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- Title
Urban Tourism and the De-gaying of Cape Town's De Waterkant.
- Authors
Visser, Gustav
- Abstract
This investigation is set against the observation that analysis of South African neighbourhood development and evolution is very uneven, with limited reflection on historically white neighbourhoods in close proximity to former White CBDs. The study focuses on the intersection between neighbourhood change in this type of setting and urban tourism and sexuality. Consideration is given to the role of sexual identity, as well as urban tourism and leisure seeking, in contributing towards the changing geographies of De Waterkant. It is suggested that this nexus has been central to dramatically altering the physical character and symbolic meaning of De Waterkant. Questions are posed as to why De Waterkant developed in the manner it has and issues that arise from such neighbourhood change. A central conclusion is that this neighbourhood has undergone dramatic changes which exclude a broad spectrum of urban dwellers.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; URBAN tourism; CITIES &; towns; CITY promotion; RURAL tourism
- Publication
Urban Forum, 2014, Vol 25, Issue 4, p469
- ISSN
1015-3802
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12132-014-9237-1