Urbani izziv Volume 25, No. supplement, July 2014
: S5–S23
(Articles)
doi: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2014-25-supplement-001
Author
Ralph Rex
University of the Free State, Department of Town and Regional Planning, Bloemfontein, South Africa
ralph@shisas.com
Maléne Campbell
University of the Free State, Department of Town and Regional Planning, Bloemfontein, South Africa
campbemm@ufs.ac.za
Gustav Visser
University of the Free State, Department of Geography, Bloemfontein, South Africa
visserge@ufs.ac.za
Title
The on-going desegregation of residential property ownership in South Africa: The case of Bloemfontein
Abstract
The investigation responds to the low ebb in racial property ownership desegregation discourse in South Africa. The paper provides a review of recent desegregation studies in South Africa and its empirical reflection in the secondary city of Bloemfontein. The investigation supports current discourses focused on desegregation of residential property ownership in urban South Africa. Drawing on the Bloemfontein experience, it is demonstrated that significant progress has been made in this type of desegregation.
Key Words
South Africa, residential desegregation, home ownership, Bloemfontein