The wrong side of the mining belt? Spatial transformations and identities in Johannesburg’s southern suburbs
| dc.contributor.author | Harrison, Philip. Zack, Tanya. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-09T10:37:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-09T10:37:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.department | Library | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. With empirical data supported by new data sets including the 2011 Census, the city’s Development Planning and Urban Management Department’s information system, and Gauteng City-Region Observatory’s substantial archive, the book is an essential reference for planning practitioners, urban geographers, sociologists, and social anthropologists, among others. | |
| dc.description.librarian | Bongi Mphuti | |
| dc.faculty | Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Harrison, P. and Zack, T. 2014. The wrong side of the mining belt? Spatial transformations and identities in Johannesburg’s southern suburbs. In Harrison, P., Gotz, G., Todes, A. and Wray, C. (Eds.). Changing spaces, changing city. Wits University Press. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38452 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Wits University Press | |
| dc.school | Architecture and Planning | |
| dc.subject | Development Planning | |
| dc.title | The wrong side of the mining belt? Spatial transformations and identities in Johannesburg’s southern suburbs | |
| dc.type | Book chapter |