Author : Daisy Waugh
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015032918800
A Small Town in Africa
Daisy Waugh
A Small Town In Africa
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Small Town Tourism in South Africa
Ronnie Donaldson
Author : Ronnie Donaldson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319680880
Small Town Tourism in South Africa by Ronnie Donaldson Pdf
This book investigates small town tourism development in South Africa taking into account the most common strategies: branding, promotion, festivals and theming. The contents of the book resonate with the intersection of the power elite and their impacts on small town tourism. Because the book focuses on small town geographies in South Africa, the literature on small town tourism in the country is reviewed in Chapter 2 to provide a contextual background. Each subsequent chapter begins with an overview of international literature to give the conceptual context of the case studies each chapter explores. In Chapter 3 the concept of small town tourism branding is illustrated by an exploration of the Richmond book town. In Chapter 4 the branding theme is probed further in an investigation of two winners of the Kwêla Town of the Year competition namely Fouriesburg and De Rust. Chapter 5 documents the branding of Sedgefield through its proclamation as Africa’s first Cittaslow (slow town), a process driven by the local power elite to the exclusion of town’s poor who have no understanding of the intentions of the Cittaslow movement and its potential benefits for the town. Chapter 6 is a case study of Greyton’s tourism-led rural gentrification by which a small town has transformed in three decades to become a sought after place of residence for elite inmigrants so making the town a jewel tourism destination while reinforcing racial segregation. Because festivals and events - creations of the wealthy - have made significant financial contributions to small towns, Chapter 7 considers festivals and events as strategies to market and brand small towns in a particular way. Case studies of the economic impacts of festivals on small towns are assessed and the assessment methodologies used are critiqued. Chapter 8 provides a synthesis by drawing on the thesis of the urban growth machine by power elites.
Small Town Africa
Jonathan Baker
Author : Jonathan Baker
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9171063056
Small Town Africa by Jonathan Baker Pdf
Mining and Community in South Africa
Philippe Burger,Lochner Marais,Deirdre van Rooyen
Author : Philippe Burger,Lochner Marais,Deirdre van Rooyen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351668736
Mining and Community in South Africa by Philippe Burger,Lochner Marais,Deirdre van Rooyen Pdf
Mining has played a key role in the growth of many towns in South Africa. This growth has been accompanied by a proliferation of informal settlements, by pressure to provide basic services and by institutional pressures in local government to support mining. Fragile municipal finance, changing social attributes, the pressures of shift-work on mineworkers, the impact on the physical environment and perceived new inequalities between mineworkers, contract workers and original inhabitants have further complicated matters. Mining growth has however also led to substantial local economic benefits to existing business and it has contributed to a mushrooming of new enterprises. While the relationship between mining and economic development at the country level has received adequate attention in existing literature, less is known about the consequences of mining at the local level. This book investigates the local impacts of mining in South Africa, focusing on employment, inequality, housing, business development, worker well-being, governance, municipal finance, planning and the environment. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Mining and Community in South Africa will be of interest to scholars of South Africa, economic development, labour and industry, politics and planning.
A Small Town in Africa
Daisy Waugh
Author : Daisy Waugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Isiolo (Kenya)
ISBN : 1856952606
A Small Town in Africa by Daisy Waugh Pdf
Dorps
Roger Ballen
Author : Roger Ballen
Publisher : Protea Boekhuis
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : Architectural photography
ISBN : 1869193946
Dorps by Roger Ballen Pdf
Dorps: The Small Towns of South Africa is about a part of 'Old Africa' that is quickly disappearing, captured by an internationally renowned American photographer.
Small Town Geographies in Africa
Ronnie Donaldson,Lochner Marais
Author : Ronnie Donaldson,Lochner Marais
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Cameroon
ISBN : 162100001X
Small Town Geographies in Africa by Ronnie Donaldson,Lochner Marais Pdf
Urban geographic inquiry has for decades been biased towards a focus on larger cities and metropolitan areas, both in the developed and developing world contexts. Small towns are generally depicted as rural, and many people do not even consider the term urban to be applicable to small towns. The editors of this collection invited scholars from around the world to contribute chapters that explore the developmental challenges of small cities and towns empirically, theoretically and historically in specific urban contexts in Africa.
Socio-Spatial Small Town Dynamics in South Africa
Ronnie Donaldson
Author : Ronnie Donaldson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031371424
Socio-Spatial Small Town Dynamics in South Africa by Ronnie Donaldson Pdf
This book explores small town geographical aspects by approaching them from a socio-spatial perspective. The contributions included in this book delve into a range of topics that have not been commonly studied before, such as white privilege, neglect of municipal infrastructure, collaborative governance, livelihoods in small-scale fisheries, housing provision, well-being in mining towns, studentification in rural contexts, election trends, and the historical development of small-town spas. The book adopts a socio-spatial point of view, providing a holistic understanding of the interplay between social and spatial factors within selected small town case studies. This approach sheds light on the socio-economic, political, and cultural dynamics that shape small towns. This localized perspective allows for a more targeted analysis of issues and potential solutions, taking into account the specific historical, cultural, and political contexts of small town South Africa. The edited volume serves as a valuable resource for academics, policymakers, practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding and improving small towns in South Africa.
