La conquête du littoral « indien » d’Afrique du Sud 

The “Indian” south African coastline can be understood as a frontier. Its conquest is strategic for different groups (English-speaking, Afrikaners, Zulus, Xhosas etc.) and implies specific economic valorisations (seaports, industries, tourism, nature conservation, agriculture) grounded in time (pre-...

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Main Authors: Sylvain Guyot, Julien Dellier
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Pôle de Recherche pour l'Organisation et la diffusion de l'Information Géographique 2008-10-01
Series:EchoGéo
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/echogeo/7803
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Summary:The “Indian” south African coastline can be understood as a frontier. Its conquest is strategic for different groups (English-speaking, Afrikaners, Zulus, Xhosas etc.) and implies specific economic valorisations (seaports, industries, tourism, nature conservation, agriculture) grounded in time (pre-colonial, colonial, apartheid and post-apartheid) and space (different modes of territorial appropriation). Opposed types of coastal valorisation and various stakeholders open the way to hard conflicts. Different phases of this seafront conquest, with particular reference to the current post-apartheid connection to globalisation dynamics, are enlightened by examples linking history, stakeholders and various coastal development options. The “neo-colonisation process” of this southern frontier of the African continent by outside forces implies problematic stakes like poor integration of local people, privatisation of the coastal zone and contradictory environmental management.  
ISSN:1963-1197