Research Catalog

Title

Transforming settlement in southern Africa / edited by Chris de Wet and Roddy Fox.

Publication

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute, ©2001.

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Details

Additional Authors

• De Wet, C. J.
• Fox, R. C.

Description

xiii, 344 pages : maps; 24 cm

Summary

This volume examines the ways in which changing political and economic processes impact upon patterns of population movement and settlement. It presents analyses at three inter-related geographical scales: regional, national and local.

Series Statement

International African seminars ; new ser., no. 6

Uniform Title

International African seminars ; new ser., no. 6.

Subject

• Refugees > Africa, Southern
• Land settlement > Africa, Southern
• Emigration and immigration
• Land settlement
• Refugees
• Africa, Southern > Emigration and immigration
• Southern Africa

Note

• Papers presented at an African Institute seminar.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-337) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction: Transforming Settlement in Southern Africa / Chris de Wet and Roddy Fox -- 2. Angolan Refugee Displacement and Settlement in Zaire and Zambia / Art Hansen -- 3. Southern Mozambique: Migrant Labour and Post-Independence Challenges / Luis Antonio Covane -- 4. Structuring the Demise of a Refugee Identity: The UNHCR's Voluntary Repatriation Programme for Mozambican Refugees in South Africa / Graeme Rodgers -- 5. Making Resettlement a Community Development Project: A Case Study of Katse Dam Resettlement in Lesotho / Malefane Maema, Tsebang Putsoane and Per Bertilsson / [and others] -- 6. Micro and Macro Factors in Rural Settlement: A Case Study of Chiweta in Northern Malawi / Linda Semu -- 7. The Economic Role of Gardens in Peri-Urban and Urban Settlements of Lesotho / Hopolang Phororo -- 8. On Migration and the County of the Mind: Conceptualising Urban-Rural Space in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / Catherine Cross -- 9. Politics, Community Displacement and Planning: Cato Manor -- Past, Present, Future / Brij Maharaj -- 10. 'Duncan's Inferno': Fire Disaster, Social Dislocation and Settlement Patterns in a South African Township / Leslie Bank -- 11. The Impact of National Policy on Rural Settlement Patterns in Zimbabwe / Lovemore M. Zinyama -- 12. The Impact of National Policy on Urban Settlement in Zimbabwe / Kadmiel Wekwete -- 13. The Influence of Government Policies on the Development of Rural Settlements in Botswana / Robson Silitshena -- 14. Developing Settlement Policy Alternatives: The Role of Rural Service Centres in Africa / Naison Mutizwa-Mangiza -- 15. Urbanisation Strategy in the New South Africa: The Role of Secondary Cities and Small Towns / Anthony Lemon -- 16. Some Issues in Developing Settlement Policy Alternatives in South Africa / David Dewar -- 17. Eight Main Risks: Preventing Impoverishment during Population Resettlement / Michael M. Cernea -- 18. Reconsidering Settlement Strategies for Southern Africa / Thayer Scudder -- 19. Migration, Settlement and the Population Debate in South Africa / Carel van Aardt -- 20. Equitable and Sustainable Urban Futures in Post-Apartheid Southern Africa / David Simon.

ISBN

• 0748614656
• 9780748614653

OCLC

• ocm48061367
• 48061367
• SCSB-1228304

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library