Reflections on 25 Years of Urban Forum

Visser, Gustav; Rogerson, Christian M.

doi:10.1007/s12132-014-9227-3

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“…The importance of urban tourism for South African urban research is confirmed in a further overview of contemporary urban research (Visser & Rogerson, 2014). The expansion of research on urban tourism is acknowledged also in recent discussions of the state of the art of local and regional tourism writings Visser & Hoogendoorn, 2011).…”

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Urban tourism destinations in South Africa: Divergent trajectories 2001–2012

Rogerson¹,

Rogerson²

2014

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Cities are growing tourism destinations in both developed and developing countries. For policymakers in many cities the promotion of tourism is a vital issue. The phenomenon of urban tourism has emerged as a significant research topic in tourism and urban studies. The South African experience has been one of the most well documented cases in urban tourism in the developing world. Most existing research is focussed on supply-side issues of the establishment of new tourism products in cities or of the impacts of growing urban tourism. This article examines urban tourism from a demand-side perspective and interrogates the performance of South Africa's eight metropolitan areas as tourism destinations over the period [2001][2002][2003][2004][2005][2006][2007][2008][2009][2010][2011][2012].The analysis reveals that the metropolitan areas as a group are expanding in significance as tourism destinations. Divergent pathways or trajectories of development are apparent in terms of unpacking the performance of the eight different areas.

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Urban tourism destinations in South Africa: Divergent trajectories 2001–2012

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Rogerson²

2014

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“…Geographically, the majority of this literature is concentrated on South Africa where tourism has emerged as a leading topic for urban researchers during recent years (Rogerson and Visser 2005;Visser and Hoogendoorn 2011;Visser 2013;Visser and Rogerson 2014). Nevertheless, there is an identified welcome growth of a stream of relevant studies concerning different aspects of urban tourism across several other African countries including Botswana (Mbaiwa et al 2007), Egypt (Fawzy 2010;Azmy and Atef 2011), Ethiopia (Vignati and Laumans 2010) and Namibia (Buning and Grunau 2014).…”

Section: Key Research Foci In African Urban Tourism Researchmentioning

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A Decade of Progress in African Urban Tourism Scholarship

Rogerson

Visser

2014

Urban Forum

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This article introduces a theme issue of Urban Forum on the topic of urban tourism in Africa. A context is provided for the issue by an overview of key themes which have been represented in a decade of African urban tourism research. Although most extant research is on urban South Africa, there is an emerging literature on other African cities. The major themes of research have surrounded tourism and urban economic restructuring with the establishment of new products for leisure tourism; slum tourism and pro-poor tourism; the role of the accommodation sector; African cities as non-leisure destinations; and, informal sector tourism. It is argued that within the evolving international scholarship on urban tourism, aspects of African urban tourism research exhibit distinctive features and offer challenges to Northern conceptions of urban tourism and urban tourists.

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“…Despite such trends, little geographical research has been conducted of late on genertrification of inner city suburbs in South Africa. In the past, most South African urban geographers focused on researching the development of the apartheid city, the urban economy, as well as black townships (McCarthy, 1992;Visser, 2013;Visser & Rogerson, 2014). Recent literature though, is starting to reflect the role of gentrification in influenting the physical, economic and social characteristics of South African cities (Kotzé & Van der Merwe, 2000;Visser & Kotzé, 2008).…”

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A second wave of gentrification: The case of Parkhurst, Johannesburg, South Africa

Monare¹,

Kotzé²,

McKay³

2014

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As in many other countries, gentrification and urban regeneration occurs across South Africa. Despite this, geographical research on gentrification in South Africa is limited. This study adds to the literature by presenting the case of Parkhurst, a Johannesburg surburb. The study found that Parkhurst displays numerous characteristics of gentrification. The housing stock has undergone extensive physical improvement, with almost one third renovated or under renovation. Property values have increased and the original residents have been displaced. Parkhurst has a demographic and a socio-economic profile typical of a gentrified suburb. It is populated by young, white, educated, weathy professionals people. In addition, gentrification has resulted in the conversion of residential into commercial space, with some residences converted into business premises. The result is a distinct linear commerical zone within the neigbourhood. Gentrification is also associated with a change in housing tenure from rentals to ownership, it was found that ownership was a common feature of Parkhurst. Overall, it was concluded that gentrification of the suburb has occurred over an extensive period of time and is now in a super-gentrification stage.

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Reflections on 25 Years of Urban Forum

Cited by 23 publications

References 93 publications

Urban tourism destinations in South Africa: Divergent trajectories 2001–2012

Urban tourism destinations in South Africa: Divergent trajectories 2001–2012

A Decade of Progress in African Urban Tourism Scholarship

A second wave of gentrification: The case of Parkhurst, Johannesburg, South Africa

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