http://hdl.handle.net/10539/5024 Conference papers 2013-05-22T05:23:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12674 House Stern Martienssen, Fassler, Cooke House Stern, ground & first floor drawing plan. Drawing plan 2013-04-22T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12673 The Invisible Hand of the Family in the Underdevelopment of Africa Societies: An African Perspective Sihlongonyane, Mfaniseni The main thrust of the argument in this paper is that underdevelopment of African countries lies with the differences between the Eurocentric and African values. As Eurocentric values informs the development paradigm and planning models in African societies, the models of development have become conformist depriving African societies of self-reliance and self-determinism. The result has been dependence and underdevelopment of African societies through exploitation on the basis of cultural deprivation. Therefore, the dependence and underdevelopment of African societies is a function of the marginalisation and undermining of African values to an extent that underdevelopment of the African societies becomes a function of capital penetration and affluence through unfavourable division of labour, trade and exchange systems that are informed by world dominating values which are inimical to African values. 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12517 Earth, sky. ancestors Bird, Randall 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12376 CHANGING LAND USE ON THE PERIPHERY; a case study of urban agriculture and food gardening in Orange Farm RICHARDS, Robin; TAYLOR, Sue This study was undertaken after funding was received under a call for short-term consultancies to investigate a range of topics related to urban spatial transformation. the call was issued by the school of Architecture and Planning of the University of witwatersrand under the nRF sARcHi initiative. this study investigates peri-urban food gardens and the role that food gardening plays in orange Farm in addressing poverty and in improving food security. the study specifi cally looks at the effects of available open space on urban agriculture and food gardening in orange Farm. It was hypothesised at the outset of the study that, being located on the peri-urban periphery of the city, orange Farm is not yet densely populated or short of land for food gardening to be excluded as a livelihood option. this abundance of open land could, therefore, become an asset in an agriculturally-based strategy to target poverty in this priority region of the city. 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12373 The impact of gated communities on spatial transformation in the Greater Johannesburg area Landman, Karina; Badenhorst, Willem Gated communities in south Africa have increased tremendously since the late 1990’s, with various types spreading across the urban landscape. they can broadly be divided into two groups, namely enclosed neighbourhood s and new security developments. Enclosed neighbourhoods refer to existing neighbourhoods that have been fenced or walled in and where access is controlled or prohibited by means of gates or booms erected across existing roads. New security developments are private developments in which the entire area is developed by a private developer. these areas/buildings are physically walled or fenced off and usually have a security gate or controlled access point, with or without a security guard. this type can include large security estates, gated townhouse clusters/complexes and gated apartment complexes. these three sub-types are predominantly residential. new security developments can, however, also include gated offi ce parks and gated mixed-use developments (Landman 2012). As a signifi cant contributor to urban spatia l transformation, there is a need to understand the current extent and impact of different types of gated communities in the greater johannesburg area and implications for urban restructuring and sustainable development. The authors were assisted by Trudi Horak with the literature review and Trisha van Rhyn with the field visits. 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12372 Does density drive development? Msulwa, Rehema; Turok, Ivan There is growing interest among governments and researchers around the world in the contribution of cities to economic development. Several influential international organisations have argued that the spatial concentration of economic activity is necessary for faster economic growth. This paper examines whether the density of population and economic activity influences the rate of local economic growth in South Africa. Municipalities are the basic units of analysis and the time frame is 1996-2010. Contrary to expectations, no statistically significant relationship is found between density and growth across the full range of 237 local municipalities. However, searching hard for a relationship among particular kinds of municipality, some evidence does emerge. The influence of human skills on local growth is also examined and is found to be more robust than density. Several reasons are given for why the relationship between density and growth is generally weak or non-existent. Research Report 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12371 BACK TO THE STREETS; Exploratory research on pedestrian life and walking spaces in the Greater Johannesburg area Cabaret, Alice In order to conduct an analysis of the different street types and the social profi les of pedestrians in the greater Johannesburg area, a typology based on social and urban analysis has been defi ned: this research focuses on 6 models of the different street types identifi ed in the greater Johannesburg area. Research Report 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12369 Renegotiating Space; Arts on Main, 44 Stanley + Johannesburg Bahman, Dirk; Frenkel, Jason currently, there is a proliferation of urban, middle class, creative and alternative developments in Johannesburg that are typifi ed by 44 stanley and Arts on main. these developments are a relatively new phenomenon in the city and a critical investigation is required as to the reasons for their current popularity, as well as their impact and infl uences on the city. As ‘encoded’ texts that refl ect the identities and desires of a segment of our society (Van eeden2005:39), their analysis has the potential to shed light on the intricacies and nuances of the re-development of Johannesburg as a whole. Research Report 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12313 The Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002: part panacea or ready recipe for disaster? Boshoff, Brian; Van Wyk, J Floods, earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, explosions, runaway fires, and transportation and other accidents are all occurrences with which we are familiar, if only vicariously. These events can presumably all be categorised as ‘disasters’. But can the same be said for the dumping of hazardous waste, ships running aground, farm invasions and large-scale evictions, major traffic accidents and the issue of cross-border or internal refugees? When is an event considered a ‘disaster’, who determines that an event is a ‘disaster’, who can do what to prepare for the ‘disaster‘ and what can be done to alleviate the effects of the disaster after it has happened? 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12265 Latter-day South African Spatial Planning And Problem Solving Boshoff, Brian The SA space economy and the striving for development has come a long way, but still faces great challenges. One of those challenges is to deal with globalisation -- a highly contested influence that has been shown by many authors to have myriad positive and negative effects and impacts. This paper has shown that globalisation has also influenced SA spatial frameworks and policies, in the context of competing, but related demands, as evidenced in GEAR and the RDP. I argue that there is a great danger of being simplistic and blinded by globalisation as a meta narrative and one should closely examine developmental goals and objectives, especially as they occur in a variety of contexts. For example, “just as Jhb’s citizens and managers must grapple with that city’s complexity, and devise creative ways of thinking about its future, and negotiating present dilemmas, so urban theorists need to move beyond globalisation and developmentalism, and embrace the ordinary, but dynamic complexity of urban life” (Robinson 2003: 278). 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z