, GGH3704 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2025 – DUE 15 September 2025; 100%
correct solutions and explanations.
Spatial segregation and integration in post-apartheid
Johannesburg
Case study: City of Johannesburg (CoJ) — assessment of De
Beer (2025): “Twenty-nine years after the end of apartheid,
South African cities continue to be deeply segregated.”
Introduction — scope and sources
This essay evaluates whether De Beer’s statement applies to
Johannesburg, and explains the historical, socio-economic,
political and planning drivers of ongoing spatial segregation.
Evidence comes from: City of Johannesburg planning
documents (Spatial Development Framework and Integrated
Development Plan), South African Census 2022 summaries,
recent academic/technical studies of Johannesburg’s spatial
policies and mixed-income developments, and contemporary
journalistic/academic commentary on persistent spatial
divides. Key sources: CoJ SDF/IDP, Census 2022 (Stats SA),
recent studies on Johannesburg spatial policy and mixed-
income housing, and analyses of contemporary spatial
practices. Joburg+2Joburg+2
Semester 2 2025 – DUE 15 September 2025; 100%
correct solutions and explanations.
Spatial segregation and integration in post-apartheid
Johannesburg
Case study: City of Johannesburg (CoJ) — assessment of De
Beer (2025): “Twenty-nine years after the end of apartheid,
South African cities continue to be deeply segregated.”
Introduction — scope and sources
This essay evaluates whether De Beer’s statement applies to
Johannesburg, and explains the historical, socio-economic,
political and planning drivers of ongoing spatial segregation.
Evidence comes from: City of Johannesburg planning
documents (Spatial Development Framework and Integrated
Development Plan), South African Census 2022 summaries,
recent academic/technical studies of Johannesburg’s spatial
policies and mixed-income developments, and contemporary
journalistic/academic commentary on persistent spatial
divides. Key sources: CoJ SDF/IDP, Census 2022 (Stats SA),
recent studies on Johannesburg spatial policy and mixed-
income housing, and analyses of contemporary spatial
practices. Joburg+2Joburg+2
