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OverviewApartheid as legislated racial separation substantially changed the South African urban scene. Race group areas' remodelled the cities, while the creation of homelands' mini-states and the pass laws' controlling population migration constrained urbanization itself. In the mid-1980s the old system - having proved economically inefficient and politically divisive - was replaced by a new policy of orderly urbanization'. This sought to accelerate industrialization and cultural change by relaxing the constraints on urbanization imposed by state planning. The result: further political instability and and quarter of the black (or African) population housed in shanty towns. Negotiations between the Nationalist government and the African National Congress are working towards the end of the old apartheid system. Yet the negation of apartheid is only the beginning of the creation of a new society. The vested interests and entrenched ideologies behind the existing pattern of property ownership survive the abolition of apartheid laws. Beyond race, class and ethnicity will continue to divide urban life. If the cities of South Africa are to serve all the people, the accelerating process of urbanization must be brought under control and harnessed to a new purpose. The contributors to this volume draw on a broad range of experience and disciplines to present a variety of perspectives on urban South Africa. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David M. SmithPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9780415076029ISBN 10: 0415076021 Pages: 326 Publication Date: 02 April 1992 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews`An enlightening book: essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in South Africa - not just its urbanisation process.' - Geography `The book represents an important addition to the internationally available literature on South Africa ... and a useful resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. It should be widely read.' - Geographical Journal `This book is a fine scholarly contribution to the literature on South Africa and excellent value in paperback; with the academic pedigree of its authors and editor it can hardly fail to be otherwise.' - Regional Studies `The book is a valuable addition ... It includes some excellent pieces which should be widely read ... The eclecticism of the contributions is a fair representation both of the `state of the art' and, indirectly, of some of the dilemmas which will confront post-apartheid planners.' - Urban Studies `An enlightening book: essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in South Africa - not just its urbanisation process.' - Geography `The book represents an important addition to the internationally available literature on South Africa ... and a useful resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. It should be widely read.' - Geographical Journal `This book is a fine scholarly contribution to the literature on South Africa and excellent value in paperback; with the academic pedigree of its authors and editor it can hardly fail to be otherwise.' - Regional Studies `The book is a valuable addition ... It includes some excellent pieces which should be widely read ... The eclecticism of the contributions is a fair representation both of the `state of the art' and, indirectly, of some of the dilemmas which will confront post-apartheid planners.' - Urban Studies The contributors to this volume successfully convey their feeling that the current South African city is dysfunctional for the majority of its inhabitants and therefore requires dramatic change. . . . Its contributors retain their critical perspective, forcing the reader to acknowledge the contradictions inherent in the South African political economy. <br>- African Studies Review <br> The contributors to this volume successfully convey their feeling that the current South African city is dysfunctional for the majority of its inhabitants and therefore requires dramatic change. . . . Its contributors retain their critical perspective, forcing the reader to acknowledge the contradictions inherent in the South African political economy. - African Studies Review `An enlightening book: essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in South Africa - not just its urbanisation process.' - Geography `The book represents an important addition to the internationally available literature on South Africa ... and a useful resource for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. It should be widely read.' - Geographical Journal `This book is a fine scholarly contribution to the literature on South Africa and excellent value in paperback; with the academic pedigree of its authors and editor it can hardly fail to be otherwise.' - Regional Studies `The book is a valuable addition ... It includes some excellent pieces which should be widely read ... The eclecticism of the contributions is a fair representation both of the `state of the art' and, indirectly, of some of the dilemmas which will confront post-apartheid planners.' - Urban Studies Author InformationDavid M. Smith Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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