Browsing Town and Regional Planning by Title
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Costs in townships: a case study of Phoenix.
(1979)The aim of the dissertation is to examine the costs in township housing and to identify some major issues and concepts by means of a case study for consideration by planners. The study is divided into three main sections. The ... -
A critical analysis of privatisation of the telecommunications sector : the case of Telkom : who benefits, who loses?
(1999)The emergence of public enterprises was heightened in the middle part of this century at a time when the Keynesian theory dominated economic thinking. State involvement in the economy was viewed as essentially crucial for ... -
A critical analysis on the applicability of previously established theoretical growth models in post-apartheid South Africa : the case of the Durban Metropolitan Area.
(2016)The history of the Durban Metropolitan Area (DMA) is embedded in the establishment of the Port of Durban, which is situated on the coastline that stretches from Umkhomaas (South of Durban) through to the Ballito area ... -
A critical assessment of the impacts of mixed land-use developments on socio- economic sustainability: a case study of Isipingo, Ethekwini Municipality.
(2018)In contemporary planning, the mixed-land use concept has been perceived as necessary to achieve sustainable human settlements across the globe. The integration of different land-use functions such as residential, commercial, ... -
A critical evaluation of community participation in the planning and re-blocking of informal settlements.
(2019)This research study critically evaluates community participation in the re-blocking of informal settlement. KwaMathambo informal settlement re-blocking project in Durban is used as a case study. The re-blocking process is ... -
A critical investigation of the impact of on-consumption alcohol outlets on land use compatibility in residential areas in the Umjindi local municipality area of jurisdiction, Mpumalanga Province.
(2014)The compatibility of on-site consumption alcohol outlets as land use is predicted by the acceptance level of the utility or disutility they enjoy amongst residents in a neighbourhood. The density of alcohol outlets is ... -
Deconstructing the barriers for sustained local economic development-within the countryside : a case study of the uMzumbe Phunghase sub-region in the uMzumbe local municipality.
(2013)The rationale for the adoption and the promotion of Local Economic Development (LED) strategies within rural areas is largely based on the premise that South Africa is a developmental state with a dual economy - where the ... -
Densification as a tool for sustainable housing development : a case study of Umhlanga high income area in Durban.
(2016)The implementation of affordable, high density housing within well established, suburban areas has social, environmental and economic impacts. By means of the case study of infill development in Umhlanga, the research ... -
Determining the practicality of universal design of streetscapes as an approach to achieving accessibility in the built environment : case study of Chatsworth town centre, eThekwini.
(2017)Universal Design (UD) is an all-encompassing method to designing for the broader population and is rapidly gaining popularity amongst design practitioners and planners globally. The framework outlined in the Universal ... -
Development initiatives in hostels in South Africa.
(1993)Hostels have become synonymous with the migrant labour system in South Africa. They were first introduced on the mines to house workers cheaply. The significant feature of these hostels was that they were for "single" ... -
Didactic analysis of lacunae in the institutional framework for implementing land reform in Kwazulu-Natal.
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Distant decentralised office parks : a case study of the La Lucia Ridge Office Estate.
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The dynamics of informal trading in Westcliff, Chatsworth : a case- study of the Bangladesh market.
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The effects of conservation and change of land use in the Florida Road area from a residential to a mixed use area.
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The emergence of major retail centres in the townships : case studies of Daveytown and Dobsonville.
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The empowerment approach as a way of connecting women to rural water supply.
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Energy & Transportation Planning: evaluating an integrated active pavement template for transport interchange zones, as a renewable energy strategy for informal trade - The case study of the Warwick Transportation Precinct located near the eThekwini Central Business District.
(2017)In trying to find alternate renewable energy sources and harnessing methods, the one method that could have mass scale potential within the Warwick transportation precinct is that of integrated active pavements. These are ...