Changing Space, Changing City: Johannesburg After Apartheid - Open Access Selection Contributor(s): Ahmad, Peter (Editor), Gotz, Graeme (Editor), Todes, Alison (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1868147657 ISBN-13: 9781868147656 Publisher: Wits University Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Social Science | Demography |
Dewey: 968.22 |
Physical Information: 1.8" H x 6.7" W x 9.5" (3.35 lbs) 656 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher 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 book 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 province. 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 influenced 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 the larger 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ahmad, Peter: - Peter Ahmad is the senior manager for metropolitan planning in the City of Cape Town, South Africa.Gotz, Graeme: - Graeme Gotz is the director of research at the Gauteng City-Region Observatory in JohannesburgTodes, Alison: - Alison Todes is a professor of urban and regional planning in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.Wray, Chris: - Chris Wray was a senior systems analyst and manager at the Gauteng City-Region Observatory in Johannesburg |