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Title:Why won't downtown Johannesburg 'regenerate'? Reassessing Hillbrow as a case example
Author:Winkler, TanjaISNI
Year:2013
Periodical:Urban Forum (ISSN 1874-6330)
Volume:24
Issue:3
Pages:309-324
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:neighbourhoods
urban renewal
urban planning
External link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12132-012-9178-5
Abstract:This paper argues that neighbourhood change in Hillbrow (Johannesburg, South Africa) is not concomitant with the linear processes of urban decline and economic resurgence. Instead, neighbourhood change is shaped by situated histories, politics and economics, in addition to the activities of diverse local actors. The paper also argues that despite severe physical decay, a history of being redlined and limited public sector support for the provision of public services, Hillbrow remains a resilient port-of-entry neighbourhood to Johannesburg for many residents who desire to engage in local and transnational economies. Current debates on urban land markets, therefore, necessitate an awareness of the roles that port-of-entry neighbourhoods facilitate in (mega)cities, and alternative urban planning responses to conventional regeneration strategies that are based on liberal market rationalities alone. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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