Rural-Urban Dynamics in the East African Mountains
Racaud, Sylvain,Bart, Francois
Author : Racaud, Sylvain,Bart, Francois
Publisher : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789987753987
Rural-Urban Dynamics in the East African Mountains by Racaud, Sylvain,Bart, Francois Pdf
This book is the result of a long-term cooperation between French and East African scholars and universities under the aegis of the French Institute of Research in Africa (IFRA-Nairobi). This book presents the main results of the research program Cooperation for University and Scientific Research (CORUS): Mountains and Small and Medium Cities in East Africa: Environmental Management, Flows of People and Resources, funded by the French Ministry of Foreign Afairs and supported by IFRA-Nairobi. The specific subject is to rethink the development of the East African mountains in relation to the fast growing towns and cities that surround them. Three East-African mountains were chosen: Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon (Ugandan side) and Uporoto Mountains (Tanzania). Comparisons are included, especially with Mount Kilimanjaro, which has been studied in previous books and programs (e.g. Kilimanjaro: Mountain, Memory and Modernity, Mkuki na Nyota, Dar es Salaam, 2006). The authors are East African (Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya) and French scholars, most of them geographers. Made from 12 contributions, this book focuses on a recent change in those mountains: a growing urbanization which shapes new mountain systems. This phenomenon, which is actually a major upheaval, is the focal point of this book, giving rise to this question: what are the links between Rural-Urban evolution in such contexts? What are the impacts on livelihoods and development? This book, covering social and environmental scientific issues relating to Rural-Urban nature, is the first of its kind for African mountains.
The Routledge Handbook of Small Towns
Jerzy Bański
Author : Jerzy Bański
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000421637
The Routledge Handbook of Small Towns by Jerzy Bański Pdf
The Routledge Handbook of Small Towns addresses the theoretical, methodical, and practical issues related to the development of small towns and neighbouring countryside. Small towns play a very important role in spatial structure by performing numerous significant developmental functions for rural areas. At the local scale, they act as engines for economic growth of rural regions and as a link in the system of connections between large urban centres and the countryside. The book addresses the role of small towns in the local development of regions in countries with different levels of development and economic systems, including those in Europe, Africa, South America, Asia, and Australia. Chapters address the functional structure of small towns, relations between small towns and rural areas, and the challenges of spatial planning in the context of shaping the development of small towns. Students and scholars of urban planning, urban geography, rural geography, political geography, historical geography, and population geography will learn about the role of small towns in the local development of countries representing different economic systems and developmental conditions.
Moving to the Platteland
Julienne Du Toit
Author : Julienne Du Toit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Country life
ISBN : 0992235162
Moving to the Platteland by Julienne Du Toit Pdf
Small Town Geographies in Africa
Ronnie Donaldson,Lochner Marais
Author : Ronnie Donaldson,Lochner Marais
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1621001040
Small Town Geographies in Africa by Ronnie Donaldson,Lochner Marais Pdf
Urban geographic inquiry has for decades been biased towards a focus on larger cities and metropolitan areas, both in the developed and developing world contexts. Small towns are generally depicted as rural, and many people do not even consider the term urban to be applicable to small towns. The editors of this collection invited scholars from around the world to contribute chapters that explore the developmental challenges of small cities and towns empirically, theoretically and historically in specific urban contexts in Africa. (Imprint: Nova)
African Cities Through Local Eyes
Giuseppe Faldi,Axel Fisher,Luisa Moretto
Author : Giuseppe Faldi,Axel Fisher,Luisa Moretto
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030849061
African Cities Through Local Eyes by Giuseppe Faldi,Axel Fisher,Luisa Moretto Pdf
This book provides readers with a wide overview of place-based planning and design experiments addressing such powerful transformations in the African built environment. This continent is currently undergoing fast paced urban, institutional and environmental changes, which have stimulated an increasing interest for alternative architectural solutions, urban designs and comprehensive planning experiments. The international and balanced array of the collected contributions explore emerging research concepts for understanding urban and peri-urban processes in Africa, discuss bottom-up planning and design practices, and present inspirational and innovative co-design methods and participatory tools for steering such change through public spaces, sustainable services and infrastructures. The book is intended for students, researchers, decision-makers and practitioners engaged in planning and design for the built environment in Africa and the Global South at large.
Small African Towns
Poul O. Pedersen
Author : Poul O. Pedersen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019367882
Small African Towns by Poul O. Pedersen Pdf
This book focuses on the small town itself and its role in the rural production and distribution system. It is based on fieldwork carried out in Gutu and Gokwe, two district service centres in Zimbabwe. It investigates the role and economic raison d'etre of the small rural town, the structure and development of its economy, and its external relations to the rural hinterland, the larger urban centres and the national and international economy. (Adapté de l'introduction).