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Tracking peri-urban changes in eThekwini Municipality – beyond the ‘poorrich’ dichotomy

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  • S. Mbatha
  • K Mchunu

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Conceptualization of peri-urban has always been argued from the dichotomy between the ‘poor’ and ‘rich’ paradigms. Peri-urban literature is underpinned by the periphery vs. the urban core stratification. Prevailing consensus is that peri-urban represents deprivation, poverty, lack of access to services and infrastructure. This preoccupation with the negative conceptualisation of the peri-urban misses the opportunities brought by these peri-urban areas to city growth. The paper uses eThekwini as a case study by tracking peri-urban growth in Adams Mission between 2003 and 2013. Research findings reaffirm the peri-urban as an area of opportunity and dispel the widely accepted negative sentiments about peri-urban development.

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  • S. Mbatha & K Mchunu, 2016. "Tracking peri-urban changes in eThekwini Municipality – beyond the ‘poorrich’ dichotomy," Urban Research & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(3), pages 275-289, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rurpxx:v:9:y:2016:i:3:p:275-289
    DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2016.1143960
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    1. Marius Pieterse & Thomas Coggin, 2023. "PROPERTY’S SHADOW: Governing Land and Plurality in Durban, South Africa," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 47(6), pages 1013-1029, November.

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