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Emerging Johannesburg explores the transformation of one of the most important African cities. In recent years, South Africa has progressed a great deal politically, but faces many of the same staggering problems that other sub-Saharan states face, particularly crime, violence, poverty and AIDS. Contributors address these issues, including the urban/suburban divide in the city and its relationship to poverty and socio-political power, local politics and governance, the devastating impact of AIDS and the effect of post-apartheid life on ordinary residents.
Originally published in 1990, Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South
Africa examines the democratic future of South Africa in the
context of policy options and constraints. The book looks at the
issue of South Africa's future including access to land and
housing, marked regional differences in well-being, large
peri-urban settlements arising around all major towns, and racial
inequalities in access to farming land. The book will be of
interest to students of urbanization, geography, economics and
planning and African studies.
Originally published in 1990, Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South
Africa examines the democratic future of South Africa in the
context of policy options and constraints. The book looks at the
issue of South Africa's future including access to land and
housing, marked regional differences in well-being, large
peri-urban settlements arising around all major towns, and racial
inequalities in access to farming land. The book will be of
interest to students of urbanization, geography, economics and
planning and African studies.
Emerging Johannesburg explores the transformation of one of the most important African cities. In recent years, South Africa has progressed a great deal politically, but faces many of the same staggering problems that other sub-Saharan states face, particularly crime, violence, poverty and AIDS. Contributors address these issues, including the urban/suburban divide in the city and its relationship to poverty and socio-political power, local politics and governance, the devastating impact of AIDS and the effect of post-apartheid life on ordinary residents.
Democracy and delivery - Urban policy in South Africa tells the
story of urban policy and its formulation in South Africa. As such,
it provides an important resource for present and future urban
policy processes. In a series of essays written by leading
academics and practitioners, Democracy and delivery documents and
assesses the formulation, evolution and implementation of urban
policy in South African during the first ten years of democracy in
rigorous detail. The contributors describe the creation of
democratic local governments from the time of the 1976 Soweto
uprising and the intense township struggles of the 1980s, the
construction of 'developmental' planning and financial frameworks,
and the delivery of housing and services by the new democratic
order. They examine the policy formulation processes and what
underlay these, debate the role of research and the influence of
international development agencies and assess successes and
failures in policy implementation. Looking to the future, the
contributors make suggestions based on experience with
implementation and changing political priorities.
Since the early 1990s there has been a global trend towards
governmental devolution. However, in Australia, alongside
deregulation, public-private partnerships and privatisation, there
has been increasing centralisation rather than decentralisation of
urban governance. Australian state governments are responsible for
the planning, management and much of the funding of the cities, but
the Commonwealth government has on occasion asserted much the same
role. Disjointed policy and funding priorities between levels of
government have compromised metropolitan economies, fairness and
the environment. Australia's Metropolitan Imperative: An Agenda for
Governance Reform makes the case that metropolitan governments
would promote the economic competitiveness of Australia's cities
and enable more effective and democratic planning and management.
The contributors explore the global metropolitan 'renaissance',
document the history of metropolitan debate in Australia and
demonstrate metropolitan governance failures. They then discuss the
merits of establishing metropolitan governments, including
economic, fiscal, transport, land use, housing and environmental
benefits. The book will be a useful resource for those engaged in
strategic, transport and land use planning, and a core reference
for students and academics of urban governance and government.
Features The first comprehensive examination of the need for a
fourth sphere of governance in Australia, covering the country's
major city-regions, the metropolitan areas. Empowers readers to be
able to analyse and critique the policy propositions of federal and
state governments for Australia's cities. Includes comparative
international case studies.
An Iranian cell tries to take over the region of the United States.
The president calls on my group to take care of the situation any
way that I possibly can. I am Jack Franks, and narrator of this
book. Total actions throughout.The Iranians are looking for circuit
boards that they can use in their plight to find nuclear energy.
The new Mystery Book has arrived, Judy says,"There is a thrill
around every corner". The story portrays the small town of Austin,
where two electronics companies made their start. It also brings
together the owners and the people that work for them to form a
solid bond. It is told in the 3rd person. This means that the story
is told by the people that lived through the death and frustration
while enjoying a few drinks at the local bar. Here is an excerpt:
"It is imperative that you assist us in this operation". My ex-boss
was talking to me. I was just getting back to the norm after my
two-week vacation. I looked over my right shoulder and asked, "What
are you talking about"?
On a sunny afternoon in May 1868, nineteen-year-old Gilbert Grace
stood in a Wiltshire field, wondering why he was playing cricket
against the Great Western Railway Club. A batting genius, 'W. G.'
should have been starring at Lord's in the grand opening match of
the season. But MCC did not want to elect this humble son of a
provincial doctor. W. G's career was faltering before it had barely
begun. Grace finally forced his way into MCC and over the next
three decades, millions came to watch him - not just at Lord's, but
across the British Empire and beyond. Only W. G. could boast a fan
base that stretched from an American Civil War general and the
Prince of Wales's mistress to the children who fingered his
coat-tails as he walked down the street, just to say 'I touched
him'. The public never knew the darker story behind W. G.'s
triumphal progress. Accused of avarice, W. G. was married to the
daughter of a bankrupt. Disparaged as a simpleton, his subversive
mind recast how to play sport - thrillingly hard, pushing the
rules, beating his opponents his own way. In Amazing Grace, Richard
Tomlinson unearths a life lived so far ahead of his times that W.
G. is still misunderstood today. For the first time, Tomlinson
delves into long-buried archives in England and Australia to reveal
the real W. G: a self-made, self-destructive genius, at odds with
the world and himself.
Development and Dreams: The urban legacy of the 2010 Football World
Cup considers the effects of South Africa's hosting the 2010 FIFA
World Cup. It is held that here lies the greatest potential benefit
of the 2010 World Cup - a repudiation of Afropessimism and an
assertion of a contemporary African identity both at home and on a
global stage. The contributors to this volume, both academics and
practitioners, provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the
probable consequences of the World Cup for the economy of South
Africa and its cities, on infrastructure development, and on the
projection of African culture and identity. Attention is given to a
range of topics including the management, costs and benefits
associated with the 2010 World Cup, the uncertain economic and
employment benefits, venue selection, and investment in
infrastructure, tourism and fan parks. The contributors then
explore the less tangible hopes, dreams and aspirations associated
with the 2010 World Cup and interrogate what it means to talk about
an African Cup, African culture and identity. Academics,
policy-makers and the reading public will find this title an
invaluable companion as South Africa prepares to host the world's
largest sporting event.
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