Secondary Cities and Development

Lochner Marais is Professor in Development Studies at the Centre for Development Support, University of the Free State, South Africa. Etienne Nel is Professor of Geography at the University of Otago in New Zealand and Visiting Professor, Centre for Development Support, University of the Free State, South Africa.Ronnie Donaldson is Professor of Geography at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

• Table of ContentsChapter 1: Secondary cities in South Africa: national settlement patterns and urban researchLochner Marais, Etienne Nel and Ronnie DonaldsonChapter 2: The international literature and contextLochner Marais, Etienne Nel and Ronnie DonaldsonChapter 3: City of MatlosanaDeidre van Rooyen and Molefi LenkaChapter 4: EmalahleniMalène Campbell, Verna Nel and Thulisile MphambukeliChapter 5: EmfuleniLochner Marais, Molefi Lenka, Jan Cloete and Wynand MyburghChapter 6: GeorgeRonnie Donaldson and Daan ToerienChapter 7: PolokwaneLejone Ntema and Anita VenterChapter 8: UmhlathuzeJohannes Wessels and Kolisa RaniChapter 9: The role of secondary cities in South Africa’s developmentLochner Marais, Etienne Nel and Ronnie Donaldson