On Belonging and Becoming in African Cities

Municipal administrations are entrusted with ensuring order, equity, and the conditions for productive endeavour. They discharge this responsibility by providing some sense of coherence over who does what where. But exactly what "sense of coherence" is needed by those who inhabit the city?...

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Published inEmerging Johannesburg pp. 123 - 147
Main Authors Gotz, Graeme, Simone, AbdouMaliq
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2003
Edition1
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Summary:Municipal administrations are entrusted with ensuring order, equity, and the conditions for productive endeavour. They discharge this responsibility by providing some sense of coherence over who does what where. But exactly what "sense of coherence" is needed by those who inhabit the city? How precisely is this "coherence" structured?
ISBN:041593558X
0415935598
9780415935586
9780415935593
DOI:10.4324/9781315811000-11