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Foreclosure effects: the changing landscape and those left behind in Broward County, FloridaUnknown Date (has links)
The recent financial crisis which has beset the United States has made itself felt in a number of ways, not the least of which has been its adverse effect on the housing market. As foreclosure percentages accelerated, increasing numbers of properties across the country became empty and abandoned, leaving a visible imprint of deterioration in neighborhoods that were significantly affected. Initial GIS analysis of both foreclosed and non-foreclosed residential land in Broward County Florida was conducted, showing that there is a discernible spectral difference in the lawn space of these two types of properties, with foreclosed properties exhibiting more brownness, or loss of green space. In order to evaluate whether or not this visible deterioration has had an effect on residents left behind in areas of foreclosure and their own habits, 950 mail-in surveys were distributed throughout 19 different census tracts in Broward County, inquiring about demographics, surrounding foreclosures, degrees of concern for home value and appearance, and changes in lawn maintenance since the foreclosure crisis along with reasons for such change if such exists. Data received from respondents was then analyzed in order to identify any attributes or correlations which might contribute to further neighborhood change, and how any of these factors might be affecting attitudes or perceptions of those left behind, as well as their lawn maintenance habits. / by Cindy M. Shaw. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013. / Includes bibliography. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / System requirements: Adobe Reader.
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Mapping urban growth in Boca Raton Florida, over a thirty year periodUnknown Date (has links)
The rapid increase of urban growth is a major issue for many regions around the world, which result in astounding loss in farmlands and increase in population densities. It important that urban growth be monitored as it will aid the local government in implementing the appropriate measures for a growing population. The city of Boca Raton, Florida, is the case study for this research. A multi-temporal analysis is done of five Landsat satellite images over a thirty year time period, 1973-2002. Textural analysis was performed on each of the images, to delineate the urban areas. Three by-products resulted from the textural analysis: time series tinted overlays, dasymetric mapping and a series of animated maps, showing the movement of growth across the landscape through time. All the resulting products of the time series analysis were used to show the magnitude and direction of growth over time. / by Gillian Breary. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Impacts of a regional shopping centre on community development: a case study on the opening of "apm"Wong, Pui-yan., 黃珮欣. January 2008 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management
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Project proposal for transforming Grabouw, Western Cape, into a sustainable communityHaysom, Gareth (Gareth Duff) 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Cities and in particular, secondary cities are fast emerging as the dominant form of
human settlement. Considering the anticipated growth in the population and the
expected global economic growth, what role will cities play in addressing the core
issues pertaining to sustainable development? Will cities be able to address these
issues at all? Addressing the sustainability of cities is about focussing on addressing
the key issues of form and function. These, coupled with the specific social
interactions, the cultural and political actions, are the drivers that need to be
harnessed, integrated and reworked if cities are to be sustainable in any way.
Without a collective and concerted drive to make direct inputs into the three main
drivers of a city; planning and design, the resource use and inputs and the social
interactions within cities, no efforts to address the hope of leaving legacies of
resources for future generations will be realised. If these efforts do not originate in,
and grow out of cities, cities will not support, but rather undermine, any attempts at
achieving sustainable development.
There is an increasing realisation that the current approaches to development are
not meeting the needs of the growing global populations and as such, new
approaches need to be sought. The one key area where these new approaches hold
potential is to attempt to seek ways to create sustainable communities, communities
with equitable access to resources and where communities are designed to function
in different ways. The town and outlying areas of the Grabouw region in the Western
Cape provide a unique and extremely rare opportunity for implementing a wide range
of Government policies that have been adopted at the National, Provincial and Local
Government levels to give effect to the national commitment to sustainable
development and the creation of sustainable communities. These policy
commitments span social, environmental and economic policies. Grabouw is
perfectly configured in both geographical and strategic terms to become a national
model for ‘integrated sustainable development’ and to demonstrate in practice how
the attainment of the concept of sustainable development and sustainable
communities can be supported. The intention of the project proposal is to facilitate specific actions that would include
the framing of a foundation that is the core discussion document for the engagement
with the broader communities. The purpose of this document and supporting plan
would be to facilitate the communities’ participation in the creation and design of the
project that serves to transform the town of Grabouw, and the region, ultimately
becoming a national model of sustainability with a community that is resilient and
equitable, meeting their current needs fairly, but doing so in a manner that preserves
resources for future generations of Grabouw residents and South Africans. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Stede, en sekondêre stede in die besonder, wen vinnig veld as die dominante vorm
van menslike vestiging. Met inagneming van die verwagte groei in die bevolking en
die verwagte globale ekonomiese groei, kan die vraag gestel word watter rol stede
gaan speel om die kernvraagstukke met betrekking tot volhoubare ontwikkeling aan
te spreek. Sal stede hoegenaamd daartoe in staat wees om hierdie vraagstukke aan
te spreek? Van deurslaggewende belang vir die volhoubaarheid van stede is die
fokus op die sleutelvraagstukke van vorm en funksie. Dit, gekoppel aan die
spesifieke maatskaplike interaksies, die kulturele en politieke aksies, is die
sleutelaandrywers wat ingespan, geïntegreer en herbeplan moet word om stede
volhoubaar te hou. Sonder 'n kollektiewe en volgehoue plan om direkte insette te
lewer in die drie sleutelaandrywers van 'n stad – beplanning en ontwerp; die gebruik
van hulpbronne en insette; en die maatskaplike interaksies binne stede – sal daar
niks kom van die wens om hulpbronne vir toekomstige nageslagte na te laat nie. As
hierdie pogings nie in stede ontstaan en uit stede groei nie, sal stede nie daarin
slaag om enige pogings tot volhoubare ontwikkeling te ondersteun nie, maar dit
eerder kelder.
