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Assessing local job creation and employment sustainability within greenfields housing projects : case studies of Wiggins Umkhumbane and Westrich (Durban)
(2005)Most low cost housing beneficiaries either work in the informal sector with little income to meet all their basic needs, or do not work at all. They live in poverty because many of them are unskilled, unemployed, poorly ... -
Assessing the adequacy and appropriateness of recreational spaces and facilities for adolescents in Chatsworth.
(2002)No abstract available. -
Assessing the capacity of municipalities for water provision within a rural context: a case study of uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2018)The study assesses the capacity for water provision of the uMkhanyakude District Municipality. To establish a better understanding of the municipal capacity for water provision the study focuses on satisfying four main ... -
Assessing the economic role of small urban centre developments on the surrounding rural communities: a case study of Turton in uMzumbe municipality.
(2017)The economic role of small urban centres and their relationship with their rural hinterlands, which include movement of people, exchange of goods, capital and other social factors, play an essential role in the processes ... -
Assessing the extent of informal markets integration into spatial planning frameworks: a case study of KwaMashu, eThekwini Municipality.
(2018)Spatial inequality is the net result of urban imbalances in relation to the equal and sufficient distribution of resources. The urban environment is a mechanism in its own right and its functionality is determined by various ... -
Assessing the impacts of urban decay on the residential land-uses : the case of Durban South Beach, South Africa.
(2017)Urban decay is a phenomenon that affects most cities globally and it can have adverse effects on Town Planning schemes as well as land-uses that exist within a city. South African cities are no exception; they have seen ... -
Assessing the inclusion of people with physical disabilities in the Ethekweni transport system : a case study of Umlazi District, Z Section.
(2015)The purpose of this study was to assess the inclusion of people with disabilities in the transport system of eThekwini Municipality, specifically people living in Z section of Umlazi Township. A mixed method of research ... -
Assessing the inclusiveness of informal markets in urban planning: case of Matsheni Taxi Rank (East Street Rank) on Retief St. in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2017)Informal trading within the cities of South Africa in the past has been regarded as an illegal activity. Thus, the emergence of informal markets in South Africa has been viewed as a major problem by developers especially ... -
Assessing the inclusiveness of urban regeneration projects: the case study of Point Waterfront Development Precinct, Durban.
(2018)Abstract available on PDF. -
Assessing the level of stakeholder engagement during boundary demarcation and ward delimitation : case study of Ndwedwe Local Municipality.
(2016)Creating a sense of belonging for oneself and for a community is a fundamental requirement for human security and resource allocation. The sense of security as referred to in the latter can be in the form of boundaries ... -
Assessing the relationship between urban blight and city attractiveness: the case of Mthatha CBD.
(2018)This study interrogates the conception of urban blight in the context of Mthatha, which is a relatively small town as compared to big cities. The aim of this study is to establish and assess the relationship between urban ... -
Assessing the role of gated communities in reproducing the existing patterns of urban segregation : a case study of Mount Edgecombe Country Estate, Durban, South Africa.
(2016)There are increasing levels of inequality in the new democratic South Africa. Inequality continues to rise even when the Apartheid policies have been abolished. Crime levels are amongst the socioeconomic issues that is ... -
Assessing the usefulness of water conserving city planning: a case of Inner City Durban, South Africa.
(2019)Since the beginning of industrialisation, urban areas have been rapidly growing. Recently, a paradigm shift has become noticeable, away from unchecked city growth toward more sustainable solution to problems rooted in urban ... -
Assessing women's participation in planning and construction of their houses : a case study of the Piesang River People's Housing Project, Durban.
(2013)African women in the past were not given equal opportunities with men in planning and construction of their houses. As a result there is no clear indicative level of participation of women during the planning and construction ... -
Assessment of participatory methods in planning of the upgrading projects within the inner city urban renewal programme : a case study of Duncan Village Redevelopment Initiative (DVRI), East London.
(2007)Planning has evolved from being viewed as a discipline that can be quite technical toone of humanistic and social reproach. Collaborative planning within this same reference claims to be all-inclusive with collaborative ... -
An assessment of service delivery as a tool for redressing spatial inequality in South Africa’s rural municipalities: a case study of Impendle Municipality in uMgungundlovu District.
(2018)This research argues that service delivery is worthy of being used as an indicatory tool for redressing spatial inequality in the context of rural municipalities in South Africa. Moreover, the research further lays a ... -
An assessment of the capacity of waterfront developments to adapt to climate change : a case study of the Point Waterfront Area, Durban.
(2014)This research set out to investigate the resilience of the Point Waterfront Development in Durban, South Africa, with regards to climate change. Considering that South Africa is a Third World country, the assumption was ... -
An assessment of the influence of the Community Based Plan (CBP) on the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) of Vulamehlo Local Municipality.
(2014)In the late 1990s consultants played an important role in the developing the Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) in various municipalities in South Africa including KwaZulu- Natal. What has been noticed is that, there ... -
An assessment of the informal mechanisms of urban land supply : a case study of Cato Crest.
(1995)One of the most controversial and dramatic features of recent city development is the phenomenon of access to land through informal means, which is a reflection of the lack of alternative delivery systems. Constraints ...