Circulation of Security Models in Southern African Cities: Between Neoliberal Encroachment and Local Power Dynamics

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 877-889

  Bénit Gbaffou, Claire ^a   Didier, Sophie ^b   Peyroux, Elisabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b South Africa   (South Africa)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cape Town; Circulation of models; City Improvement District; Gated residential development; Johannesburg; Maputo; Neoliberalism; Road closures; Security governance; Southern Africa; Windhoek

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; GATED COMMUNITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MODELING; NATIONAL SECURITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEOLIBERALISM; REGIONAL SECURITY; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CAPE TOWN; GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; KHOMAS; MAPUTO [MOZAMBIQUE]; MOZAMBIQUE; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; WINDHOEK;

EID: 84865532299     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01134.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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