Urban inclusivity in Southern Africa / / edited by Hangwelani H. Magidimisha-Chipungu, Lovemore Chipungu

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (449 pages)
• Disciplina: 910
• Soggetto topico: Geography; Political planning; Architecture
• Persona (resp. second.): Magidimisha-ChipunguHangwelani H.; ChipunguLovemore
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Part I Laying the Foundation for Inclusive Cities -- 1 Laying the Foundation for Inclusive Cities-An Introduction -- References -- 2 Southern African Cities at a Glance-An Introduction -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Current Urban Affairs in Southern Africa -- 2.3 The Metamorphoses of Urban Development and Governance in Southern Africa -- 2.4 Urban Inclusivity Policies Across the Region -- 2.5 Rethinking Urbanisation and Inclusivity in Southern Africa -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Enduring Relationship Between Civil Engineering and Spatial Injustice -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Inclusivity as Equitable Access to Public Infrastructure -- 3.3 A Pathology of Disparities in Access to Infrastructure -- 3.4 The Domain of Civil Engineering -- 3.4.1 Disparities Caused by the Informalisation of Formal Neighbourhoods -- 3.4.2 Inaccurate Design Assumptions -- 3.4.3 The Deliberate Provision of Inferior Infrastructure in Low-Income Neighbourhoods -- 3.4.4 The Role of Civil Engineering Science in Realising Inclusive Cities -- 3.5 Traditional Engineering Approaches that Entrench Exclusion of Marginalised Residents -- 3.5.1 Planning for Sustainability -- 3.5.2 Cost-Benefit Analysis -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Interrogating Conceptual Dimensions of Inclusive Cities -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Defining an Inclusive City -- 4.3 Dimensions of Inclusive Cities -- 4.3.1 Economic Inclusion -- 4.3.2 Spatial Inclusion -- 4.3.3 Social Inclusion -- 4.4 'Tailor Made City Inclusivity' -- 4.5 The Illusion of Inclusion -- 4.6 An Integrated Approach to Inclusive Cities -- 4.7 Inclusion Through Participation -- 4.8 The Role of Governments in Making Cities Inclusive -- 4.9 Conclusion -- References -- Part II Interrogating Inclusivity of Cities in Selected Countries. ; 5 Living Beyond the Dream of Inclusivity. The Race and Class Domain: Inclusivity in Selected European Cities -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Zurich, Switzerland -- 5.2.1 Demographics -- 5.2.2 Intercultural City -- 5.2.3 Inclusive Education -- 5.2.4 Inclusive Housing and/or Neighbourhoods -- 5.2.5 Access to Opportunities and Public Service -- 5.2.6 Business and Employment -- 5.2.7 Diverse Culture, Languages and Civil Life -- 5.2.8 Access to Public Space -- 5.2.9 Tolerance to Newcomers and Anti-discrimination -- 5.2.10 Conclusion -- 5.3 Oslo, Norway -- 5.3.1 Demographics -- 5.3.2 Oslo, a City for All -- 5.3.3 Inclusive Initiative-OXLO-Oslo Extra Large -- 5.3.4 Inclusive Education Policy -- 5.3.5 Inclusive Neighbourhood Policies -- 5.3.6 Public Service Policies -- 5.3.7 Business and Employment Market Policies -- 5.3.8 Diverse Culture, Language and Civil Life -- 5.3.9 Access to Public Space -- 5.3.10 Tolerance to New Comers -- 5.3.11 Conclusions -- 5.4 Copenhagen, Denmark -- 5.4.1 Demographics -- 5.4.2 An Integrated City is a Better City-Copenhagen -- 5.4.3 Education Policies -- 5.4.4 Neighbourhood Policies -- 5.4.5 Public Service -- 5.4.6 Business Opportunities and Labour Market Policies -- 5.4.7 Diverse Cultural, Language and Civil Life -- 5.4.8 Public Space Policies -- 5.4.9 Tolerance to Newcomers -- 5.4.10 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Continuities and Discontinuities in Urban Population Policies in Post-colonial Southern African Cities: Towards a Sustainable and Inclusive Framework -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Conceptual Framework -- 6.3 Literature Review -- 6.4 Research Methodology -- 6.5 Results -- 6.5.1 Zimbabwe -- 6.5.2 Namibia -- 6.5.3 Tanzania -- 6.5.4 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) -- 6.6 Discussion -- 6.7 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations -- References -- 7 Urbanisation, Inclusive Cities and the Plight of the People with Disability. ; 7.1 Background -- 7.2 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Inclusivity and the Right to the City -- 7.3 Inclusivity and Disability -- 7.4 Inclusivity and Universal Design -- 7.5 Inclusive Cities and the Corona Pandemic -- 7.6 Disability and Inclusion in Zimbabwe -- 7.7 Research Methodology -- 7.8 Findings and Discussions -- 7.8.1 Disability, the Law and the UNCRDP -- 7.8.2 Disability, Women and the Youth -- 7.8.3 Disability and Economic Inclusion in the City -- 7.9 Key Recommendations -- 7.10 Conclusion -- References -- Part III Recounting Challenges of Inclusivity in South African Cities -- 8 Excluding the Poor in Urban Developments -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Research Methodology -- 8.3 Pushing the Urban Poor to the Fringes of the Urban Socio-Economic Fabric -- 8.4 Data Presentation and Discussion -- 8.4.1 Housing the Urban Poor -- 8.4.2 Urban Poor and (Un)Employment -- 8.4.3 Poor Basic Service Delivery -- 8.5 