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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

21. Gentrification in South African Cities

Author : Gustav Visser

Published in: The Geography of South Africa

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Gentrification is a form of urban renewal that has seen comprehensive and largely critical debate in urban studies discourse. This chapter aims to position these debates in an urban South African context and assess their relevance. Following a brief review and analysis of gentrification in international scholarship, a narrative is presented in which the prevalence of gentrification in South Africa is explored. It is found that this process is best registered in the empirical realities of Cape Town, but nascent signs of gentrification are also emerging in other contexts.

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Metadata
Title
Gentrification in South African Cities
Author
Gustav Visser
Copyright Year
2019
Book
The Geography of South Africa

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-94973-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-94974-1

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94974-1_21