Abstract
In Southern African cities, townships as segregated spaces designed for the control of non-white populations represent an emblematic figure of the apartheid policy. Beside this definition, the word also refers to another reality: it represents a cadastral and urban unit widely used in town planning. Beyond the presentation of that hidden face of the township, this article seeks to bring to the fore how such a word has acquired new significations during the course of history. As well as the implications on urban planning and management, it is a matter of revealing the stakes and the strategies underlying these shifts in meaning and the semantic game that is ensuing.
| Translated title of the contribution | Avatars of the township in the post-apartheid city. Lessons from Namibia concerning the word and the matter |
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| Original language | French |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
| Journal | L'Espace Geographique |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |