Culture and Rural–Urban Revitalisation in South Africa: Indigenous Knowledge, Policies, and Planning

ISBN-13: 9780367703691 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 235 str.

Mziwoxolo Sirayi; Modimowabarwa Kanyane; Giulio Verdini

Opis

This book captures ground-breaking attempts to utilise culture in territorial development and regeneration processes in the context of South Africa and our 'new normal' brought by COVID-19, the fourth industrial revolution, and climate change the world over.

The importance of culture in rural-urban revitalisation has been underestimated in South Africa and the African continent at large. Despite some cultural initiatives that are still at developmental stages in big cities, such as Johannesburg, eThekwini and Cape Town, there is concern about the absence of sustainable policies and plans to support culture, creativity, and indigenous knowledge at national and municipal levels. Showcasing alternative strategies for making culture central to development, this book discusses opportunities to shift culture and　　indigenous knowledge from the peripheries and place them at the epicentre of sustainable development and the mainstream of cultural planning, which can then be applied in the contexts of Africa and the Global South.

Governmental institutions, research councils, civil society organisations, private sector, and higher education institutions come together in a joint effort to explain the nexus between culture, economic development, rural-urban linkages, grassroots and technological innovations. Culture and Rural-Urban Revitalization in South Africa is an ideal read for those interested in rural and urban planning, cultural policy, indigenous knowledge and smart rural village model.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Culture and Rural-Urban Revitalization in South Africa  PART 1: CULTURE, RURAL-URBAN LINKAGES, AND POST-COLONIAL PLANNING  2. Culture and Rural-Urban Sustainable Development: Is South Africa Addressing this New Global Agenda?  3. Colonial, Cultural Planning and Decolonisation of South African Urban Space  4. Using Southern Theories in Sustainable Development: Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Planning and the Land Question  5. Indigenous Knowledge and Historic City Formation in Africa: Learning from the Past  PART 2: CULTURAL POLICIES AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT  6. Local Cultural Policy and Integrated Development Plan: Towards Grassroots Community Development Approach  7. Cultural Tourism: Serendipity or Low Hanging Fruits?  8. Glocal Economic Development, and the Cultural and Creative Industries: Case Studies from the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa  PART 3: RURAL-URBAN REVITALISATION, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, AND FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION  9. The Economic Value of Medicinal Plant Species: How Rural People Can Benefit  10. Inhibitors of Indigenous Knowledge Systems-Led Smart Rural Village Development in South Africa  11. The Future Of Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) In The Face Of Technological Disruption  12. Fourth industrial revolution and rural development – a catalyst connect between rural and urban development  13. Conclusion  Index