The volatility of institutional arrangements that influence development: The case of Bram Fischer International Airport in South Africa

Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa

 
 
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Title The volatility of institutional arrangements that influence development: The case of Bram Fischer International Airport in South Africa
 
Creator Mokhele, Masilonyane
 
Subject human geography (economic geography); town and regional planning; sociology; political science airports; airport-centric development; Bram Fischer International Airport; institutions; field research; Mangaung municipality
Description Hailed as the best integration of the airport and urban development, models of airport-led development are used worldwide to promote the ideal land-use mix and spatial form of airport environs. Despite the growing popularity of airport-led development, there is a lack of literature investigating how the institutional arrangements of African cities can facilitate or inhibit the implementation of such development. Using Bram Fischer International Airport in South Africa as a case study, this article describes the nature and evolution of the institutional arrangements that influence development on and around airports. Informed by the conceptual framework of historical institutionalism, the findings unveiled two contradictory phases in the evolution of institutional arrangements at the case studied: firstly, a period of harmony where all actors worked towards a common goal and, secondly, a period characterised by the absence of cooperation among stakeholders.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor N/A
Date 2018-01-22
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Field research; participant observation
Format text/html application/epub+zip application/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/td.v14i1.436
 
Source The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa; Vol 14, No 1 (2018); 8 pages 2415-2005 1817-4434
 
Language eng
 
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https://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/436/642 https://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/436/641 https://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/436/643 https://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/436/640
 
Coverage Mangaung municipality — —
Rights Copyright (c) 2018 Masilonyane Mokhele https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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