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Creating Sustainable Cities: The Viability of Urban Regeneration in Bloemfontein, South Africa
Purpose: Central business districts within South African cities are experiencing rapid deterioration, ultimately leading to decay and decentralisation. The study will aim to identify the necessity and viability of urban regeneration in South Africa. Shared thinking is that Bloemfontein can be a successful candidate for urban regeneration for one primary reason as it is South Africa's juridical capital.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This study's approach to gain insight into urban regeneration is qualitative of nature. The empirical study involved document analysis, case studies, and semi-structured interviews regarding the feasibility of urban regeneration in South African but more specifically the inner-city of Bloemfontein and how regeneration strategies and frameworks can be implemented.
Findings: Throughout the study, it is clear that regeneration is necessary for economic and social growth within the inner city. The recommendations above will not ensure complete and successful regeneration but will serve as a basis to confront inner-city decay.
Practical Implication: The viability of urban regeneration is possible with the municipality/local authorities’ involvement and public-private partnerships, thus creating a safe and sustainable city. The suggestions will prove more valuable than current policies initiated by the local municipality.
Research Limitation/Implications: This research focused on the viability of urban regeneration of the inner-city in Bloemfontein.
Originality/Value: The successful and effective approaches, policies and frameworks adopted in Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Johannesburg will be applied to current challenges in terms of inner-city decay in Bloemfontein.
Creating Sustainable Cities: The Viability of Urban Regeneration in Bloemfontein, South Africa
Purpose: Central business districts within South African cities are experiencing rapid deterioration, ultimately leading to decay and decentralisation. The study will aim to identify the necessity and viability of urban regeneration in South Africa. Shared thinking is that Bloemfontein can be a successful candidate for urban regeneration for one primary reason as it is South Africa's juridical capital.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This study's approach to gain insight into urban regeneration is qualitative of nature. The empirical study involved document analysis, case studies, and semi-structured interviews regarding the feasibility of urban regeneration in South African but more specifically the inner-city of Bloemfontein and how regeneration strategies and frameworks can be implemented.
Findings: Throughout the study, it is clear that regeneration is necessary for economic and social growth within the inner city. The recommendations above will not ensure complete and successful regeneration but will serve as a basis to confront inner-city decay.
Practical Implication: The viability of urban regeneration is possible with the municipality/local authorities’ involvement and public-private partnerships, thus creating a safe and sustainable city. The suggestions will prove more valuable than current policies initiated by the local municipality.
Research Limitation/Implications: This research focused on the viability of urban regeneration of the inner-city in Bloemfontein.
Originality/Value: The successful and effective approaches, policies and frameworks adopted in Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Johannesburg will be applied to current challenges in terms of inner-city decay in Bloemfontein.
Creating Sustainable Cities: The Viability of Urban Regeneration in Bloemfontein, South Africa
Mojekwu, Joseph N. (editor) / Thwala, Wellington (editor) / Aigbavboa, Clinton (editor) / Bamfo-Agyei, Emmanuel (editor) / Atepor, Lawrence (editor) / Oppong, Rexford Assasie (editor) / Cogle, T. (author) / Els, M.-M. (author)
Applied Research Conference in Africa ; 2021 ; Accra, Ghana
2022-01-01
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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