Van Niekerk, J. and Marais, L., 2008: Public Policy and Small Towns in Arid South Africa: The Case of Philippolis. In: Urban Forum, Vol. 19, pp. 363-380.Van Niekerk, J., 2005: The state and its influence on small town development: the case of Philippolis, Work in progress for...
Small town geographies in Africa: Experiences from South Africa and elsewhere Urban geographic inquiry has for decades been biased towards a focus on larger cities and metropolitan areas, both in the developed and developing world contexts. Small towns are generally depicted as rural, and many people...
It is widely believed that small towns have been playing a crucial role in rural sustainable development, as they provide most public services for rural residents living in hinterland villages. However, concrete evidence from a national-level analysis based on first-hand survey data is scarce. This...
The other nine had worked in other towns before coming to the trading centre; they had moved because of difficulties with their work or accommodation in their previous location and had often moved based on information they had received from others about the availability of work in the trading ...
This research investigates the role of small towns in local development, using theexample of Alice in South Africa. Emphasis is placed upon the relationship between asmall town and its rural hinterland with specific reference to agricultural and nonagriculturalactivities. The perceived conditions and th...
THE EFFICACY OF POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (LED) IN SMALL TOWNS IN A SELECTED REGION IN SOUTH AFRICA The paper reports on a study investigating the efficacy of policy and legal framework for cooperative governance and LED to facilitate and ...
Go Banking Rates put together a list of the 'Richest Small Towns in Every State'. They've deemed Falmouth Foreside as Maine's richest small town. Go Banking Rates used U.S. Census Bureau data with towns and communities that had 500 to 15,000 households, and then averaged the incomes to...
I’ve always been intrigued by the role of universities in the growth and development of cities. It’s well known that universities can have an outsized role on smaller towns and cities read more » » 1 comment Subjects: Urban Issues Economics Small Cities PolicyProgressive...
Mandela's children: The 1990 Birth to Twenty Study in South Africa Very rapid unplanned urbanization began and shanty towns mushroomed around formerly White cities and towns. It was anticipated that this rapid urbanization ... L Richter,S Norris,J Pettifor,... - 《International Journal of Epide...
a. Swaziland has few towns and cities, with Mbabane being itscapital and Manzini being ts largest city.b. Like many countries, Swaziland is of little interest to thegovernment of South Africa.c. Swaziland is not important to the developed world, and it has asmall population with few cities...