The legacy of colonial and apartheid eras on the distribution, composition and representation of street trees in South Africa

Shackleton, Charlie M; Gwedla, Nananmhla; Davoren, Elandrie

Title: The legacy of colonial and apartheid eras on the distribution, composition and representation of street trees in South Africa
Creator: Shackleton, Charlie M
Creator: Gwedla, Nananmhla
Creator: Davoren, Elandrie
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2022
Date: 2022
Type: text
Type: book chapter
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/433984
Identifier: vital:73017
Identifier: ISBN 9781003054672
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003054672
Description: South Africa is a country of social, economic and racial contrasts and inequities, the roots of which can be traced back to the colonial and the post-colonial, racist apartheid periods. During these periods, urban black South Africans were restricted to living in specifically designated neighbourhoods apart from white citizens. These areas became characterised by institutionalised underdevelopment, insufficient infrastructure, limited opportunities and deep poverty. Despite the democratic transition in the mid-1990s, the imprints of the previous institutionalised segregation remain visible in many facets of the spatial geography of South African towns and cities. The legacies of colonialism and apartheid remain strongly expressed in street trees in terms of where they are found in the urban areas (i.e. very few in the former black neighbourhoods) and the provenance of prevalent species (mostly non-native species in older areas). Similarities to and reproduction of colonial approaches are evident in even contemporary initiatives such as the national social housing programme, the national Champion Trees inventory and the naming of streets after non-native species. This has translated into apathy or antagonism towards street trees in some regions by officials and the public.
Format: 13 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Language: English
Relation: Shackleton, C., Gwedla, N. and Davoren, E., 2022. The legacy of colonial and apartheid eras on the distribution, composition and representation of street trees in South Africa. In The Politics of Street Trees (pp. 307-319). Routledge
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