Creative industries in Central Johannesburg : entrepreneurs, organisation and locational choice
- Gregory, James J., Rogerson, Christian M.
- Authors: Gregory, James J. , Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Creative industries , Entrepreneurship , Business organisation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/281327 , uj:30273 , Citation: Gregory, J.J. & Rogerson, C.M. 2018. Creative industries in Central Johannesburg : entrepreneurs, organisation and locational choice. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 7(4):1-13. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: The sector of creative industries is attracting growing international attention for its economic potential and especially its contribution to the rejuvenation of declining localities and spaces. In South Africa an understanding of creative industries is critical to inform policy analysis at both the national and sub-national scales of analysis. The objective in this paper is to contribute to the small existing body of literature on creative industries in South Africa by examining the directions followed by creative industry entrepreneurs who have established businesses in central Johannesburg. The specific task is to investigate the characteristics of creative entrepreneurs, their business organisation and location choice. The results show an expanding and dynamic community of passionate creative entrepreneurs who are choosing to operate their businesses in particular parts of Central Johannesburg on the grounds of its accessibility, diversity, affordability and increasing trendiness. The key issues and challenges about locating in Central Johannesburg need to be understood by policy-makers and planners in terms of crafting and maintaining a favourable business environment for the continued establishment and expansion of creative enterprises therein.
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- Authors: Gregory, James J. , Rogerson, Christian M.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Creative industries , Entrepreneurship , Business organisation
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/281327 , uj:30273 , Citation: Gregory, J.J. & Rogerson, C.M. 2018. Creative industries in Central Johannesburg : entrepreneurs, organisation and locational choice. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 7(4):1-13. , ISSN: 2223-814X
- Description: Abstract: The sector of creative industries is attracting growing international attention for its economic potential and especially its contribution to the rejuvenation of declining localities and spaces. In South Africa an understanding of creative industries is critical to inform policy analysis at both the national and sub-national scales of analysis. The objective in this paper is to contribute to the small existing body of literature on creative industries in South Africa by examining the directions followed by creative industry entrepreneurs who have established businesses in central Johannesburg. The specific task is to investigate the characteristics of creative entrepreneurs, their business organisation and location choice. The results show an expanding and dynamic community of passionate creative entrepreneurs who are choosing to operate their businesses in particular parts of Central Johannesburg on the grounds of its accessibility, diversity, affordability and increasing trendiness. The key issues and challenges about locating in Central Johannesburg need to be understood by policy-makers and planners in terms of crafting and maintaining a favourable business environment for the continued establishment and expansion of creative enterprises therein.
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Studentification and commodification of student lifestyle in Braamfontein, Johannesburg
- Gregory, James J., Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Authors: Gregory, James J. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Studentification , Student lifestyle , Commodification
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/296131 , uj:32260 , Citation: Gregory, J.J. & Rogerson, J.M. 2019. Studentification and commodification of student lifestyle in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Urbani izziv, 30: 178-193.DOI: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-supplement-012
- Description: Abstract: The process of studentification has emerged as a new form of neighbourhood change in the global North over the past 16 years and often situated within broader debates on gentrification. The growth of private student housing across cities globally has been linked to the increased neoliberalisation and massification of higher education and the lack of universities to keep up with the supply of student housing. Limited scholarship, however, exists on studentification in the global South. Notwithstanding that, in South Africa there has been growing recognition of the impact of studentification on urban environments. Despite some recognition in smaller cities, studentification has been neglected in large urban contexts. Using interviews with key informants and focus groups with students, this paper explores the impact of studentification in the urban neighbourhood of Braamfontein in Johannesburg. Over the past decade and a half there has been evidence of the concentration of student geographies and the commodification of student lifestyle in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
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- Authors: Gregory, James J. , Rogerson, Jayne M.
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Studentification , Student lifestyle , Commodification
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/296131 , uj:32260 , Citation: Gregory, J.J. & Rogerson, J.M. 2019. Studentification and commodification of student lifestyle in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Urbani izziv, 30: 178-193.DOI: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-supplement-012
- Description: Abstract: The process of studentification has emerged as a new form of neighbourhood change in the global North over the past 16 years and often situated within broader debates on gentrification. The growth of private student housing across cities globally has been linked to the increased neoliberalisation and massification of higher education and the lack of universities to keep up with the supply of student housing. Limited scholarship, however, exists on studentification in the global South. Notwithstanding that, in South Africa there has been growing recognition of the impact of studentification on urban environments. Despite some recognition in smaller cities, studentification has been neglected in large urban contexts. Using interviews with key informants and focus groups with students, this paper explores the impact of studentification in the urban neighbourhood of Braamfontein in Johannesburg. Over the past decade and a half there has been evidence of the concentration of student geographies and the commodification of student lifestyle in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
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