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The impact of immigration on the planning of mining cities in the North West Province
(2016)
There has been an increase in immigration trends all over the developing world and the SADC region has not been left out, with South Africa hosting more immigrants than its SADC counterparts. The purpose of this study is ...
A framework for placemaking as spatial planning instrument in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
Purpose: Placemaking is not the monopoly of spatial planners, but it is a key focus. Planning enables the development, shaping or reproduction of place identities. Placemaking contributes to the reimagination of place ...
The silent voice of sense of place in spatial planning : Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
Sense of place is widely acknowledged across multiple disciplines as an umbrella term for the interplay between the environment, person in the environment and the broader context that shape the interactions between these ...
The role of an urban hierarchy as spatial planning instrument
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)
In general, regional development over time results in an unbalanced spatial pattern and distribution of nodes. A spatially unbalanced region is likely to be directly linked to functioning and dynamics of the nodes in that ...
Planning for walkable cities in South Africa : Marabastad, Kroonstad as a case study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)
This dissertation aims to explore how spatial planning interventions can be used to enhance or create walkability of South African low-income cities. South African cities face unique challenges as they are fragmented due ...
The role of special economic zones in spatial planning in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)
After 1994, South Africa struggled to increase the levels of local and international direct investments necessary to fuel economic development (DTI, 2012:9). Furthermore, the economy had a limited variety of exports and ...
Spatial Planning in large urban systems : the Gauteng City-Region
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)
The majority of current regional research focuses on individual cities rather than an urban system as a whole. This approach overlooks the critical influences of urban systems, particularly at regional scale. As a result ...
Spatial planning perspectives on sustainable community development : an analysis of informal settlements intervention in the Gauteng City Region
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)
Informal settlements are a major planning challenge and have become a central policy issue in democratic South Africa. In spite of the various local, provincial, national and international initiatives to promote the creation ...