Urban spatial change trends manifest most noticeably in Gauteng. This not only confirms perceptions about metros as increasingly being the spaces where the future of South Africa's youth will be determined, but also once again rings the alarm bells for urgent, focused and innovative government support to address urban risks and service delivery implications.
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Pieterse, Amy, Cornelia W Van Niekerk, Alize Le Roux, Elsona Van Huyssteen, Gerbrand G Mans, and Johan Maritz. "Spatial Change as Drivers of Risk and Vulnerability in South Africa: Spatial trends in the 3 metropolitan cities of Gauteng." (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9245
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