Johannesburg slums and racial segregation in cities, 1910-1937.
Date
1993
Authors
Parnell, Sue
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Abstract
Between Union in 1910 and the start of World War Two, urban racial segregation in South
African cities evolved through three distinct periods. Initially, the predominantly white cities were
the target of colonial planning initiatives to reduce overcrowding and prevent the development of
industrial slums. After World War One, the regulation of African urbanisation was the primacy
focus of urban policy. The living standards of the urban workforce were to be improved and
controlled by excluding unemployed African people, by forcing the majority of the urban African
workforce into compound quarters, and by establishing limited accommodation for African families
in town. The racial administration of urban poverty was entrenched in the 1930s when, faced with
the persistent growth of slums.the state bolstered white welfare initiatives and imposed even tighter residential restrictions on blacks living in urban areas. Abbreviation abstract)
Description
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,
Keywords
Slums -- South Africa -- Johannesburg., City planning -- South Africa -- Johannesburg., Johannesburg (South Africa) -- History., Johannesburg (South Africa) -- Race relations.