Pushing the boundaries – urban edge challenges in eThekwini Municipality

Sim, Vicky; Sutherland, Catherine; Scott, Dianne

doi:10.1080/03736245.2015.1052840

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“…The orange arrow in the upper right part of Fig. 8.4 is the city's response to private sector development in the North, showing that planning followed corporate development (Sim et al 2015 ). The transformative impacts of maps may stigmatize, profi le (Aalbers 2005 ) or prioritize issues (Baud et al 2014a , b ).…”

Section: The Transformative Potential Of Geo-technologies: the Power mentioning

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Geo-Technologies for Spatial Knowledge: Challenges for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development

Pfeffer

Martínez

O’Sullivan

et al. 2015

Geographies of Urban Governance

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Critical to governance for sustainable and inclusive urban development is access to, and management of, relevant contextual spatial knowledge. Digital geo-technologies such as geographical information systems, online applications and spatial simulation models are increasingly becoming embedded in urban governance processes to produce, utilize, exchange, and monitor contextual knowledge and create scenarios for the future. This chapter provides a comprehensive state-ofthe-art review of geo-technologies for spatial knowledge production and management for urban governance focusing on (1) the kinds of geo-technologies that feature in the urban governance area; (2) the discourses with respect to geo-technologies in urban governance processes; (3) the kinds of knowledge produced, used, exchanged, and contested in relation to quality of life, economic development and the ecosystem; and (4) the transformative potential of geo-technologies in urban governance processes. Through this review it draws out the capacities and challenges of geotechnologies for inclusive and sustainable urban development.

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Section: The Transformative Potential Of Geo-technologies: the Power mentioning

confidence: 97%

Geo-Technologies for Spatial Knowledge: Challenges for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development

Pfeffer

Martínez

O’Sullivan

et al. 2015

Geographies of Urban Governance

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“…Although maps create spatial awareness, empower marginalized people, promote economic visions, and inform urban policy, it is critical to assess the implicit conceptual frames underlying maps (Monmonier 1996 ;Martin 2009 ) and choices represented. 8.4 is the city's response to private sector development in the North, showing that planning followed corporate development (Sim et al 2015 ). 8.4 ).…”

Section: The Transformative Potential Of Geo-technologies: the Power mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Geo-technologies offer a means to acquire and update land and propertyrelated information for tax collection (Baud et al 2014a ), or to redistribute fi nancial resources in a participatory manner (Bugs et al 2010 ;Naseer et al 2015 ). They can be used for urban visioning , designing spatial plans, and synthesizing knowledge on existing conditions and future scenarios (Sim et al 2015 ).…”

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Geographies of Urban Governance

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“…(44) 45. Sim,V, C Sutherland and D Scott (2014), "Pushing the boundaries -urban edge challenges in ethekwini Municipality", Paper presented at the South african Cities Conference, 27-28 March, witwatersrand University, johannesburg (n.p. ).…”

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Water and sanitation provision in eThekwini Municipality: a spatially differentiated approach

Sutherland

Hordijk

Lewis³

et al. 2014

Environment and Urbanization

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The rescaling of responsibilities in water governance in South Africa has enabled strong water services authorities, such as the eThekwini Water and Sanitation Unit (EWS) in eThekwini Municipality, to play a leading role in shaping water and sanitation policy in South Africa. Yet water governance in the city is complex, shaped by the interactions of multiple social, economic, political and environmental relations in a transforming, fast-growing city that still reflects the legacy of apartheid. This paper identifies and explores the four dominant water governance discourses evident at present in the municipality, namely “water as a human right”, “water as an economic good”, “the spatial differentiation of service provision” and finally, “experimental governance and incremental learning”, which frame the current approach adopted by EWS. These discourses provide the context for the reforms undertaken in water and sanitation provision post-apartheid in eThekwini Municipality.

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Pushing the boundaries – urban edge challenges in eThekwini Municipality

Cited by 26 publications

References 9 publications

Geo-Technologies for Spatial Knowledge: Challenges for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development

Geo-Technologies for Spatial Knowledge: Challenges for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development

Geographies of Urban Governance

Water and sanitation provision in eThekwini Municipality: a spatially differentiated approach

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