Publisher's Synopsis
The fragmentation of South Africa's cities persists despite the ending of apartheid. New forms of segregation are emerging in the context of globalisation and a largely neo-liberal policy environment. This poses an enormous challenge for policy-making, planning, and community activism. Although there has been an improvement in service infrastructure in certain parts of South African cities since 1994, the major structural changes required to alter the trajectory of urban change have not yet happened..."Confronting Fragmentation: Housing and Urban Development in a Democratising Society" provides an analytical perspective on the problems of fragmentation, with particular reference to the provision of urban shelter.
