- Title
- Universities and their role in the growth and development of cities in changing global context : a case study of East London and its higher education institutions, with special emphasis on the University of Fort Hare
- Creator
- Sibanda, Francis
- Subject
- Universities and colleges--South Africa--Eastern Cape Education, Higher--Social aspects--zSouth Africa--Eastern Cape Academic-industrial collaboration--Economic aspects
- Date Issued
- 2018
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Doctoral
- Type
- Social Sciences
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/15509
- Identifier
- vital:40414
- Description
- This thesis uses the urban growth and development theory in analysing and applying place-based approaches in the growth and development of the city of East London. Globalisation despite its seeming elimination of distance has in fact made geographical locations more necessary as agglomeration acts as a comparative and competitive advantage for growth and development. It is the contention of this study that places and spaces can develop more rapidly if there exists factors that support innovation and clustering. In this case, HEIs in cities are described as catalysts for growth and development within cities. By their presence in cities and their contribution through knowledge creation, production, dissemination and sharing, they become anchors of development in post-industrial cities that no longer depend on heavy industries but are driven by knowledge, hence, the knowledge economy. There are several city development theories, those that advocate for the use of big projects; others for infrastructure development; and some, for industrialization as a way to revitalize and drive city economic growth and development. This study argues that these development strategies have previously been used in the East London case but with very little success. It seeks therefore to propose that in addition to these, an anchor strategy, whereby institutions such as universities and hospitals, can be used by cities for their growth and development.
- Format
- 294 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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