Accounting for the differential gentrification outcomes of the Bo-Kaap and De Waterkant, Cape Town

In recent years, the Cape Town CBD has experienced urban renewal and regeneration. The Bo-Kaap and De Waterkant, two inner city neighbourhoods adjacent to one another, have reacted differently to this process. De Waterkant is completely gentrified, and the Bo-Kaap not. This research study aimed to demonstrate the contrasting potential and pace for gentrification and account for the differentiating gentrification outcomes of two neighbourhoods within the same city. Based on the literature reviewed and key informant interviews this study finds that gentrification does not develop as a single process. The pace and potential for gentrification is determined by the contextual particularities, investment opportunities and the nature and strength of the community. In the case of the Bo-Kaap and De Waterkant, the historical context directed the future potential for gentrification, while the respective communities currently determine the pace.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Construction Economics and Management

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Reitzema, Albert

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14126

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14126