Browsing by Subject "Spatial planning"
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Conflicting quality of life rationalities between spatial decision-makers and the South African poor
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)With high levels of inequality, poverty and high crime rates, South Africa tends to rank relatively low on the quality of life indexes, i.e. South Africa forms part of the bottom 10 countries on the Happy Planet Index. In ... -
Considering green place-making as tool to enhance city branding approaches
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)This study considered green place-making as a tool to enhance city branding. Contemporary cities experience challenges to address the needs of the growing population, whilst managing scarce resources. Contemporary cities ... -
Considering nature-based solutions for place-branding : a spatial planning perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)”Branding has invaded all aspects of public and private life” (Van Ham, 2002:249). Certain geographic locations devote significant efforts to enhance place marketing and place-branding strategies (Vuignier, 2016). ... -
Considering the intricacies of urban boundaries: the South African story
(North-West University, 2018)Urban boundaries play a decisive role in the growth and form of cities. It is characterised by a series of intricacies giving rise to the questioning of its function and its feasibility. The major driving force in contemporary ... -
Creating a South African walkability audit tool to guide the planning of pedestrian friendly spaces
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Walkable cities and the quality of the walking environment has become an important issue in planning and design, substantiated by the health agenda on the one hand and the green agenda and emphasis on non-motorised ... -
The creation of rural child-friendly spaces: a spatial planning perspective
(Springer, 2019)The importance of child-friendly spaces is well captured in literature. Despite this, child-friendly spaces are a scare commodity in modern environments, especially when considering rural environments. These rural areas ... -
A critical analysis of land tenure and land tenure upgrading and its spatial implications on land development : the case of OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)Land reform policy in South Africa is largely or entirely concerned with redressing issues related to the historic dispossession of land resulting from the policies applied by the previous government. Section 25 of the ... -
Critical evaluation of the extent to which environmental aspects are considered in strategic level municipal decision making : case studies from the Gauteng Province
(North-West University, 2011)Historically the practice of conservation planning has occurred in an ad hoc manner in areas that have no economic or agricultural value. When systematic conservation planning has been implemented it has ensured the ... -
An exploration of revitalization strategies for rural areas : the case of the Northern Free State
(North-West University, 2013)Rural areas, globally, are characterized as poor regions, with two-thirds of the world’s poor people residing in rural areas. In South Africa, 70 percent of the poor population or 3.6 million households, live in rural ... -
An exploration of social dynamics in mixed land-use developments as informative for planning sustainable social communities
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)This dissertation sets out to describe how the social dynamics in mixed land-use developments can be used as an informative to plan sustainable social communities. The World Urbanisation Prospects of 2014 indicated that ...