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Accounting for the C/city: analyzing Kisumu's fiscal configurations

Author: Cirolia, Liza Rose Date: 2019 Urban public finance is a hidden force shaping cities and their development. This thesis draws attention to the powerful insights which can be gained from studying cities through a fiscal lens. It argues for an interdisciplinary and relational ... Read more
A conceptual and empirical investigation into measuring aspects of urban food security in 12 Southern African cities

Author: Thomas, Victor Frank Date: 2011 The issue of urban food security is a critical global issue, especially in Southern Africa. It is of such a pressing nature the United Nations (UN) has made it a Millennium Development Goal (MDG). Without a focus on urban food security the ... Read more
Food production, processing and retailing through the lens of spatial planning legislation and regulations in Zimbabwe: evidence from Epworth

Author: Toriro, Percy M Date: 2019 The thesis investigates whether the Zimbabwe planning regulatory framework engages with urban food systems and whether those regulations and plans are appropriate to the lived experience in African cities particularly focusing on the poor ... Read more
A matter of timing: migration and housing access in Metropolitan Johannesburg

Author: Beall, Jo ; Crankshaw, Owen ; Parnell, Susan Date: 2002 The city of Johannesburg lies at the centre of the largest urban conurbation in sub-Saharan Africa. In the past, this conurbation was known by the clumsy acronym 'PWV', which stood for the Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging complex. Today, ... Read more c b n d
Professionalisation or polarisation? : economic restructuring and changes in Cape Town's labour market

Author: Borel-Saladin, Jacqueline Date: 2006 The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the changes that have occurred in the economy of CapeTown, South Africa over the last half of the 20th century and what the possible effects of this change have been on social inequality. Literature ... Read more
Race, inequality and urbanisation in the Johannesburg Region, 1946-1996

Author: Crankshaw, Owen ; Parnell, Susan Date: 2002 The city of Johannesburg lies at the heart of a sprawling metropolis. This metropolis, which we shall call the Johannesburg region, roughly corresponds with the boundaries of Gauteng Province.1 It stretches from Soshanguve in the north to ... Read more c b n d
Race, inequality and urbanisation in the Johannesburg Region, 1946-1996

Author: Crankshaw, Owen ; Parnell, Susan Date: 2002 The city of Johannesburg lies at the heart of a sprawling metropolis. This metropolis, which we shall call the Johannesburg region, roughly corresponds with the boundaries of Gauteng Province.1 It stretches from Soshanguve in the north to ... Read more c b n d
The Academic-Policy Interface in Post-Apartheid Urban Research: Personal Reflections

Author: Parnell, Susan Date: 2007 Ironically, in the North where only a minority of scholars are engaged in applied or policy research, they are navel gazing about what 'the policy turn' implies for geography. Here in South Africa, where consulting, policy or applied research ... Read more
The role of cities in the foreign policy of emerging powers: the cases of Bogotá, Colombia and Johannesburg, South Africa

Author: Delgado Caicedo, Jerónimo Date: 2018 Cities are increasingly important actors in the current International System. Cities fall under the jurisdiction of States where they play a fundamental role in the making and consolidation of emerging powers. In today’s State-centred ... Read more
Urban climate adaptation as a process of organisational decision making

Author: Taylor, Anna Date: 2017 In a world that is increasingly urbanised, cities are recognised as critical sites for tackling problems of climate change, both by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing the impacts of changing climate conditions. Unlike climate ... Read more
The urban land question : management and access for the urban poor in post apartheid South Africa

Author: Mammon, Nisa Date: 2011 The premise of the thesis is that the developmental use of urban land should be ethical, fair and promote social justice. Using multiple research approaches and mixed methods this thesis examines the urban land question in South Africa and ... Read more