Managing the Decolonizing City in Southern Africa

Abstract

A comparative study is pursued of key aspects of urban management in decolonizing Southem Africa, using case study material from Harare, Lusaka and Windhoek. Because of their origins as colonial cities, South African urban policy-rnakers potentially can draw from the policy record of decolonization in Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe in smoothing the transition from apartheid city to post-apartheid urban future. Issues of concern are the evolution and dismantling of closed city policies, the role of urban centres in national development planning, the provision of shelter and productive income opportunities for the urban poor.

Urban Agriculture and Urban Poverty Alleviation: South African Debates / Suid-Afrikaanse Debatte Oor Stedelike Landbouendie Verligting Van Stedelike Armoede

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Taking Streets Seriously

“…Within the local context, much has been written on the impact and legacy of apartheid on city form and function (Dewar & Uytenbogaardt 1991;Harrison et al 2014;Harrison et al 2007;Rogerson 1989;Schensul & Heller 2011;Smith 2003;and others) and correcting the imbalances of this legacy. Today, more than 20 years after apartheid, its legacy remains over much of the country.…”