Daar word toenemend besef dat die huidige benadering tot ontwikkeling nie in die
behoeftes van die groeiende globale bevolkings voorsien nie en dat nuwe
benaderings op die proef gestel moet word. Die een sleutelgebied waar 'n nuwe
benadering belofte inhou, is om maniere te ondersoek om volhoubare
gemeenskappe te skep – gemeenskappe met gelyke toegang tot hulpbronne en
waar gemeenskappe ontwerp is om op verskillende maniere te funksioneer. Die dorp
en distrik Grabouw in die Wes-Kaap bied 'n unieke en uiters seldsame geleentheid
vir die implementering van breë nasionale, provinsiale en plaaslike regeringsbeleide
om uitvoering te gee aan die nasionale verbintenis tot volhoubare ontwikkeling en
die skepping van volhoubare gemeenskappe. Maatskaplike, omgewings- en
ekonomiese beleide word in hierdie beleidsverbintenisse saamgesnoer. Grabouw is
ideaal vanuit 'n geografiese sowel as strategiese oogpunt om 'n nasionale model te
word vir 'geïntegreerde volhoubare ontwikkeling' en om prakties te demonstreer hoe
volhoubare ontwikkeling en volhoubare gemeenskappe ondersteun kan word. Die oogmerk van die projekvoorstel is om spesifieke aksies te fasiliteer, soos die
opstel van 'n kernbesprekingsdokument met as doelwit die betrekking van die breër
gemeenskappe. Die doel van hierdie voorstel is die fasilitering van die
gemeenskappe se deelname aan die skepping en ontwerp van die projek wat dien
om die dorp en distrik Grabouw te transformeer tot 'n nasionale model van
volhoubaarheid, met 'n gemeenskap wat kragtig en gelyk is, en waar in huidige
behoeftes voorsien word, maar op so 'n manier dat hulpbronne vir toekomstige
geslagte Grabouw-inwoners en Suid-Afrikaners bewaar word.
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Langa community needs assessment studyMpetsheni, Yandiswa D. 04 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Reliable and valid methods of studying needs of communities are an essential tool
in the development of those communities. This study looks at different ways in
which community needs could be assessed and uses two of those methods in
assessing needs of the Langa community. The findings are that for a successful
needs assessment, the key is, to identify a method or a combination of methods
appropriate to the issues and to one's goals and resources, and implementing it
well. Queeney (1995) states that one must always choose a technique that will
give accurate results of the community being studied, and resources used should
be cost-effective.
Langa was chosen as a case study because of its diverse socia-economic
structure. The type of housing that one occupies is indicative of the socioeconomic
background of that person. The housing types found in Langa are
shacks, hostels, public houses and private houses.
The methods used in the Langa area for this study were the key informant
approach and the survey approach. The key informant approach was used with
community leaders in Langa while a survey was conducted with sampled dwelling
units in the area. The reason for using the two methods was to get a more
comprehensive picture of community needs in the area.
Key informant approach
Representatives of 10 of the 15 community organisations operating in the Langa
area were interviewed. Priority needs for the community differed according to the
organisation that key informants represented.
Survey approach
The total number of people interviewed using the survey approach was 425. Of the
total number respondents living shacks, approximately 40% were in full time
employment. In public housing, it was approximately 47% of the respondents. The
private houses had by far the highest number of respondents in full time
employment (73%) followed by hostels at 59%. The high number for private
housing was not surprising considering that the occupants were mostly
government employees.
People in shacks did not have access to basic services. However, their first priority
was housing. This was the same as the priority in the overcrowded migrant labour
hostels. In public housing the priority need was jobs. Private housing dwellers
mentioned housing for shack dwellers as their first priority. The close proximity of
shack dwellers to private housing made private housing private housing dwellers
aware of the conditions under which people in shacks live.
