Festivalisation and urban renewal in the Global South: Socio-spatial consequences of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-28

  Steinbrink, Malte ^a   Haferburg, Christoph ^b   Ley, Astrid ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

2010 FIFA World Cup; festivalisation; mega events; urban planning; urban renewal

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FESTIVAL; OLYMPIC GAMES; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN RENEWAL;

EID: 79957852613     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2011.567827     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Anderson, B., 1983. Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism. New York: Verso.
2. Baasch, S., 2010. Ein Wintermärchen nach dem Sommermärchen? In: C. Haferburg and M. Steinbrink, eds. Megaevent und Stadtentwicklung im globalen Süden. Die Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2010 und ihre Impulse für Südafrika. Frankfurt a. M: Brandes & Apsel, 76-95.
3. Bénit-Gbaffou, C., 2009. In the shadow of 2010: Democracy and displacement in the Greater Ellis Park Development Project. In: U. Pillay, R. Tomlinson and O. Bass, eds. Development and dreams: The urban legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup. Cape Town: HSRC Press, 200-222.
4. Braumann, A., Haferburg, C., and Steinbrink, M., 2010. Fußball-WM 2010 in Südafrika - Platzverweis fü r die Minitaxis? In: C. Haferburg and M. Steinbrink, eds. Megaevent und Stadtentwicklung im globalen Süden. Die Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2010 und ihre Impulse für Südafrika. Frankfurt a. M. Brandes & Apsel, 166-181.
5. Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), 2007. Fair play for housing rights. Mega-events, olympic games and housing rights. Geneva: COHRE.
6. Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE), 2009. N2 Gateway Project: Housing Rights Violations as 'Development' in South Africa. [online]. Available from: Http://www.cohre. org/store/attachments/ 090911%20N2%20Gateway%20Project%20Report.pdf [Accessed 15 September 2009].
7. Cornelissen, S., 2004. 'It's Africa's turn!' The narratives and legitimations surrounding the Moroccan and South African bids for the 2006 and 2010 FIFA finals. Third World Quarterly, 25, 1293-1309. (Pubitemid 44121799)
8. Desai, A. and Vahed, G., 2010. 2010 World Cup: Africa's turn or turning on Africa? A political economy of FIFA's African adventure. Soccer & Society, 11, 154-167.
9. Development Action Group (DAG), 2007. Living on the edge: A study of the Delft temporary relocation area. Cape Town: DAG.
10. Du Plessis, S. and Maennig, W., 2009. South Africa 2010: Initial dreams and sobering economic perspectives. In: U. Pillay, R. Tomlinson and O. Bass, eds. Development and dreams: The urban legacy of the football World Cup. Cape Town: HSRC Press, 55-75.
11. Duthion, B., 2002. J comme Johannesburg ou les stigmates de l'apartheid. In: X. Godard, ed. Les Transport et la ville en Afrique au sud du Sahara. Le Temps de la débrouille et du désordre inventif. Paris: Karthala-Inrets, 153-166.
12. Graham, N., 2005. Informal settlement upgrading in Cape Town: Challenges, constraints and contradictions within local government. Unpublished Master Thesis. University of Oxford.
13. Graham, N., 2006. Informal settlement upgrading in Cape Town: Challenges, constraints and contradictions within local government. In: M. Huchzermeyer and A. Karam, eds. Informal settlements: A perpetual challenge? Cape Town: UCT Press, 231-249.
14. Habacker, C., 2010. Zwischen Township und Tourismus: Verkehrsplanung in Kapstadt im Vorfeld der WM. In: C. Haferburg and M. Steinbrink, eds. Megaevent und Stadtentwicklung im globalen Süden. Die Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2010 und ihre Impulse für Südafrika. Frankfurt a. M.: Brandes & Apsel, 142-165.
15. Haferburg, C. and Steinbrink,M., eds., 2010. Megaevent und Stadtentwicklung im globalen Süden. Die Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2010 und ihre Impulse für Südafrika. Frankfurt a. M.: Apsel & Brandes.
16. Häußermann, H., Läpple, D. and Siebel, W., 2008. Stadtpolitik. Frankfurt a. M.: Edition suhrkamp.
17. Häußermann, H., and Siebel, W., 1993. Die Politik der Festivalisierung und die Festivalisierung der Politik. In: H. Häußermann and W. Siebel, eds. Festivalisierung der Stadtpolitik. Stadtentwicklung durch große Projekte. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 7-31.
18. Horne, J.D. and Manzenreiter, W., 2006. An introduction to the sociology of sports mega-events. In: J.D Horne and W. Manzenreiter, eds. Sports mega-events: Social scientific analyses of a global phenomenon. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 1-24. (Pubitemid 44326305)
19. Huchzermeyer, M., 2008. South Africa's approach to eradicating informal settlements - an urgent call for change. Trialog, 98, 48-53.
