Urban Policy in South Africa

Everatt, David; Ebrahim, Zayd

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-3738-7_11

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“…Urbanisation was not regarded by the ruling ANC as worth a national urban policy until 2016, with the launch of the Integrated Urban Development Framework (IUDF; RSA, 2016). Previous attempts at national urban policymaking did not generate sufficient consensus across government for implementation (Everatt & Ebrahim, 2020). The ANC was far more concerned with rural development (Maserumule, 2016), clinging to the notion that rural areas would be ‘able to attract and retain skilled and knowledgeable people, who are equipped to contribute to growth and development’ (RSA, 2001); a worrying echo of Smuts and the desire to keep Black Africans in rural areas.…”

Section: Critical Reflections On Postcolonial Urbanism In South Africamentioning

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Politics, Planning and the Future of the Gauteng City-Region

Everatt

2023

Urbanisation

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The Gauteng City-Region (GCR) incorporates the three major metropolitan municipalities of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni and is the most important polycentric urban area in southern and South Africa. This article explores the interplay between the politics and planning of urban space in the post-apartheid context in which the GCR is located. This article applies theories of postcolonial and post-apartheid urbanism to analyse the dialectics of politics and planning in city-regions and in relation to their component cities, to help answer the key question: How is politics shaping planning in the GCR in the democratic period, and with what future impact?

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Section: Critical Reflections On Postcolonial Urbanism In South Africamentioning

confidence: 99%