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Reframing the Role of Public Open Space : The Case of Cape Town / by Miriam Bodino
(PoliTO Springer Series. ISSN:25097024)

Publisher	(Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer)
Year	2022
Edition	1st ed. 2022.
Authors	*Bodino, Miriam author SpringerLink (Online service)

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Links to the text	Library Off-campus access			OB00177141		Springer Social Sciences eBooks (電子ブック)	9783030943233

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Material Type	E-Book
Media type	機械可読データファイル
Size	VI, 176 p. 109 illus., 77 illus. in color : online resource
Notes	Introduction -- Defining the framework: geographical context -- Defining the framework: theoretical context -- Cape Town and the pursuit of inclusion -- Learning from Cape Town desegregation: Khayelitsha -- Conclusions This book explores the growing spatial inequality in contemporary cities, and the opportunity of reframing the role of public open space as a tool of inclusion in a context of an increasing economic gap between the urban poor and rich. The first part outlines the geographical and theoretical frames of reference, which are then tested in the analysis of a case study: Cape Town. This city in South Africa was selected since its spatial aspects of separation are particularly evident due to the legacy of both apartheid and modernism. The examination of the policies of the City of Cape Town confirms the rising attention to public space since the 1990s. This slow progress of desegregation is tested through a critical study of one of the most disadvantaged areas of the city, Khayelitsha. The book explores the relevance and impact of an urban-design project, and reframes the role of public open space not only as a tool for restructuring the apartheid city, but also for reinterpreting other fragmented contemporary cities HTTP:URL=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94323-3
Subjects	LCSH:Sociology, Urban LCSH:Human geography LCSH:Sustainability LCSH:Urban economics FREE:Urban Sociology FREE:Human Geography FREE:Sustainability FREE:Urban Economics
Classification	LCC:HT101-395 DC23:307.76
ID	8000079249
ISBN	9783030943233