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from APPROPRIATING MODERNISM: APARTHEID AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP ERROL HAARHOFF School of Architect
The World Bank suggested that reconstruction should aim to achieve higher density and more compact urban form.
Another important imperative for more compact urban forms is the goal of sustainable development now high on the agenda of the international community.
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The legacy of the apartheid city, with its inefficient form will make meeting sustainable goals very difficult
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• Guardian News and Media. (2016, June 23). Divided cities: South Africa's apartheid legacy photographed by drone. The Guardian. Retrieved February 2, 2023, from https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2016/jun/23/south -africadivided -cities-apartheid -photographed -drone
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