planning and complexity lessons
Complexity as a lens to assess spatial planning instruments
Interconnected nodes and car-free transport
Optimal land use
Resource custodianship
Promotion of agriculture and food production
and preservation of heritage
Complexity in spatial planning for Stellenbosch Municipality
complexity theory and spatial change
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design::AMVD City and town planning: architectural aspects
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design::AMVD City and town planning: architectural aspects
Space and planning in secondary cities
title Space and planning in secondary cities
title_full Space and planning in secondary cities
title_fullStr Space and planning in secondary cities
title_full_unstemmed Space and planning in secondary cities
title_short Space and planning in secondary cities
title_sort space and planning in secondary cities
topic Secondary cities
spatial transformation
Secondary cities and research and policy in South Africa
spatial planning
Post-apartheid spatial policy
complex spaces
Complex adaptive systems
Socioecological systems
Implications for planning in complex systems
Adaptive co-evolution
Collaborative and adaptive planning and leadership
Urban sprawl
Gated estates
Drakenstein Municipality’s spatial problems
sprawl
Policy for spatial containment
Spatial planning for the Limpopo energy hub
Mining booms and busts
Settlement planning and housing policy for mining towns
Infrastructure
Spatial change
Spatial transformation and complexity
Complexity of planning in Mahikeng
Planning in a difficult space
Policy and planning frameworks
Demographics
Planning for spatial transformation
Matjhabeng: planning in the face of the Free State Goldfields decline
Context and changes in Matjhabeng
Welkom’s economy and global market forces
Spatial changes in Matjhabeng
1990–2013
Spatial planning in Matjhabeng: 1994–2018
The 2005/2006 spatial development framework
The 2013 spatial development framework
The 2015 Matjhabeng by-laws
Precinct plans
realistic plans in a situation of economic stagnation
Mbombela: a growing provincial capital and tourism destination
Spatial and population change
Municipal infrastructure
Main spatial challenges
Spatial priorities and plans
N4 Maputo corridor
Participatory planning
Balancing urban and rural land development
Integrated development
Msunduzi: spatially integrating Kwazulu-Natal’s diverse capital
the contribution of the spatial development framework to spatial transformation
Factors affecting spatial change in Polokwane Local Municipality
Settlement hierarchy
Corridors and transportation
Water and sanitation infrastructure
Spatial planning problems in Rustenburg
Internal dynamics that hinder spatial transformation
External dynamics that hinder spatial transformation
Quality of the spatial development framework and planning process
Spatial planning and complexity lessons
Complexity as a lens to assess spatial planning instruments
Interconnected nodes and car-free transport
Optimal land use
Resource custodianship
Promotion of agriculture and food production
and preservation of heritage
Complexity in spatial planning for Stellenbosch Municipality
complexity theory and spatial change
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design::AMVD City and town planning: architectural aspects
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design::AMVD City and town planning: architectural aspects
topic_facet Secondary cities
spatial transformation
Secondary cities and research and policy in South Africa
spatial planning
Post-apartheid spatial policy
complex spaces
Complex adaptive systems
Socioecological systems
Implications for planning in complex systems
Adaptive co-evolution
Collaborative and adaptive planning and leadership
Urban sprawl
Gated estates
Drakenstein Municipality’s spatial problems
sprawl
Policy for spatial containment
Spatial planning for the Limpopo energy hub
Mining booms and busts
Settlement planning and housing policy for mining towns
Infrastructure
Spatial change
Spatial transformation and complexity
Complexity of planning in Mahikeng
Planning in a difficult space
Policy and planning frameworks
Demographics
Planning for spatial transformation
Matjhabeng: planning in the face of the Free State Goldfields decline
Context and changes in Matjhabeng
Welkom’s economy and global market forces
Spatial changes in Matjhabeng
1990–2013
Spatial planning in Matjhabeng: 1994–2018
The 2005/2006 spatial development framework
The 2013 spatial development framework
The 2015 Matjhabeng by-laws
Precinct plans
realistic plans in a situation of economic stagnation
Mbombela: a growing provincial capital and tourism destination
Spatial and population change
Municipal infrastructure
Main spatial challenges
Spatial priorities and plans
N4 Maputo corridor
Participatory planning
Balancing urban and rural land development
Integrated development
Msunduzi: spatially integrating Kwazulu-Natal’s diverse capital
the contribution of the spatial development framework to spatial transformation
Factors affecting spatial change in Polokwane Local Municipality
Settlement hierarchy
Corridors and transportation
Water and sanitation infrastructure
Spatial planning problems in Rustenburg
Internal dynamics that hinder spatial transformation
External dynamics that hinder spatial transformation
Quality of the spatial development framework and planning process
Spatial planning and complexity lessons
Complexity as a lens to assess spatial planning instruments
Interconnected nodes and car-free transport
Optimal land use
Resource custodianship
Promotion of agriculture and food production
and preservation of heritage
Complexity in spatial planning for Stellenbosch Municipality
complexity theory and spatial change
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design::AMVD City and town planning: architectural aspects
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMV Landscape architecture and design::AMVD City and town planning: architectural aspects
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