The contested trajectory of applied local economic development in South Africa

E Nel, CM Rogerson - Local Economy, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Local economic development is one of the key development strategies pursued by localities
in South Africa. Local economic development is a core local government mandate and one …

Creative industries and urban regeneration–The Maboneng precinct, Johannesburg

JJ Gregory - Local Economy, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past 15 years, creative industries have emerged as a popular focus in urban policy
discourses and have been used as a lever for several urban regeneration initiatives in …

City tourism in South Africa: Diversity and change

CM Rogerson, JM Rogerson - Tourism Review International, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
City tourism is a complex phenomenon and expanding in significance within the
international tourism economy. Within the context of a vibrant and challenging global …

Neoliberalism, urbanization and change in Africa: The political economy of heterotopias

P Carmody, F Owusu - Journal of …, 2016 - scholarlypublishingcollective.org
In the much of the popular media, the discourse around Africa has changed. Whereas
stories of the “coming anarchy” or the “hopeless continent” abounded a little over a decade …

Looking to the past: The geography of tourism in South Africa during the pre-COVID-19 era

CM Rogerson, JM Rogerson - Urban tourism in the global South: South …, 2021 - Springer
During 2020 the march of the COVID-19 pandemic created devastation for the tourism
industry of South Africa. This chapter uses a spatial perspective to provide an understanding …

Moving unruly contemporary urbanism toward sustainable urban development in Ghana by 2030

G Owusu, M Oteng-Ababio - American Behavioral Scientist, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The widely held view that rapid urbanization is occurring across much of Sub-Saharan Africa
has been questioned recently, and an alternative perspective has drawn attention to …

Urban tourism and climate change: Risk perceptions of business tourism stakeholders in Johannesburg, South Africa

WR Pandy, CM Rogerson - Urbani izziv, 2019 - ceeol.com
The nexus of climate change and cities is acknowledged as of growing importance for inter-
disciplinary research. In this article the focus is upon the perceptions of climate change and …

Informal sector city tourism: cross-border shoppers in Johannesburg.

CM Rogerson - GeoJournal of Tourism & Geosites, 2018 - search.ebscohost.com
Informality is a distinguishing trait of economic life across much of the global South. In terms
of the tourism sector several researchers examine the informal sector of leisure tourism. In …

Urban futures: Planning for city foresight and city visions

TJ Dixon, M Tewdwr-Jones - Urban futures, 2021 - bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
Throughout history, and in times of continuing uncertainty, writers, artists, film-makers and
others have attempted to make sense of the future. Some have argued that, by its very …

Tourism for poverty alleviation: Issues and debates in the global South

CM Rogerson, J Saarinen - … : Applications of theories and concepts to …, 2018 - torrossa.com
Tourism has become a large-scale socioeconomic activity which has a major capacity to
influence the lives of numerous people around the globe. Various policy discussions have …