Recommendations
Most of the community organisation in the Langa area existed because of a need
that was identified by the community. The priority needs cited by representatives of
the various organisations were needed by the Langa community. In the survey
approach housing and jobs were the main priorities. Priority needs raised by key
informants as well as survey respondents need to be addressed urgently to ensure
the development of the Langa community. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Betroubare en geldige tegnieke vir die bestudering van die behoeftes van
gemeenskappe vorm In essensiële deel van die ontwikkeling van gemeenskappe.
Hierdie studie ondersoek die verskillende wyses waarop gemeenskap behoeftes
gemeet kan word en gebruik twee van hierdie metodes om behoeftes van die
Langa gemeenskap te bepaal. Die bevindinge toon dat die belangrikste
komponent vir In suksesvolle behoefte opname, die identififsering van In metode of
kombinasie van metodes geskik vir die situasie is, as ook die suksesvolle
implementering daarvan. Queeney (1995) stel dat die navorser altyd In tegniek
moet kies wat akkurate bevindinge sal voortbring en ook koste-effektief is.
Langa is gekies as In gevallestudie vanweë die diverse sosio-ekonomiese
struktuur. Die tipe behuising van In okkupant is In indikator van die sosioekonomiese
agtergrond van die individu. Die behuising tipes in Langa is tydelike
wonings, hostelle, losieshuise as ook privaat wonings.
Die metodes wat in Langa gebruik is vir hierdie studie is die sleutel informant
metode as ook In opname. Die sleutel informant metode is gebruik met die
gemeenskapsleiers terwyl In opname uitgevoer is in geselekteerde areas van
Langa. In Kombinasie van metodes is gebruik om In meer omvattende beskrywing
van die gemeenskapsbehoeftes in die omgewing te verskaf.
Sleutel informant tegniek
Daar is onderhoude gevoer met 10 verteenwoordigers van die 15
gemeenskapsorganisasies in Langa. Die prioritisering van behoeftes het gewissel
afhangende van die organsisasie.
Opname
Daar is onderhoude gevoer met 425 persone tydens die opname. Naastenby 40%
van die respondente woonagtig in tydelike behuising, het In voltydse betrekking.
Vir respondente woonagtig in losieshuise was dit naastenby 47% van die
respondente. Respondente in privaat wonings toon die hoogste persentasie
respondente met 'n voltydse betrekking (73%) gevolg deur die hostel inwoners
teen 59%. Die hoë persentasie vir privaat wonings is nie verbasend aangesien die
inwoners meestal regerings amptenare is.
Die inwoners van tydelike behuising het nie toegang tot basiese dienste nie. Hulle
eerste prioriteit is dus behuising. Behuising is ook 'n prioriteit vir die inwoners van
die oorbevolkte hostelle. In die publieke woning sector was die prioriteit behoefte
werksgeleenthede. Die respondente in hierdie sector het ook aangetoon dat
behuising vir die inwoners van tydelike behuising 'n prioriteit vir hulle is. Die
nabyheid van die tydelike behusing het die inwoners van privaat wonings meer
bewus gemaak van hulle omstandighede.
Aanbevelings
Die grootste gedeelte van die gemeenskapsorganisasie in Langa het ontwikkel uit
'n behoefte wat die gemeenskap geïdentifiseer is. Die bevindinge van die opname
het getoon dat behuising en werksgeleenthede die hoofprioriteite is. Die
belangrikste behoeftes wat in hierdie studie geïdentifiseer word moet dringend
aangespreek word.
