Materialities, subjectivities and spatial transformation in Johannesburg

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dc.contributor.authorHarrison, Philip. Gotz, Graeme. Todes, Alison. Wray, Chris.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-09T09:29:33Z
dc.date.available2024-05-09T09:29:33Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentLibrary
dc.description.abstractAs 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 richly illustrated study 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 region. 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 infl uenced 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 thelarger 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.
dc.description.librarianBongi Mphuti
dc.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.identifier.citationHarrison, P. Gotz, G., Todes, A. and Wray, C. 2014. Materialities, subjectivities and spatial transformation in Johannesburg, in Harrison, P. Gotz, G., Todes, A. and Wray, C. (Eds.). Changing Space, Changing City. Wits University Press.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/38444
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWits University Press
dc.schoolArchitecture and Planning
dc.subjectDevelopment Planning
dc.titleMaterialities, subjectivities and spatial transformation in Johannesburg
dc.typeBook chapter
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