The demarcation of the cities' jurisdictions. Lessons from the South African municipal boundaries delineation process Les confins : du handicap à l'innovation ?

The demarcation of the cities' jurisdictions. Lessons from the South African municipal boundaries delineation process Les confins : du handicap à l'innovation ?

[SHS:GEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography

frontiers

city

In a process of territorial restructuring, there are potential disputes, which often reveal both local and national geopolitical challenges and issues. Two related questions concerning provincial and municipal demarcation are frequently at stake, firstly, the issue of the extent of administrative cities' hinterlands in terms of jurisdiction; and secondly the issue of political administrative leadership between cities fitted in a single territorial unit. After presenting the theoretical hypothesis, this paper will focus on the issue of municipal delineation around secondary cities and small towns in post-apartheid South Africa.

Giraut, Frédéric

Maharaj, Brij

Moriconi-Ebrard, François

Territorial restructurings, comparisons and innovations Proceedings of the French‐South African meeting on territorial innovation. Recompositions territoriales : confronter et innover. Actes des rencontres scientifiques franco‐sud-africaines de l'innovation territoriale

Rencontres scientifiques franco-Sud-Africaines de l'innovation territoriale

2003

ENG

conference proceeding

http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00742045

http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/74/20/45/PDF/Giraut_25.pdf

Grenoble - Avignon

France