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Urban Geography in South Africa

Perspectives and Theory

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Editors:
  1. Ruth Massey

    1. Department of Biological and Geographical Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK

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  2. Ashley Gunter

    1. UNISA Science Campus, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa

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  • Provides a succinct theoretical and empirical analysis and discussion of urban issues in South Africa
  • Brings together leading authors in discussion on South African urban issues
  • Serves as a unique base for scholars and students interested in urban perspectives from the South

Part of the book series: GeoJournal Library (GEJL)

Part of the book sub series: Urban Perspectives from the Global South (URPGS)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Urban Geography in South Africa: An Introduction

    • Ruth Massey, Ashley Gunter
    Pages 1-15

  3. Urban-Political Geography—South African Perspectives

    • Cecil Seethal
    Pages 17-38

  4. The Apartheid City

    • Brij Maharaj
    Pages 39-54

  5. Gated Communities in South Africa: An Emerging Paradox

    • Karina Landman
    Pages 55-74

  6. Enclaves and Quartering in Urban South Africa

    • Bradley Rink
    Pages 75-84

  7. Infrastructure in South African Cities

    • Alex Wafer
    Pages 85-96

  8. Cities—Where People and Ecology Meet

    • Francini van Staden
    Pages 97-119

  9. Secondary Cities in South Africa

    • Ronnie Donaldson, Lochner Marais, Etienne Nel
    Pages 121-137

  10. Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Urban South Africa

    • Dianne Long, Gina Ziervogel
    Pages 139-153

  11. Crime and Spatiality in South African Cities

    • Gregory D. Breetzke
    Pages 155-172

  12. Leisure Tourism Space and Urban Change: Lessons from Cape Town and Stellenbosch to Contemplate in Urban South Africa

    • Gustav Visser
    Pages 173-188

  13. South Africa’s Key Urban Transport Challenges

    • Tracey McKay
    Pages 189-207

  14. Urban Housing in South Africa: The Role of Housing in Development and Transformation

    • Ashley Gunter, Kenneth Manuel
    Pages 209-223

  15. Studentification and Urban Change in South Africa

    • James J. Gregory
    Pages 225-238

  16. Gender Inclusivity and Development in South African Public Urban Spaces

    • Mwazvita T. B. Dalu, Amanda Manyani, Current Masunungure
    Pages 239-250

  17. Urban Food Security

    • Jane Battersby, Gareth Haysom
    Pages 251-263

  18. Urban Renewal in South African Cities

    • Ruth Massey
    Pages 265-282

  19. South Africa’s Urban Future: Challenges and Opportunities

    • Ashley Gunter, Ruth Massey
    Pages 283-292
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About this book

This book embraces South Africa and its place in the Global South, providing a succinct theoretical and empirical analysis and discussion of urban issues in the country. There have been sporadic calls from the Urban Geography community for the development of an overarching and comprehensive text that explores contemporary processes and practices taking place in urban South Africa and, more widely, the Global South. This is an edited collection of chapters by leading urban theorists and practitioners working on various themes within urban South Africa and serves as a base for scholars and students interested in urban perspectives from countries in the Global South. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biological and Geographical Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK

    Ruth Massey

  • UNISA Science Campus, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Ashley Gunter

About the editors

Dr Ruth Massey a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Huddersfield (UK) and a Research Associate at the University of the Free State (South Africa). As an Urban and Development Geographer her core research interests lie in understanding the governance and social dynamics within low-income communities in the Global South using the lens of housing and energy infrastructure. She has served as a council member of the South African Geographical Society (SSAG) and is currently a committee member of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG): Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG). Dr Massey has published in a number of international, peer-reviewed journals and has presented papers and seminars on urban development at universities and conferences around the world. 


Prof Ashley Gunter is an Associate Professor in Geography at the University of South Africa. He started his academic career at Monash South Africa, a branch campusof Monash University in Australia. His research interests lie in the neoliberal state of education in the post-apartheid South African system as well as infrastructure and development. He served as a council member of the South African Geographical Society, has been a Research Fellow at Oxford University and the University of Edinburgh, and is an Associate Member of the OpenSpace Research Centre. He is on the editorial board of InterEspaço: Revista de Geografia e Interdisciplinaridade, and Cogent: Social Science. He has published and presented on development issues in South Africa






Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Urban Geography in South Africa

  • Book Subtitle: Perspectives and Theory

  • Editors: Ruth Massey, Ashley Gunter

  • Series Title: GeoJournal Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25369-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25368-4Published: 30 August 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25371-4Published: 30 August 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25369-1Published: 17 August 2019

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5499

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0072

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 292

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 24 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Geography, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Urban Economics

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