Johannesburg : ten ahead : a decade of inner-city regeneration / Gerald Garner.

188 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm.Introduction : Decline and regeneration -- Urban development zone -- People and partnerships -- Turnaround : Area-based initiatives -- Public art -- Residential makeover -- Retail investment -- Hotels, hospitality and leisure -- Commercial space -- Public transport -- Urban management -- Looking ahead : Future projects -- Challenges."During the past decade, a city that was once regarded as on the road to irreversible decline, has undergone an astonishing rebirth. Today the Johannesburg inner-city stands as a beacon of hope for South Africans of what can be achieved. The concerted effort of many passionate and driven people within the public sector, private business and community organisations has made a tangible difference to the state of the city environment. But just how has this been achieved? Gerald Garner sets out to uncover the complexities involved in Joz's inner-city regeneration. He celebrates the milestones achieved but also asks what the remaining challenges are, while in the process seeking solutions to how these can be overcome. He speaks in person to the numerous emerging property entrepreneurs as well as large-scale property developers, community activists and municipal planners. Together they debate the merits and successes of projects undertaken, while critically examining the challenges still to be faced. Garner is as unflinching in his refusal to gloss over the existent problems, as he is appreciative of those with a can-do attitude who have mustered the courage required to resurrect a city. Whether you are keen to invest in property in the inner-city, a built-environment professional with an interest in the process of urban regeneration, a public-sector role player responsible for the state of the built environment or simply a civic-minded citizen wishing to broaden your knowledge, Johannesburg Ten Ahead will empower you with crucial insight into the workings of this extraordinary city." --BOOK JACKET.

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