A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of
Architecture, University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg for the degree of Master of Urban Design.
JOHANNESBURG 1992 / This dissertation studies the residential environment o f suburbia. As urbanisation
continues to increase, renewed questions on the costs ot sprawl, its environmental
impact and the livability of suburbia are being asked.
The major aim or purpose is therefore to suggest new ideas which w ill be capable of
transforming neighbourhoods into places exh biting the many qualities of urbanism
that have been eroded away as standardised planning techniques and automobile
domination, slowly but surely break down the fabric of urban areas.
The research method traces the historical beginning of suburbia up to the present day
in order to clearly understand the factors fundamental in determining its structure and
form. The results show a need to compact and integrate res'dential areas so that
densities may be increased and sprawl curtailed. Livability is, however, an essential
prerequisite as without it a return to the slum conditions of the pre-war years is
possible, due to the ever increasing population growth and rural depopulation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/17601 |
| Date | 04 May 2015 |
| Creators | Hattingh, Colin Andrew |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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