Same thing happening in South Africa with the upcoming football World Cup. Watch
the excellent documentary produced by the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO called
*Staying alive in Jo'burg* that shows how access and use of public space is
being limited in the runup to the World Cup under strict supervision by FIFA. A
local geographer is the main guide in the documentary - this is the first
documentary where I have seen a geographer play this important role!
Incidently, this documetary is part of the series called *Century of the cities*
and VPRO is making them available for free.
http://eeuwvandestad.nl/download
Great tools for teaching, especially for those interested in cities and the
developing world.
Deb.
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