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Contents
METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................13
FOREWORD ........................................................................................................15
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................29
PART ONE: AN URBAN CONTEXT MARKED BY APARTHEID AND POST-
APARTHEID RECONSTRUCTION POLICIES ....................................................31
1. AN URBAN HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA:
FROM 1652 TO THE PRESENT......................................................................33
1.1. Territorial Conquest: From Colonization to Apartheid .................................33
1.2. Since the End of Apartheid: A Political Desire for Reconstruction ..............39
2. CURRENT CHALLENGES...............................................................................49
2.1. A Two-Speed Macroeconomic Situation....................................................49
2.2. Urban Landscapes and Spatial Disparities ................................................54
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3. URBAN DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IN A UNIQUE POLITICAL AND
INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT ............................................................................61
3.1. A Political Situation in the Hands of the African National Congress ............61
3.2. The Public Authorities and Urban Development:
Three Spheres of Government ..................................................................63
PART TWO: AN UNCERTAIN DETERMINATION TO PLAN THE URBAN
LANDSCAPE........................................................................................................69
4. PLANNING AS IMPLEMENTED IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY .......................69
4.1. An Ambiguous National Context ...............................................................71
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