Secondary Cities and Development

Lochner Marais, Etienne Nel, Ronnie Donaldson

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781317358848
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Business

The role secondary cities play in the global space economy and national urban hierarchies is increasingly receiving attention from scholars and international agencies, most notably the Cities Alliance.

Secondary Cities and Development considers the role of secondary cities through the lens of South Africa, a middle-income country with characteristics of both the developed and developing worlds. This book brings together a broad overview of international literature on secondary cities in South Africa and mirrors them against global experience. Chapters emphasize the importance of secondary cities as regional services areas, their potential roles in rural development, the vulnerabilities to which they are prone and their signifcant potential. By means of review, six South African case studies, and an assessment of contemporary policy approaches towards these cities, this unique volume provides insight into a spectrum of globally significant challenges.

This book would be of interest to academics and policy makers working in urban studies or regional development.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half-Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table Of Contents
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• List of abbreviations
• 1 Secondary cities in South Africa: national settlement patterns and urban research
• 2 The international literature and context
• 3 The City of Matlosana
• 4 EMalahleni
• 5 Emfuleni
• 6 George
• 7 Polokwane
• 8 UMlathuze
• 9 The role of secondary cities in South Africa’s development
• Index