Space and planning in secondary cities Reflections from South Africa

• Other Authors: Marais, Lochner (Editor), Nel, Verna (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Bloemfontein UJ Press 2019
• Subjects: City & town planning - architectural aspects; Secondary cities; spatial transformation; Secondary cities and research and policy in South Africa; spatial planning; Post-apartheid spatial policy; complex spaces; Complex adaptive systems; Socioecological systems; Implications for planning in complex systems; Adaptive co-evolution; Collaborative and adaptive planning and leadership; Urban sprawl; Gated estates; Drakenstein Municipality's spatial problems; sprawl; Policy for spatial containment; Spatial planning for the Limpopo energy hub; Mining booms and busts; Settlement planning and housing policy for mining towns; Infrastructure; Spatial change; Spatial transformation and complexity; Complexity of planning in Mahikeng; Planning in a difficult space; Policy and planning frameworks; Demographics; Planning for spatial transformation; Matjhabeng: planning in the face of the Free State Goldfields decline; Context and changes in Matjhabeng; Welkom's economy and global market forces; Spatial changes in Matjhabeng; 1990-2013; Spatial planning in Matjhabeng: 1994-2018; The 2005/2006 spatial development framework; The 2013 spatial development framework; The 2015 Matjhabeng by-laws; Precinct plans; realistic plans in a situation of economic stagnation; Mbombela: a growing provincial capital and tourism destination; Spatial and population change; Municipal infrastructure; Main spatial challenges; Spatial priorities and plans; N4 Maputo corridor; Participatory planning; Balancing urban and rural land development; Integrated development; Msunduzi: spatially integrating Kwazulu-Natal's diverse capital; the contribution of the spatial development framework to spatial transformation; Factors affecting spatial change in Polokwane Local Municipality; Settlement hierarchy; Corridors and transportation; Water and sanitation infrastructure; Spatial planning problems in Rustenburg; Internal dynamics that hinder spatial transformation; External dynamics that hinder spatial transformation; Quality of the spatial development framework and planning process; Spatial planning and complexity lessons; Complexity as a lens to assess spatial planning instruments; Interconnected nodes and car-free transport; Optimal land use; Resource custodianship; Promotion of agriculture and food production; and preservation of heritage; Complexity in spatial planning for Stellenbosch Municipality; complexity theory and spatial change
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