In this thesis, the significance and best use of a site within the historical centre of inner-city Johannesburg is explored. The site covers a city block and lies across the road from the Square on which the City Hall ...

This study looks at the importance of social networks amongst urban migrants in Johannesburg. The aim of the study was to look at how the social networks of international migrants function, and how migrants make use of ...

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“Nation building without city building is a senseless exercise” - Tomlinson et al (eds.) 2003: x. What is the nation in the 21st century and how is it represented in the urban built environment? This question underlies ...

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This research explores the relationship between poverty and the availability and use of an efficient public transport system. This is done by examining other third word cities, with particular reference to Bogotá (Colombia), ...

ABSTRACT The tourism industry has been described as one of the world’s highest priority industries and has emerged as a significant sector in many global economies including South Africa. The global fashion industry is ...

Society is moving through the Information Age1, a period summarised by advancing information technologies, a world economy, and a global culture, where an ephemeral network has expanded to stir and captivate our everyday ...

Background: This research investigates the psychosocial needs of cross-border unaccompanied minors (UAMs) within urban Johannesburg, a city that attracts nearly half of all the cross-border migrant population in South ...