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Urban Planning
Reclaiming the Flows and Dust
City Deep's Historical & Biophysical Profile
Mining Legacy
City Deep is positioned on the Witwatersrand Basin, which a gold-rich space. However, by the 1970s, the gush of gold mining quietened down, leaving abandoned shafts and huge mine dumps draping the Johannesburg landscape, (Robbins, 2018).
Industrialisation
Mines birthed the need for large heavy industries, along the basin. Now zoned for logistic and warehouses, it still retains residual pollution, (Toffah, 2013).
Infrastructure Lock-Ins
Mining required sufficient connectivity, which substantiates the rail and road networks that shape the water drainage systems and energy grids, (Harrison and Zack, 2012).
Critical Nexus Thinking
Walker and Boles, 2022
The critical nexus thinking is an interdisciplinary approach of examining the interconnectedness of socio-ecological systems, [existing] power dynamics and governance structures. It highlights how water, food, energy and other vital resources are politicised, by shedding light on inequalities and the urgent need for adoption of governance structures that address sustainability challenges appropriately.
Non-Place
Auge, 1995
The critical nexus thinking is an interdisciplinary approach of examining the interconnectedness of socio-ecological systems, [existing] power dynamics and governance structures. It highlights how water, food, energy and other vital resources are politicised, by shedding light on inequalities and the urgent need for adoption of governance structures that address sustainability challenges appropriately.
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