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Revitalizing the Bloemfontein CBD: Prospects, Obstacles and Lost Opportunities

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Author	Hoogendoorn, Gijsbert Visser, Gustav Lenka, Molefi Marais, Lochner Rooyen, Deidre Venter, Anita
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Urban change has systematically been researched for more than a century. One of the key foci has been the Central Business Districts (CBDs) of cities. The past decades has seen an extensive literature develop on CBD decline focusing on why such decay sets in and which strategies, as well as policies, that might be deployed to stimulate the revitalisation of these areas. The debates are, however, in the main developed within the context of large cities, whilst the geographical focus tends to be on countries of the post-industrial north. In the South African context, a small, but nevertheless significant literature has developed chronicling both CBD decline and subsequent revitalisation strategies deployed to reverse such decline. Similar to the international experience, the focal point has been South Africa’s main metropolitan regions, whilst secondary cities have remained beyond the investigatory focus. The aim of this paper was to provide an outline of the prospects and obstacles that face CBD revitalisation in the secondary city of Bloemfontein. It is argued that whilst generic revitalisation programmes in cities such as Cape Town and Johannesburg have seemingly stemmed further CBD decline, other strategies might be required in secondary cities such as Bloemfontein.
Starting Page	159
Ending Page	174
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10153802
Journal	Urban Forum
Volume Number	19
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18746330
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2008-02-20
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Population Economics Political Science Sociology Human Geography Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geography, Planning and Development Urban Studies

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