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Sustainable futures in Southern Africa's mountains : multiple perspectives on an emerging city / Andrea Membretti, Sue Jean Taylor, Jess L. Delves, editors.

9783031157738 (electronic bk.)
3031157737 (electronic bk.)
3031157753
9783031157752

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2023.

English

1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).

10.1007/978-3-031-15773-8 doi

GF758

304.20968

This open access book presents multiple disciplinary perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in the South African mountain city of Phuthaditjhaba. These challenges are embedded in the complex environmental, socio-cultural and political contexts of the region. Established as the capital of the QwaQwa homeland under Grand Apartheid, this city is now home to between 400,000 700,000 people but in many areas lacks formal infrastructure and services. Each chapter of this volume addresses a different aspect of the citys development and all take the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a common framework to guide their reflections on potential sustainable futures for Phuthaditjhaba. While the circumstances in Phuthaditjhaba will be familiar to many researchers of informal and growing cities in developing regions, the mountain setting of the city brings its own set of challenges and opportunities linked to the rugged and steep terrain, remoteness and natural resources. This book serves to showcase the diverse research taking place in this emerging mountain city and provide reflections on how a sustainable future can be ensured for its environment and inhabitants.

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Sustainable development goals series, 2523-3092

Print version: 9783031157752

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