Small Town Change in South Africa

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn; Etienne Nel

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-94974-1_16

Small Town Change in South Africa

Gijsbert Hoogendoorn
, Etienne Nel

Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies

University of Otago

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Abstract

Small townsSmall towns are the base for a significant proportion of the South African population and its economy, however, these places have historically been a research lacuna. This chapter will attempt to show that small towns have started to receive greater academic attention including to themes such as population and economic change, innovation, policy shortfalls, the importance of post-productivistPost-productivist activity, dependency and depopulation. New challenges are posed by climate change and local government failings which make the search for development alternatives all the more pressing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	World Regional Geography Book Series
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	153-158
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94974-1_16
Publication status	Published - 2019

Publication series

Name	World Regional Geography Book Series
Volume	Part F3068
ISSN (Print)	2363-9083
ISSN (Electronic)	2363-9091

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

DepopulationDepopulation
Post-productivismPost-productivism
Rural areasRural areas
Small townsSmall towns
Social and economic change
South Africa

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Earth-Surface Processes
Geography, Planning and Development
Demography

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