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Initiating a housing rehabilitation program in Kinshasa City/Zaire : self-help upgrading project for the improvement of the Southern Extension DistrictTupe-Muni, Ilunga M. January 1992 (has links)
This study addresses urban planning problems in the post-independence zones or townships of Kinshasa, the capital of Zaire. It serves as a demonstration project aiming at showing how local resources, labor and funds could be mobilized to help local people solve the problems affecting their communities. It supports the view that with little government support and/or international contribution, self-help projects could be initiated in Kinshasa city before they may be extended to the rest of the country. This particular pilot project is intended for the improvement of the Southern Extension District (S.E.D.).It covers an area about 5 Kilometers long and 2.5 Kms. wide, which comprises the entire zone of Bumbu, the eastern side of Makala, and the Northern side of Selembao zones. This site was selected for the various resources needed for the Self-Help Project. The major problems of this post-independence district are erosion/flooding, substandard houses, and lack of playgrounds for children.It is proposed that an organizational framework becreated, which will coordinate an ongoing process of improvement through self-help effort. Actions that the residents and the government need to undertake in order to create such a framework are suggested. Creation of an independent entity named "Office of Special Project", whose personnel will come from the Department of Planning and Urban Management (B.E.A.U.), Housing Department and Public Works department is also suggested. This office will serve as a sponsoring agency whose mission is to create a multipurpose co-operative at each zone or township level and to supervise the improvement process. Its staff will meet on a regular basis with the representatives of these co-operatives to discuss the problems of the community with the local people and provide them with the expertise needed to complete the project successfully. / Department of Urban Planning
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Urban place making in Maputo: an investigation towards a contextually appropriate urban design approach / Place making in Sub-Saharan Africa: an investigation towards a contextually appropriate urban design approachOlivier, Anja January 2017 (has links)
Thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Urban Design to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2017 / African cities are rapidly developing, and current planning approaches are often based on theory derived from the global North as opposed to research on the developing cities of the South. These approaches are often limited in relevance when planning and policy-making decisions have to be made in a much more diverse and dynamic urban environment of the developing South. The research on particular cities of the South, in this case Maputo, produced new layers of creative planning ideas with new shared theories as contribution to global planning. The research investigates place making through contextually appropriate urban design approaches within the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Alternative approaches towards planning for (designing in) an African city were compared and reviewed to determine how contextually appropriate theory can be applied to develop a precinct plan for the upgrading and future development of the Bullring site in Maputo. The conclusion is a desk based urban design project for the selected site / XL2018
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The theory and practice of community participation in provision of urban structureAbbott, John January 2016 (has links)
The thesis develops a new approach to community participation, for application to
infrastructure provision projects in developing cour..rles, based upon social
surveys and case studies of negotiations in five South African communities. Existing
approaches to community participation are analysed and shown to be unsuitable for
infrastructure provision. The thesis compares the characteristics of
infrastructure projects with those of other types of development projects and
demonstrates how these characteristics can be used to situate a given project within
a project environment defined in terms of two variables: the openness of
government to community involvement in decision-making, and project complexity.
Social .urveys carried out in Soweto and KwaThandeka showed the centrality of
infrastructure to social change in South Africa. Existing urban management
systems were unable to cope with the stresses placed upon them. Four facets of
urban management were identified as being under stress: institutional capacity,
legitimacy, affordability, and user convenience. These stresses cha,nge the nature of
infrastructure provision from the supply of end products into a complex process.
Central to this process are: an increased number of actors influencing C:....cisions, the
enhanced role of technical professionals, and the social implications of different
levels of service
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Invert city: designing for homeless women in HillbrowCarew, Julia 10 September 2014 (has links)
The city of Johannesburg has battled with the condition of homelessness
for years, identifying a problem even before our emancipation from the
ruthless apartheid construct (Beavon, 2004). Political measures have
subsequently been implemented in order to combat its harsh effects, introducing
various short-term housing policies and theoretical solutions for the
homeless in the city. The temporary housing institution as a body is therefore
representative, for many people, of the first step in the process toward
a legitimate and permanent housing solution. However, the institution as it
exists today, does so in both a social and political vacuum. The great divide
between the temporary solution and the initial rungs of the social housing
ladder give the user little to no option for situational improvement (Olufemi,
1998). These collective spaces for the ostracised community, through their
layered autonomous nature, divorce the user even further from the community
aimed to be reunited with.
The institution as a typology requires investigation, interrogation and reintegration
within existing and enforced political structures. The immediate
accommodation answer needs to be seen both as an independent entity
as well as only part of a greater strategy for a permanent, integrated and
holistic housing solution. The contestation of the institution is not the argument,
but rather a proposal for its deconstruction and ultimate innovative
reconnection through a strategy of layered inversion. If we choose to view
the city and many of its microcosmic constructs through a post-structuralist
or deconstructivist lens, we begin to understand the prevalence of the
disjointed other within the urban whole:
The homeless woman is the city’s marginalised user.
The alleyway; the silent ‘other’ to the prominent street.
The vacant space is the forgotten site.
And if the physicality of structure is the prominent former, the network and
connections existing between built forms must be the secondary within the
realm of architecture.
If we connect the city’s marginalised elements, through the vessel of temporary
accommodation as the initial part of an integrated housing model,
the role of the institution is inverted rather than its function or programme.
Therefore, the ‘exo-stution’ is the folding out and reconnection of the existing
‘in-stitution’ is an answer to the city’s detached collection of limited
- where marginalised user, space and structure collectively connect street,
suburb and city.
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Redlining urban neighborhoods : mortgage risk myths or realitiesTaggart, Harriett Tee January 1981 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Bibliography: leaves 272-289. / by Harriett Tee Taggart. / Ph.D.
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