Urban Geography in South Africa  [electronic resource] : Perspectives and Theory  /
Massey, Ruth.editor.
Gunter, Ashley.editor.
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 that explores contemporary processes and practices taking place in urban South Africa and, more widely, the Global South. This is an edited collection of chapters by leading urban theorists and practitioners working on various themes within urban South Africa and serves as a base for scholars and students interested in urban perspectives from countries in the Global South. .
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 that explores contemporary processes and practices taking place in urban South Africa and, more widely, the Global South. This is an edited collection of chapters by leading urban theorists and practitioners working on various themes within urban South Africa and serves as a base for scholars and students interested in urban perspectives from countries in the Global South. .
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.
Human Geography.
Regional planning.
Urban economics.
Human Geography.
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
Urban Economics.