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Aspects of urban management in Windhoek, Namibia

Aspects of urban management in Windhoek, Namibia ASPECTS OF URBAN MANAGEMENT IN WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA C.M. ROGERSON INTRODUCTION The arrested process of Namibian decolonisation finally appears to have reached its close. A number of important steps were taken towards the formal proclamation of Namibian independence in 1990: the signing in New York during December 1988 of the historic tripartite agreement between Angola, Cuba and South Africa; the arrival on I April 1989 of United Nations peace- keeping forces, marking the beginnings of the independence process; and the successful conduct in November 1989 of elections for a Constituent Assembly to draw up and adopt an independence constitution (Asante and Asombang 1989; Evenson 1989; von Lucius 1989). Since the breaking of the impasse surrounding independence, the speed of political developments in Namibia has overtaken the pessimistic pronouncements published by a number of recent observers (e.g. IDAF 1989). For example, Sparks and Murray (1985, p. 1) averred that it would be 'hazardous' to suggest the timing of independence, while Simon and Moorsom (1987, p. 82) argued that 'Today, genuine independence seems as far way as ever.' With the successful transition to Namibian independence in 1990, it is appropriate to review and reflect upon the inheritance of the new government concerning http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Urban Forum Springer Journals

Aspects of urban management in Windhoek, Namibia

Urban Forum , Volume 1 (1) – Apr 3, 2009

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Springer Journals
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Social Sciences; Human Geography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Population Economics; Political Science; Sociology, general
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1015-3802
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1874-6330
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10.1007/BF03036525
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ASPECTS OF URBAN MANAGEMENT IN WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA C.M. ROGERSON INTRODUCTION The arrested process of Namibian decolonisation finally appears to have reached its close. A number of important steps were taken towards the formal proclamation of Namibian independence in 1990: the signing in New York during December 1988 of the historic tripartite agreement between Angola, Cuba and South Africa; the arrival on I April 1989 of United Nations peace- keeping forces, marking the beginnings of the independence process; and the successful conduct in November 1989 of elections for a Constituent Assembly to draw up and adopt an independence constitution (Asante and Asombang 1989; Evenson 1989; von Lucius 1989). Since the breaking of the impasse surrounding independence, the speed of political developments in Namibia has overtaken the pessimistic pronouncements published by a number of recent observers (e.g. IDAF 1989). For example, Sparks and Murray (1985, p. 1) averred that it would be 'hazardous' to suggest the timing of independence, while Simon and Moorsom (1987, p. 82) argued that 'Today, genuine independence seems as far way as ever.' With the successful transition to Namibian independence in 1990, it is appropriate to review and reflect upon the inheritance of the new government concerning

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