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Identifying the potential of green infrastructure planning in rural and peri-urban informal settlements in South Africa
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)
A strong definition to use when thinking of Green Infrastructure (GI) would be the “natural and semi-natural areas, strategically planned with other environmental features, designed and managed so as to provide a wide array ...
Building a case study for transdisciplinary thinking: the inclusion of Green Infrastructure as part of Spatial Planning education
(North-West University, 2018)
Green infrastructure (GI) is continuously gaining importance as an integral part of spatial planning approaches. The increased usage of GI calls into question the extent of its inclusion in current tertiary planning ...
Considering Strava data as a tool for planning bicycle- friendly spaces
(North-West University, 2018)
Transportation planning is confronted with various challenges as a result of increasing populations, urbanisation and increasing traffic congestion. The recent "green movement" further urges planners to rethink city planning ...
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 ...
Considering sustainable urban agriculture as spatial planning instrument: a South African framework
(North-West University, 2018)
The steady growth of the global urban population exerts pressure on food systems within the urban environments of developed and developing countries alike. Globally, cities experience food shortages, price hikes and ...
The implications of recent planning and environmental reform for the South African planning profession
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)
Recent literature suggests that the environment is crucial to achieve urban sustainability (Anderson & Elmqvist, 2012:269). Environmental considerations have in this sense become an integral part of developmental thinking ...
Urban and rural growth modelling : from theory to practice
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)
Cities are considered complex systems (Batty, 2008). It consists of numerous interactive sub-systems and is affected by diverse factors including government land policies, population growth, transportation infrastructure, ...