Spatial Planning in Service Delivery: Towards Distributive Justice in South Africa

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This volume presents a detailed synthesis of the historical, present-day and future state of service delivery in South Africa. The generation and distribution of services in any geographical space has been and is always a source of inequality in human society. Thus, in the context of spatial planning, space is the major factor through which distributive justice and sustainable development can be achieved. To examine the continuation of spatial inequality in service delivery, the authors employed both qualitative and quantitative research methods in a multi-pronged approach, utilizing empirical data from the Vembe District in Limpopo, data from the South African Index of Multiple Deprivation, and representative attitudinal data from the South African Social Attitudes Survey. Ultimately, this study examines spatial differences in living environments with a focus on the distribution of household services and discusses strategies to achieve spatial equality. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Spatial Inequality: An Introduction (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 3-14 South Africa in a Context (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 15-26 Hegemonic Global Influences on Service Delivery: A Theoretical Retreat (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 27-51 Methodological Consideration (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 53-66 Resilience in Service Delivery (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 67-86 Front Matter ....Pages 87-87 Exploring the Changing Context of Development in South Africa (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 89-97 The Development Ideology of South Africa as a Rainbow Nation (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 99-129 Re-living Socialism in a Neo-liberal Dispensation (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 131-154 “We Have a Better Story to Tell” (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 155-170 The Quantitative and Qualitative Manifestations of Spatial Inequality in Vhembe District (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 171-201 Citizen Participation in Planning: Balancing the Equation Between Equitable Involvement and Equitable Service Distribution (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 203-220 The Spatial Implication of Service Generation (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 221-233 Reflections on Interactive Planning Decisions (Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Lovemore Chipungu)....Pages 235-244 Back Matter ....Pages 245-248