The industrial city and apartheid city both had dominant policies and ideologies that shaped the spatial and social segregation that occurred. The ideological systems that allowed social and spatial segregation to arise in the industrial city is in rapid increase of the population, the growing industrial capitalism and the formation of separate classes. The segregation of race and ethnic groups occurred in the apartheid city was due to social, political, spatial and economic ideological systems.
Space within a society cannot merely be defined as a neutral medium in which economic, social, cultural and political procedures are conveyed but it likewise adds to the design of urban development and the essence of relationships amongst different …show more content…
According to Pacione (2009), the demand of housing due to the increased population led to overcrowding in the slums of the majority of the city. However, the elite of the population resided in the status areas; suggesting the development of segregation of middle and high income brackets (Pacione, 2009). Pacione (2009) furthermore proposes that residential location occurred because of demographic, cultural and social characteristics as well as income, accommodation and employment. Therefore it is evident that the industrial city was categorised by the socio-spatial differences of the upper and low class (Pacione, …show more content…
There is a space relationship with regards to the value of land and the positioning of the central business direct (CBD), industrial zones, main modes of transport which allow for the formation of zones and sectors to be created (Davies, 1981). Davies (1981) also states the apartheid city structure was similar to that of Western capitalist which corresponds to the formation of colonial cities. The spatial segregation in the industrial city occurred organically which suggests that the city formed the way it did merely due to structure and the way in which the town was developed (Daniels et al, 2005). Whereas the apartheid city’s social and spatial segregation was caused by political ideologies (Davies,
Space within a society cannot merely be defined as a neutral medium in which economic, social, cultural and political procedures are conveyed but it likewise adds to the design of urban development and the essence of relationships amongst different …show more content…
According to Pacione (2009), the demand of housing due to the increased population led to overcrowding in the slums of the majority of the city. However, the elite of the population resided in the status areas; suggesting the development of segregation of middle and high income brackets (Pacione, 2009). Pacione (2009) furthermore proposes that residential location occurred because of demographic, cultural and social characteristics as well as income, accommodation and employment. Therefore it is evident that the industrial city was categorised by the socio-spatial differences of the upper and low class (Pacione, …show more content…
There is a space relationship with regards to the value of land and the positioning of the central business direct (CBD), industrial zones, main modes of transport which allow for the formation of zones and sectors to be created (Davies, 1981). Davies (1981) also states the apartheid city structure was similar to that of Western capitalist which corresponds to the formation of colonial cities. The spatial segregation in the industrial city occurred organically which suggests that the city formed the way it did merely due to structure and the way in which the town was developed (Daniels et al, 2005). Whereas the apartheid city’s social and spatial segregation was caused by political ideologies (Davies,