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Spatialities of Urban Change: Selected Themes from Bloemfontein at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Spatialities of Urban Change: Selected Themes from Bloemfontein at the Beginning of the 21st Century Urban Forum (2008) 19:427–428 DOI 10.1007/s12132-008-9045-6 Spatialities of Urban Change: Selected Themes from Bloemfontein at the Beginning of the 21st Century Lochner Marais and Gustav Visser (editors), 2008, ix + 195pp, Sun Press, Stellenbosch, ISBN 978-1-920109-45-5 Ronnie Donaldson Published online: 22 November 2008 Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2008 The edited book of Marais and Visser, aptly titled Spatialities of Urban Change is the first scholarly account in book form of spatial themes on urban change in a secondary city in South Africa. The themes that are addressed not only touch on some of the most important socio-spatial aspects of investigation in contemporary South African—and international—urban studies (e.g. housing, inner city revitali- zation, urban tourism, urban management) but also introduce emerging themes of inquiry (e.g. role of churches, arts festivals, a focus on suburbs). The book comprises ten chapters (195 pages) and a total of nine scholars (well-experienced urban scholars as well as upcoming urban specialists of whom most are black or female) made contributions, all based at the University of the Free State. The chapters are of a high academic standard, thoroughly researched (most recent academic discourse has been incorporated in preparing arguments) with appropriate analyses (both http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Urban Forum Springer Journals

Spatialities of Urban Change: Selected Themes from Bloemfontein at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Donaldson, Ronnie
Urban Forum , Volume 19 (4) – Nov 22, 2008
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2008 by Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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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/s12132-008-9045-6
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Urban Forum (2008) 19:427–428 DOI 10.1007/s12132-008-9045-6 Spatialities of Urban Change: Selected Themes from Bloemfontein at the Beginning of the 21st Century Lochner Marais and Gustav Visser (editors), 2008, ix + 195pp, Sun Press, Stellenbosch, ISBN 978-1-920109-45-5 Ronnie Donaldson Published online: 22 November 2008 Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2008 The edited book of Marais and Visser, aptly titled Spatialities of Urban Change is the first scholarly account in book form of spatial themes on urban change in a secondary city in South Africa. The themes that are addressed not only touch on some of the most important socio-spatial aspects of investigation in contemporary South African—and international—urban studies (e.g. housing, inner city revitali- zation, urban tourism, urban management) but also introduce emerging themes of inquiry (e.g. role of churches, arts festivals, a focus on suburbs). The book comprises ten chapters (195 pages) and a total of nine scholars (well-experienced urban scholars as well as upcoming urban specialists of whom most are black or female) made contributions, all based at the University of the Free State. The chapters are of a high academic standard, thoroughly researched (most recent academic discourse has been incorporated in preparing arguments) with appropriate analyses (both

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