Gentrification: The case of property development in the inner-City of Cape Town
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Date
2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
This research focuses on property developments that are gentrifying the inner-city of Cape Town
and questions why and how the City of Cape Town (COCT) is gentrifying the inner-city. This
research examines the role of the COCT in property developments that are occurringin Salt River,
Woodstock, and Bo-Kaap. The study used the qualitative research method and an exploratory
research design. The study is significant because the conceptualization of this dissertation is rooted
in political philosophy, and it applied the instrumental state theory to the casestudy. This theory was
applied to the case study to unravel urban politics by demonstrating ways in which the state
manages the urban centrum through implementing policies that are aimed at creating economic,
spatial, and infrastructure developments.
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Magister Philosophiae - MPhil
Keywords
Property development, City of Cape Town, Political philosophy, Democratic Alliance (DA), Salt River