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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 ...
Successful cities are based on successful neighbourhoods : a strategic and modelling approach to sustainable integrated neighbourhood development
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)
South Africa’s urban areas’ spatial setting and fabric reflects the consequences of fragmented spatial systems. The evaluation of spatial variables between the city core neighbourhoods and township neighbourhoods reveals ...
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 ...
Exploring sense of place as a restorative urban planning tool : Marabastad, Kroonstad as a case study
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)
This dissertation aims to explore how planning can utilise sense of place as a restorative tool in areas where people have been forcibly removed during the Apartheid era. Limited research has been conducted regarding sense ...
The implications of socio-economic factors for land use management : a case study of City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality- Region 2 RP Mathebula
(North-West University (South Africa)North-West University, 2020)
South Africa carries a history of spatial segregation based on apartheid planning and land use management and it has adopted (like other countries such as Nigeria and India), foreign spatial planning and land use management ...
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 ...