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- ItemThe Urban Antropocene: The case of urban encroachment upon the Philipi Horticultural Area, Cape Town(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03) Theron, Franco Pieter; Geyer, H. S.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Geography & Environmental Studies.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The world today faces unprecedented challenges and possible outcomes as it is moving into the new geological epoch of the Anthropocene. Marking a new chapter in the history of earth, global changes are generally considered to be a consequence of human activities. Rising from 30% in 1950 to 54% in 2014, urbanisation and the Anthropocene are seen to be synonymous terms (Reid 2014). Reid also mentions the Anthropocene to be a cause of unregulated and unplanned urban growth, not taking into account long term sustainability. This statement can be supported by authors such as Swilling et al. (2016), Campbell (1996) and Sinclair et al. (2010). Following this notion, this article will look at planning structures for the City of Cape Town in South Africa and more specifically the case of the Philippi Horticultural area. This area, known to be of high value to the City in terms of food production and water provision, currently faces continuous requests to amend the urban edge and to use land for multiple uses, mainly consisting of formal urban encroachments. The main argument will show how the jurisdiction within the country regulates these encroachments and how different inter-governmental demands/goals result in jurisdictional fragmentation and in essence an uncertainty about the sustainability for the entire City.