Richard de Satgé, Vanessa Watson

Urban Planning in the Global South (eBook, PDF)

Conflicting Rationalities in Contested Urban Space

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

• Addresses a major concern worldwide on planning African (and other global south) cities, especially since the adoption by the UN of the new Urban Sustainable Development Goal in 2016
• Contributes to a current shift in planning theory away from its parochial global North focus to become more international
• Contains fascinating detail on the lives of inhabitants of a Cape Town informal settlement as well as how the South African state has attempted to deal with such settlements

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 255
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319694962
• Artikelnr.: 52941421

Autorenporträt

Richard de Satgé is director of research at Phuhlisani, a non-profit company. He has 40 years' experience working in NGOs across southern Africa as an educator and researcher with a focus on land, livelihoods, poverty and informality. He holds a PhD from the University of Cape Town.

Vanessa Watson is professor of city planning at the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and is a Fellow of this University. She holds degrees, including a PhD, from South African universities and the Architectural Association of London and is on the executive of the African Centre for Cities.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Conflicting Rationalities and Southern Planning Theory.- Chapter 3. African Cities: Planning Ambitions and Planning Realities.- Chapter 4. Struggles for Shelter and Survival in Post-Apartheid South African Cities: The Case of Langa.- Chapter 5. Voices From and Within the State.- Chapter 6. Conflicting Rationalities in the N2 Gateway Project: Voices from Langa.- Chapter 7. Implications for Southern Planning Theory and Practice.- Chapter 8. Conclusion.