Reframing the role of public open space : the case of Cape Town / Miriam Bodino.
Bodino, Miriam, author.
2022
HT185
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Title Reframing the role of public open space : the case of Cape Town / Miriam Bodino.
Author Bodino, Miriam, author.
ISBN 9783030943233 (electronic bk.)
3030943232 (electronic bk.)
9783030943226 (print)
3030943224
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94323-3
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (vi, 176 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-94323-3 doi
Call Number HT185
Dewey Decimal Classification 307.76096873/55
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 4, 2022).
Series PoliTO Springer series, 2509-7024
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783030943226
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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.

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