20. Kersting, N., Preuss, H. and Schulte, E., 2010. Chancen des Eventtourismus. Ein wirtschaftlicher Aspekt der Fußball-WM. Welttrends, 18, 41-50.
21. Korth, M., and Rolfes, M., 2010. Unsicheres Südafrika=Unsichere WM 2010. Ü berlegungen und Erkenntnisse zur medialen Berichterstattung im Vorfeld der Fußballweltmeisterschaft. In: C. Haferburg and M. Steinbrink, eds. Megaevent und Stadtentwicklung im globalen Süden. Die Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2010 und ihre Impulse für Südafrika. Frankfurt a. M.: Brandes & Apsel, 96-117.
22. Le Monde diplomatique [ed. of German edition.: Bartz, D.], 2007. Atlas der Globalisierung. Berlin: Le Monde diplomatique.
23. Maennig, W. and Schwarthoff, F., 2010. Regionalwirtschaftliche Wirkungen von Sportgroßveranstaltungen. In: C. Haferburg and M. Steinbrink, eds. Megaevent und Stadtentwicklung im globalen Süden. Die Fuß ballweltmeisterschaft 2010 und ihre Impulse für Südafrika. Frankfurt a. M.: Brandes & Apsel, 43-63.
24. Mail & Guardian Online, 2007. Minister: World Cup could put squeeze on housing plans [online]. Available from: Http://www.mg.co.za/ [Accessed 18 March 2007].
25. Mail & Guardian Online, 2010. World Cup: FIFA to rake in billions [online]. Available from: Http:// www.mg.co.za/article/2010-06-18-world-cup- fifa-to-rake-in-billions [Accessed 3 September 2010].
26. Matheson, V. and Baade, R.A., 2004. Mega-sporting events in developing nations: Playing the way to prosperity? South African Journal of Economics, 72, 1085-1096.
27. Mbeki, T., 2006. State of the nation address [online], Available from: Http://www.pmg.org.za/docs/ 2006/060317address.htm [Accessed 3 September 2010].
28. Mpofu, B., 2008. South Africa: PPC to raise cement prices again in July. BusinessDay. Available from: Http://allafrica.com/stories/200805080489.html [Accessed 28 July 2009].
29. Nevin, T., 2008. Prices slashed for South African Fans. African Business, 58-59.
30. Newton, C., 2009. The reverse side of the medal: About the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the beautification of the N2 in Cape Town. Urban Forum, 20, 93-109.
31. Pillay, U. and Bass, O., 2008. Mega-events as a response to poverty reduction: The 2010 Fifa World Cup and its urban development implications. Urban Forum, 19, 329-346.
32. Rust, K., 2006. Analysis of South Africa's housing sector performance [online]. FinMark Trust. Available from: Http://www.finmark.org.za/documents/ HSectorPerformance.pdf [Accessed 15 September 2010].
33. Sisulu, L., 2007. Speech by LN Sisulu Minister of Housing at the Occasion of the Budget Vote 2007/8 for the Department of Housing. Cape Town, 08.06.2007 [online]. Available from: Http://www. dhs.gov.za/2007%20Budget%20Speech%20- %20Version%202.htm [Accessed 1 July 2007].
34. Soest, C. von, 2010. Wintermärchen 2010? Welttrends, 18, 27-34.
35. Statistics South Africa (SSA), 2001. Census 2001. Achieving a better life for all: Progress between census '96 and census 2001. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa.
36. Statistics South Africa (SSA), 2010. Latest key indicators [online]. Pretoria. Available from: Http:// www.statssa.gov.za/keyindicators/ keyindicators.asp [Accessed 6 September 2010].
37. Sunday Independent, 2010. Africa's greatest moment. cost of tournament: R40bn - Hosting the best one: Priceless (11 July). Johannesburg.
38. The Africa Report, 2010. South Africa battles huge housing backlog [online], 21.04.2010, Available from: Http://www.theafricareport.com/last- business-news/3290012-South%20Africa% 20battles%20huge%20housing%20backlog.html [Accessed 29 August 2010].
39. Thornton, G. and Feinstein, K., 2003. SA 2010 soccer world cup bid - economic impact [online]. Executive Summary. Available from: Http://lnw.creamermedia.co.za/articles/attachments/ 01228-worldcup2010.pdf [Accessed 12 October 2009].
40. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2008. human development report 2007/08 [online]. Available from: Http://hdr.undp.org/en [Accessed 29 August 2010].
41. UN-Habitat, 2010. State of the world's cities report 2010/11, [online]. Available from: Http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=8051&catid= 7&typeid=46&subMenuId=0 [Accessed 29 August 2010].
42. Van der Merwe, J., 2008. Leadership and nation-building: The prominence of the succession debate and 2010 in the South African social imagination. Conflict Trends, 34-37.
43. Wafer, A., 2010. Urban governance, informal traders and the World Cup in Johannesburg. In: C. Haferburg and M. Steinbrink, eds. Megaevent und Stadtentwicklung im globalen Süden. Die Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2010 und ihre Impulse für Südafrika. Frankfurt a. M.: Brandes & Apsel, 230-243.
44. ZEIT Online, 2010. Am Ende gewinnt immer die Fifa [online]. Available from: Http://www.zeit.de/ wirtschaft/2010-06/wm-suedafrika [Accessed 3 September 2010].