The role of urban land as a lever for strategic urban restructuring in frontier towns: a case study of post-apartheid spatial planning in Graaff-Reinet

Ethical Clearance Reference no: 204212324/2023/15The focus of this research was on the role of urban land as a lever for strategic urban restructuring in frontier towns of South Africa, using a case-study analysis of post-apartheid spatial planning in the town of Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape province. Consequently, the extent to which well-located state land parcels provide strategic levers for the socio-spatial restructuring of the apartheid geographies of Graaff-Reinet was investigated.伦理审批编号：204212324/2023/15 本研究以南非边境城镇的城市土地作为战略性城市重构的杠杆为核心议题，以东开普省格拉夫-里内特镇（Graaff-Reinet）的后种族隔离（apartheid）时代空间规划为案例开展分析。据此，本研究探讨了区位优越的国有土地地块在多大程度上可作为格拉夫-里内特镇种族隔离时期空间格局实现社会空间重构的战略杠杆。