Seminar session 1: Historic context of the South African city and post-apartheid spatial challenges A brief origin of the making of the apartheid city will be provided to set the scene for understanding the post-apartheid spatial development challenges. The apartheid city model and the post- apartheid city models will be discussed in-depth within the context of spatial planning and urban policy such as the urban renewal programme, transformation of the black townships, among others.
Seminar session 2: Spatial and social complexities The spatial realities of post-apartheid urban South Africa manifest in many ways, mostly reinforcing the segregation instilled during apartheid, but this time based on class. In this session we will on the one hand look at the ways in which the SA city has been reshaped through resegregation processes such as gated developments creative enclaves for the rich and on the other hand we will look at the manifested social disorder and protest outcomes in the less developed parts of SA cities. Here, the outcomes and reasons of the spate of urban unrest taking place in selected urban areas of post-apartheid SA will be discussed to understand how these actions viewed within the context of broader housing development and urban restructuring
Seminar session 3: Outside the metropolis: A focus on secondary cities and small town Intergovernmental relations have become more prescriptive and the small scale of small towns and cities has often led to them being unable to secure enough funds compared to larger towns and cities. Nonetheless, small towns and rural places are not given a high priority on the policy agendas of governments in the developing world, despite these centres facing profound development challenges, including issues of rural decline, immigration, economic collapse and the lack of adequate technical and financial resources (Nel, 2005). In addition, functionally, intermediate / secondary cities (and to a lesser extent small towns) play an important role in managing urbanisation, contribute to international competitiveness, are important for the country at a national scale and perform significant regional services and social roles. Yet, despite these important roles, most of them appear to be locked into growth pathways that will be extremely difficult to break. In this session we will look at how small towns and secondary cities are performing in terms of socio-spatial transformation and their role in the broader context of national urbanization.
Seminar session 4: Is there such a thing as a post-apartheid city? If a paradox is defined as a self contradictory or false preposition, then understanding the making and moulding of the post apartheid city can best be defined as a paradox. The contemporary South African city and the myriad policies that advocate for spatial and social integration is a context that is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts and characteristics. In the last session we will argue that by overlooking the legacy of urban apartheid and the reorganization of urban spaces in a democratic society, current planning for integration has all but been contradictory.
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