Taming the disorderly city : the spatial landscape of Johannesburg after apartheid / Martin J. Murray.

Author/creator Murray, Martin J.
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxvi, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Sociology, Urban--South Africa. --Johannesburg.
Urban renewal--South Africa. --Johannesburg.
City planning--South Africa. --Johannesburg.
Johannesburg (South Africa)--Social conditions.
Johannesburg (South Africa)--Geography.
Johannesburg (South Africa)--Politics and government.

SeriesCornell paperbacks
Cornell paperbacks. ^A770796
Contents Introduction : the untamed city of fragments -- Social justice and the rights to the city -- Ruin and regeneration intertwined -- The fixed and flexible city -- Disposable people at the peri-urban fringe -- The spatial dynamics of real estate capitalism -- The struggle for survival in the inner city -- Revitalization and displacement in the inner city -- The banality of indifferent urbanism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-256) and index.
LCCN 2008001452
ISBN9780801445699 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801445698 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801474378 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN080147437X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HN 801.J64 M87 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold