Category: Historic Preservation

Housing and Economy in McGregor, South Africa

McGregor PostcardHow can a picturesque South African village still deeply divided by the legacy of apartheid accomodate much-needed government housing without ruining their tourist economy? How can the town create economic integration to lift their citizens out of poverty? While I’ve written extensively on other aspects of my month-long trip to South Africa last summer, up till now I have not reported on the planning project we tackled. Read on for the answers we found.

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Slums in Cape Town and Beyond

Part 5 of my South Africa series. To begin this week’s final post on South Africa, let’s consider this satellite image of most of metropolitan Cape Town, population roughly 2.9 million. This map depicts an area some 40 miles across. Next, this map of the economic geography of the city from a city planning document […]

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