An Uneasy Match: Neoliberalism, Gentrification and Heritage Conservation in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa

Donaldson, Ronnie; Kotzé, Nico; Visser, Gustav; Park, JinHee; Wally, Nermine; Zen, Janaina; Vieyra, Olola

doi:10.1007/s12132-012-9182-9

Cited by 18 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 18 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…However, the rise of property market values can be one of the possible reflections of the positive externalities to the property owners, but on the other hand, the moving out of tenants due to unaffordable rental prices can be a negative externality because of the revitalisation of historic edifice in urban renewal districts. Also, there is a concomitant upswing in property taxes of neighbouring assets which invariably are unaffordable to residents [41] or translate to an upsurge of commodity prices, making life difficult for dwellers.…”

Section: Impact Of Revitalisation Of Built Heritage In Urban Renewalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Revitalisation of Historic Buildings on Retail Shop Values in Urban Renewal: An Empirical Analysis

Jayantha

Yung

2018

Sustainability

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

There often exists a tension between heritage conservation and urban redevelopment. However, heritage places are progressively operated as consumption spots and economic commodification, based on scholarly argument, is a major reason for the existence of a heritage resource. In this study, it is argued that revitalisation of historic edifices in districts undergoing urban renewal enhances the values of nearby commercial properties. This study employed a Hedonic Price Model (HPM) to investigate the existence of any relationship between revitalisation of historic building developments and the value enhancement of nearby retail properties located at the ground floor in the old area of Wanchai in Hong Kong. The model used 2961 real estate transactions obtained from buildings in the neighbourhood of three revitalised historical projects in the studied area, where a number of revitalisation projects have been completed. The results show that the revitalised historical projects have generated considerable value enhancements to the retail shopping properties in the vicinity. The results also revealed that the revitalised historical sites exert a greater impact on the retail property prices than do the newly developed nearby residential projects. The findings indicate that through the value enhancement of neighbourhood properties, the revitalisation of historical sites benefit not only the surrounding property owners but also local governments in the vicinity. The finding therefore supports the arguments utilized to advocate urban revitalisation and the idea that heritage resources exist purposely for economic commodification. Moreover, three case studies of the revitalisation of Chinese tenement buildings also provide a qualitative analysis of their social and economic impacts on the community.

show abstract

Section: Impact Of Revitalisation Of Built Heritage In Urban Renewalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Revitalisation of Historic Buildings on Retail Shop Values in Urban Renewal: An Empirical Analysis

Jayantha

Yung

2018

Sustainability

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Another investigation of gentrification in other neighbourhoods close to Cape Town's CBD was carried out by Kotze, Kotze and Van der Merwe (2000) and later confirmed by Visser (2002) in former "white group areas" and "coloured areas", such as the Bo-Kaap (Donaldson, Kotze & Visser, 2013). These instances of gentrification were reminiscent of first and second-wave manifestations of gentrification seen in the Northern Hemisphere.…”

Section: Tourism-led Gentrification In Africamentioning

confidence: 84%

Tourism Gentrification in Urban Africa: Towards a Research Agenda

Horn,

Visser

2023

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Gentrification and the processes underlying its origin and evolution have been the subject of extensive much research, which has suggested various explanatory mechanisms or triggers of gentrification, including the impact of tourism. The study considers the relevance of tourism-induced gentrification in urban Africa and its possible consequences for tourism development and neighbourhood change in urban areas. According to the authors, tourism-induced gentrification occurs in a small number of African urban areas and is characterised by exclusionary practices that are similar to those that can often be observed in cities of the global North. A number of research avenues are proposed that consider the role of tourism-based development in urban Africa.

show abstract

“…By the late 1980s, it was gentrifying, and many gay men started to reside in the area to take advantage of a significant rent gap (Kotzé & Van der Merwe, 2000). The neighbouring historic Bo-Kaap became the latest frontier for gentrification in central Cape Town during the 2000s (Donaldson et al, 2013). Much of neighbourhood change can be ascribed to tourism gentrification.…”

Section: Gentrification and Township Tourism In South Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

“Bringing Sandton into Soweto”

Kambule,

Hoogendoorn,

Visser

2024

Tourism (Zagreb, Online)

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Over the past five decades, a vast literature on gentrification has developed. Evidence of gentrification in South African cities has been recorded in historically White neighbourhoods or city districts. The presence of gentrification in peripheral, poor, traditionally Black townships has had very little (if any) consideration in the literature, and this investigation aims to address aspects of this scholarly oversight. The paper is set in the iconic South African township of Soweto. It is argued that the Vilakazi precinct in Orlando West is an example of tourism-led gentrification. The investigation unpacks the development and gentrification of the precinct and the range of tourism roles therein. The study found that residents’ experiences were mixed; some aspects of expanded leisure and services were seen positively, while forms of economic and social exclusion were also recorded following the literature on township tourism. This unique case study connects the Global North and South experience of tourism-led gentrification, arguing that much common ground between these regions is to be found.

show abstract

An Uneasy Match: Neoliberalism, Gentrification and Heritage Conservation in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa

Cited by 18 publications

References 18 publications

Effect of Revitalisation of Historic Buildings on Retail Shop Values in Urban Renewal: An Empirical Analysis

Effect of Revitalisation of Historic Buildings on Retail Shop Values in Urban Renewal: An Empirical Analysis

Tourism Gentrification in Urban Africa: Towards a Research Agenda

“Bringing Sandton into Soweto”

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About