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New Housing, New Dreams? Southern Delft Housing Scheme, Cape Town, South Africa, 1999

Anne-Maria Makhulu

New Housing, New Dreams? Southern Delft Housing Scheme, Cape Town, South Africa, 1999

Like many housing developments in Cape Town, Southern Delft is situated on the city outskirts, at a considerable distance from shops, banking, social institutions, and public transport. The housing scheme is fairly typical of projects across the metropolitan area with its small buildings (150 sq. ft.), absence of landscaping, and proximity to a major highway.

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Public Culture is a reviewed interdisciplinary journal of cultural studies, published three times a year in Fall, Winter, and Spring for the Institute for Public Knowledge by Duke University Press. The journal's full archives are available online at Dukejournals.org.

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