The demarcation of the cities' jurisdictions. Lessons from the South African municipal boundaries delineation process Les confins : du handicap à l'innovation ?

Frédéric Giraut (1) , Brij Maharaj (2) , François Moriconi-Ebrard (3)

1 DEVLOC - Développement local urbain. Dynamiques et régulations
2 Université du Natal-Pietermaritzburg
3 SEDET UMR - Sociétés en Développement : Etudes Transdisciplinaires

In a process of territorial restructuring, there are potential disputes, which often reveal both local and national geopolitical challenges and issues. Two related questions concerning provincial and municipal demarcation are frequently at stake, firstly, the issue of the extent of administrative cities' hinterlands in terms of jurisdiction; and secondly the issue of political administrative leadership between cities fitted in a single territorial unit. After presenting the theoretical hypothesis, this paper will focus on the issue of municipal delineation around secondary cities and small towns in post-apartheid South Africa.

Mots clés: frontiers; city

Domaines: Géographie

Frédéric Giraut, Brij Maharaj, François Moriconi-Ebrard. The demarcation of the cities' jurisdictions. Lessons from the South African municipal boundaries delineation process Les confins : du handicap à l'innovation ?. Rencontres scientifiques franco-Sud-Africaines de l'innovation territoriale, Jan 2002, Grenoble - Avignon, France. pp.16. ⟨halshs-00742045⟩