Spatialities of urban change : selected themes from Bloemfontein at the beginning of the 21st century / Lochner Marais & Gustav Visser (eds).
It is against a post-colonial backdrop that the collection of essays assembled in this book aims to make a contribution to understanding the realities of urban centres which feature less frequently in the academic press. The research reported in this collection echoes and highlights many of the them...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Stellenbosch :
Sun Press,
2008.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | It is against a post-colonial backdrop that the collection of essays assembled in this book aims to make a contribution to understanding the realities of urban centres which feature less frequently in the academic press. The research reported in this collection echoes and highlights many of the themes found in both urban theory derived from the realities of many ?world cities?, and the challenges remarked upon in development theory seen in much of the work focused on South Africa?s main metropolitan regions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 196 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |