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ISBN | 9781770097957 |
Format | HardBound |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Bib. Info | 272p.; 245 x 180 mm. |
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The City of Cape Town is heading for disaster and is already in deep crisis if one cares to look close enough. The recent proliferation of public construction, public squares and public housing along the N2 towards the airport is little more than a mirage compared with the direction of more underlying trends. Cape Towns grim future is born out of the confluence of the globalised economic and ecological collapse that is fast becoming the defining feature of the twenty-first century. It is manifested most starkly in the dire situation that faces the majority of the citys residents, who are excluded from the formal economy and must rely on substandard public services and their own makeshift shelters. The scenario is serious enough to draw everyones attention but should be set against the broader issues of long-term economic resilience and environmental sustainability to achieve a low-carbon society so we have our work cut out for us. The purpose of this volume is to demystify these challenges and present readers with a creative portfolio of thinking, practice and strong vision to show that we can find alternatives and, moreover, that these alternatives are already emerging in (marginal) sections of the state, civil society and the business sectors.