Reification of space within knowledge production: the case of the circulating idea of resilience internationally and in the context of South African cities

Description

Thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Architecture and Planning, at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2017 / In this thesis, elements of Crawford Stanley Holing's life history are put into perspective. It provides a historical trajectory upon which the space imbued in the various contexts hosting pivotal activities on the production and refinement pf resilience idea are explored. These elements are also used as a point of departure from where the idea of resilience originates and circulates internationally and in the context of South African cities.

[Abbreviated abstract. Open document to view full version] / MT 2018

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1. Ntamack, Serge (2017) Reification of space within knowledge production: the case of the circulating idea of resilience internationally and in the context of South African cities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/24129>
2. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24129

Tags

City planning--South Africa

Public spaces--South Africa

Spatial behavior

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/24129
Date	January 2017
Creators	Ntamack, Serge
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis
Format	Online resource (xii, 363 leaves), application/pdf