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The south African social formation is characterised by a distinctively large social distance. This paper traces the evolution of the social formation, identifies some of its parameter and demonstrates its on the urbanisation process and the urban structure. Within this framework, a Segregation City and an Apartheid City are recognised, representing two sequential but interrelated phases of urban development separated by the acceptance of a formal Apartheid ideology and development strategy from 1948 onwards.
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Davies, R.J. The spatial formation of the South African City. GeoJournal 2 (Suppl 2), 59–72 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00196325
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