ABOUT JOHANNESBURG TEN AHEAD

During the past decade, a city that was once regarded as on the road to irreversible decline, has undergone an astonishing rebirth. Today the Johannesburg inner-city stands as a beacon of hope for South Africans of what can be achieved. The concerted effort of many passionate and driven people within the public sector, private business and community organisations has made a tangible difference to the state of the city environment.

But just how has this been achieved? Gerald Garner sets out to uncover the complexities involved in Jozi’s inner-city regeneration. He celebrates the milestones achieved but also asks what the remaining challenges are, while in the process seeking solutions to how these can be overcome.

He speaks in person to the numerous emerging property entrepreneurs as well as large-scale property developers, community activists and municipal planners. Together they debate the merits and successes of projects undertaken, while critically examining the challenges still to be faced. Garner is as unflinching in his refusal to gloss over the existent problems, as he is appreciative of those with a can-do attitude who have mustered the courage required to resurrect a city.

Whether you are keen to invest in property in the inner-city, a built-environment professional with an interest in the process of urban regeneration, a public-sector role player responsible for the state of the built environment or simply a civic-minded citizen wishing to broaden your knowledge, Johannesburg Ten Ahead will empower you with crucial insight into the workings of this extraordinary city.

Structured in a logical and easy-to-read format, Johannesburg Ten Ahead provides a background to the initial period of decline and the principles underpinning the city’s turnaround. It discusses many cases of successful turnaround projects by talking to those directly involved. It concludes by looking at the future projects envisaged for the inner-city as well as the obstacles that stand in the way of reaching the lofty regeneration goals. In the last chapter inner-city regeneration stalwart, Neil Fraser, expresses his dream for the Jozi of the future.

Discover an inner-city of untold potential.