The ‘gates’ next to the ‘shacks': exploring the relationship between gated communities and its surrounding poor neighbourhoods
Date
2017
Authors
Tswai, Klaas
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Publisher
School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand.
Abstract
Gated communities are a global phenomenon, which is one of the most striking features of contemporary urbanism. Their rise and popularity have provoked different experiences and narratives, but most specifically in South Africa, it has caught the attention of many commentators and academics. Lemanski (2006) argued that majority of literature has emphasized the negative impacts, whereas their positives are less announced. This research report assess the impacts of gated communities on surrounding disadvantaged areas by investigating the socio-economic and spatial relationships that existing between them. Steyn City and Dieplsoot are used as a case study for this research and the research is using the perception of Diepsloot residents to understand the relationships between these two communities.
This research has discovered socio-economic and spatial relationships between Diepsloot and Steyn City and as opposed the huge amount of critique gated communities in South Africa have received, Diepsloot residence tends to differ, because for them Steyn City Development brought hope and revival for the community.
Description
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science Urban and Regional Planning Honours.
Keywords
Gated communities--Disadvantaged areas, Socio-economic and spatial relationships, Cities and townships--South Africa--Steyn City and Diepsloot
Citation
Tswai, K., 2017. The ‘gates’ next to the ‘shacks’: Exploring the relationship between gated communities and its surrounding poor neighbourhoods - the case of Steyn City and Diepsloot, Johannesburg. Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand