Sustainable Futures in Southern Africa’s Mountains

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dc.alternateIdentifier9783031157738
dc.alternateIdentifier10.1007/978-3-031-15773-8
dc.contributorMembretti, Andrea
dc.contributorTaylor, Sue Jean
dc.contributorDelves, Jess L.
dc.date2023-02-13T17:27:04Z
dc.date2023-02-13T17:27:04Z
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T15:05:39Z
dc.descriptionThis open access book presents multiple disciplinary perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in the South African mountain city of Phuthaditjhaba. These challenges are embedded in the complex environmental, socio-cultural and political contexts of the region. Established as the capital of the QwaQwa ‘homeland’ under Grand Apartheid, this city is now home to between 400,000 – 700,000 people but in many areas lacks formal infrastructure and services. Each chapter of this volume addresses a different aspect of the city’s development and all take the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a common framework to guide their reflections on potential sustainable futures for Phuthaditjhaba. While the circumstances in Phuthaditjhaba will be familiar to many researchers of informal and growing cities in developing regions, the mountain setting of the city brings its own set of challenges and opportunities linked to the rugged and steep terrain, remoteness and natural resources. This book serves to showcase the diverse research taking place in this emerging mountain city and provide reflections on how a sustainable future can be ensured for its environment and inhabitants.
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dc.identifierhttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61282
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dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/30957
dc.identifierdoi10.1007/978-3-031-15773-8
dc.imprintSpringer International Publishing
dc.languageeng
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dc.pages192
dc.placepublicationCham
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishing
dc.relationSustainable Development Goals Series
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dc.relationisbn9783031157738
dc.resourceTypebook
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dc.source978-3-031-15773-8.pdf
dc.subjectSustainable development in southern Africa
dc.subjectMountain cities in Africa
dc.subjectInformal settlements in Africa
dc.subjectHomeland cities South Africa
dc.subjectSustainable development goals and urban planning
dc.subjectInformal urban settlements southern Africa
dc.subjectMountain economy in Africa
dc.subjectMigrations and African cities
dc.subjectNatural resources and cities in Africa
dc.subjectPost-apartheid cities and development
dc.subjectMountain society in Africa
dc.subjectAfrican urban communities
dc.subjectCommons and cities in Africa
dc.subjectAfrican urban sociology
dc.subjectAfrican urban economy
dc.subjectUrban infrastructure and informal settlements
dc.subjectthema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNU Sustainability
dc.subjectthema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography
dc.subjectthema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBP Meteorology and climatology
dc.titleSustainable Futures in Southern Africa’s Mountains

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