White visions, Black experience: rethinking (urban) developement in South Africa

Date
1999-09-18
Authors
Mangcu, Xolela
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Publisher
University of the Witwatersrand. History Workshop.
Abstract
This paper aims to present a critique of the Eurocentrism , globalism and economism of South African urban development and propose an alternative approach to the South African city. Progressive planning is about listening to what people want and need and giving them voice to express those needs.
Description
Paper presented at the Wits History Workshop: Forging the links between historical research and the policy process, 18-19 September 1999.
Keywords
Urban policy. South Africa, Town planning. South Africa, Eurocentrism
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