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This open access book presents multiple disciplinary perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in the South African mountain city of Phuthaditjhaba. These challenges are embedded in the complex environmental, socio-cultural and political contexts of the region. Established as the capital of the QwaQwa ‘homeland’ under Grand Apartheid, this city is now home to between 400,000 – 700,000 people but in many areas lacks formal infrastructure and services. Each chapter of this volume addresses a different aspect of the city’s development and all take the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a common framework to guide their reflections on potential sustainable futures for Phuthaditjhaba. While the circumstances in Phuthaditjhaba will be familiar to many researchers of informal and growing cities in developing regions, the mountain setting of the city brings its own set of challenges and opportunities linked to the rugged and steep terrain, remoteness and natural resources. This book serves to showcase the diverse research taking place in this emerging mountain city and provide reflections on how a sustainable future can be ensured for its environment and inhabitants.  

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Author:   Andrea Membretti ,  Sue Jean Taylor ,  Jess L. Delves
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9783031157752

ISBN 10:   3031157753
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   31 January 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PrefaceIntroduction: the “invention” of an African mountain town by the editors 1.           The rise and fall of a homeland capital Lochner Marais 2.           Urban sustainable development in the Global South. A resilience-based approach Marco Morandotti 3.           Phuthaditjhaba communities - the future sustainable city Louw van Biljon 4.           Human settlement growth and socio-economic development: a geographical analysis Okello, TW., Adelabu, SA., Onaolapo TF. 5.           Internal and international migration in a mountain border town Andrea Membretti 6.           Virtual disclosures and self-emancipations:  the female body and self-identity on online platforms Loice S Nzombe, Rodwell Makombe & Oliver Nyambi 7.           Socio-economic resilience in a mountain community: the role of cultural value orientations Mudzingiri, C., Guvuriro, S. & Gomo, C. 8.           Education for sustainable development in local schools through preservice teacher preparation: a need for practice models Maria Tsakeni 9.           Surviving on the margin of a collapsing social-ecological system: mountain livelihood sustainability in rural communities Mukwada, G., Mutana S., Zondo, SA., & Msimanga, L. 10.        Harnessing livelihood trade-offs and synergies in informal settlements: Agricultural Development research in the era of Sustainable Development Goals Neo Mathinya 11.        The feasibility of sustainably creating an urban tree canopy as a climate change adaptation measure Susan Jean Taylor 12.        Sustainable Development Goals and small-town tourism in the Drakensberg region. A discourse analysis of literature Mutana S. & Mukwada G. 13.        The role of commons and of commoning practices with respect to access to the land and its administration Ioanni Del Sante  14.       Transforming Agro-Social Development Cias T. Tsotetsi & Bunmi I. Omodan 15.        Analysis of project initiatives aimed at achieving sustainable development Nomcebo Dlamini & Jesse Lutabingwa 16.        Can insect pollination ameliorate soil fertility during soybean production under marginalized farming system? Adelabu Dolapo Bola, Emile Bredenhand & Johan Van Niekerk 17.        Geophagia, mineral deficiency and popular education Van Onselen 18.        Energy and transport (to be confirmed) 19.        The use and usefulness of spatial biodiversity plans for local application towards the Sustainable Development Goals Falko Buschke, Aliza le Roux, Toka Mosikidi & Lefu Mofokeng 20.        Dependence on the highlands for water and climate change nexus Ntebohiseng Sekhele 21.        Progress in water and sanitation access and management strategies M. Mamera, J.J. van Tol & M.P. Aghoghovwia 22.        Stakeholders’ perspectives on Tourism Norman Mokoena 23. Conclusion 24. Bibliography  

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Andrea Membretti (PhD in Sociology) is Assistant Professor of Territorial Sociology at the University of Pavia (Italy) and Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, Afromontane Research Unit (South Africa). He is also Research Affiliate at the Department of Cultures, Politics & Society of the University of Turin (Italy), where he leads a national project on new peopling in the Alps. His main field of research is migration and mobility to/from mountain and remote regions, in relationship to sustainable development. Susan Jean Taylor (PhD) is a development consultant with experience in researching, writing and lecturing about climate change and social/development issues in South Africa and Africa. She has worked in the research sector doing crop biotechnology, in nature conservation and in the NGO sector as a climate change activist, and then in the academic sector as a science writer. Her current interest is cities and climate change adaptation. Jess L. Delves is a researcher at Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS), a joint research programme of the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (Germany) and Eurac Research (Italy). Her research takes a political ecology perspective in investigating land degradation and water management in Lesotho and South Africa.

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