Emerging Inequality Through Digital Divide -- 8.6 Recommendations -- 8.7 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Diversifying Inclusivity Through the Night Economy: An Observation from the Terraces of Durban and Cape Town -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Conceptualizing the Evolution of 24-h Cities -- 9.2.1 A Theoretical Perspective of Cities -- 9.2.2 The Evolution of the 24-h City Concept -- 9.2.3 Methodology -- 9.2.4 An Overview of South African Cities -- 9.2.5 De-mystifying the Night Economy -- 9.2.6 The Night Economy and Housing -- 9.2.7 Unveiling the Dark Side of the Night Economy -- 9.3 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 10 Post-Apartheid Cities in South Africa: A Mirage of Inclusivity -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Contextualising Urban Exclusion -- 10.3 Conceptual Framework -- 10.4 Data Collection and Analysis -- 10.4.1 Presentation of Research Results -- 10.4.2 Discussion of Research Results -- 10.5 Recommendations. ; 10.5.1 Accessing Economic Opportunities -- 10.5.2 Restructuring the Urban Space Economy -- 10.5.3 Enhancing Urban Governance -- 10.6 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Defining the Layers of Urban Complexity: An Epistemological Shift Towards Inclusive Cities -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 The Fundamental Problem -- 11.3 A Critique of Methods of Urban Analysis and Conceptualisation: Objectivist Planning Versus Responsive Frameworks -- 11.4 An Alternative, Layered Methodology of Urban Analysis -- 11.5 Case Study: A Critical Comparative Analysis of the Point Waterfront District with the Central Colonial District and the Grey Street District of Durban -- 11.6 Towards an Inclusive Urban Design Methodology -- 11.7 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Adaptive Reuse Strategies in Durban Inner City Using Hybrid Mapping Tools -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Urban Resilience -- 12.3 Insurgency and Lost Spaces Within the City -- 12.4 Adaptive Reuse Towards Sustainable Urban Environments -- 12.5 Methodological Approach -- 12.5.1 Mapping Lost Spaces Using Hybrid Tools -- 12.5.2 Three Case Studies in Durban -- 12.6 Mapping the Adaptive Reuse Potential -- 12.7 Design Strategies -- 12.8 Findings -- 12.9 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 13 Housing Policy and the Post-apartheid City: A Tale of Urban Exclusion Through Housing Delivery -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Inclusion in What Sense? -- 13.3 A History of Urban Exclusion -- 13.4 Housing Policy and the Poor's Inclusion in the City -- 13.5 The Housing Subsidy Scheme and Location -- 13.6 Housing Ownership, Wealth Creation and Inclusion -- 13.7 Conclusion -- References -- 14 Reflecting on the Inclusivity of Culture in Urban Housing Development-A Case Study of Communal Residential Units in Durban -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Conceptualizing the Link Between Housing and Culture -- 14.3 Research Methodology. ; 14.4 An Overview of South African Housing Policy -- 14.4.1 Communal Residential Units -- 14.4.2 Data Analysis -- 14.4.3 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 15 Human Settlement Policies and Women's Access to the City: Implications for Inclusive Cities -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Apartheid Policies on Access to the City -- 15.3 Methodology -- 15.4 Conceptualising Access to the City -- 15.5 Findings -- 15.5.1 Government Interventions and Women's Inclusion in the City in Post-apartheid South Africa -- 15.6 Discussion -- 15.7 Conclusion -- References -- 16 The Neglect of People with Disabilities in Integrated Development Planning in Ngangelizwe Township, Mthatha -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Social Justice and Conceptions of Disability -- 16.3 Methodology -- 16.4 The Situation in Ngangelizwe Township -- 16.4.1 The Context of the Municipality -- 16.4.2 Planning for People with Disabilities in the 2016/2017 Integrated Development Plan and the 2015/2016 Annual Report -- 16.4.3 Findings from the Observations -- 16.4.4 The Respondents' Views -- 16.5 (Non) Inclusion of People with Disabilities -- 16.6 Conclusion -- References -- 17 Access and Constraints to Commuting for Persons with Disabilities in Gauteng Province, South Africa -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Research Methods and Materials -- 17.2.1 Theoretical Analytical Lenses -- 17.2.2 Method -- 17.2.3 Databases and Research Method Analytic Technique -- 17.2.4 Rationale for Case Study Selection -- 17.2.5 Data Analysis and Interpretation of Findings -- 17.2.6 Limitations -- 17.3 Literature Review -- 17.3.1 Transport Disability as a Social Construct -- 17.3.2 Mobility-as-a-Service (Maas) Paradigm -- 17.3.3 Inclusive Cities Paradigm and the Persons with Disabilities Dividend -- 17.3.4 Rights-Based Approach, Transport Mobility and PWDs Discourses. ; 17.3.5 Shifts and Drifts in PWDs Models and Implications for the Transport Sector.
• Titolo autorizzato: Urban inclusivity in Southern Africa
• ISBN: 3-030-81511-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910734097703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: The Urban Book