Changes in local landscapes of South Africa are tied to changing social and economic structures of the post-apartheid era. Though there have been significant shift in land and labor market, as well as economic policies, between the apartheid era and current times, important inequalities between communities remain a defining characteristic of the post-apartheid landscape. This study demonstrates that new areas of peri-urban growth represent significantly lower living standards than the suburban growth near the city. While peri-urban areas have grown the most between 1990 and 2009, some of this growth is represented by informal settlements where access to urban infrastructure is scarce and poorly developed. Deproletarianization contributes to uneven geographical development by limiting access to the wage labor market and forcing people to live close to the city in order to gain access to this resource.
Sviluppo e paesaggio : il caso della peri-urbanizzazione in Sudafrica.
Pasta Giovanni
2021-01-01
Abstract
Changes in local landscapes of South Africa are tied to changing social and economic structures of the post-apartheid era. Though there have been significant shift in land and labor market, as well as economic policies, between the apartheid era and current times, important inequalities between communities remain a defining characteristic of the post-apartheid landscape. This study demonstrates that new areas of peri-urban growth represent significantly lower living standards than the suburban growth near the city. While peri-urban areas have grown the most between 1990 and 2009, some of this growth is represented by informal settlements where access to urban infrastructure is scarce and poorly developed. Deproletarianization contributes to uneven geographical development by limiting access to the wage labor market and forcing people to live close to the city in order to gain access to this resource.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
