Thesis (MPA (Geography and Environmental Studies)--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLSI ABSTRACT: Students are very diverse and mobile population group who are present across the globe. Higher
education institutions do not provide sufficient accommodation for students and therefore they
need to depend on the private sector for alternative accommodation. The influx of students into
neighbourhoods has been coined as studentification and this has various positive and negative
impacts on neighbourhood structure. Stellenbosch is classified as a university town with a student
population of 15 000 and the University of Stellenbosch only provides accommodation for half of
its students. The students that can not be accommodated by the university have to turn to the
private sector for accommodation. Die Weides and Simonswyk are neighbourhoods adjacent to
campus and have fallen pray to studentification because of a high influx of students which led to
an increase in population and physical density. The studentification in Die Weides and
Simonswyk has various social, cultural, economical and physical consequences which creates
challenges for the spatial planning of these neighbourhoods.
A qualitative and quantitative approach has been used for this study. The literature study focusses
on the following aspects: studentification and its dimensions; neighbourhood quality; two types
of student housing; and the role that public policy has to fulfill in student housing regulation.
Furthermore, the student accommodation policy of Stellenbosch Municipality and the
densification policy is discussed to get an understanding of the current situation in Die Weides
and Simonswyk and what future developments may occur. Property sales in Die Weides and
Simonswyk over the past 16 years were analyzed to determine the level of property change that
has occurred. Surveys amongst students and permanent residents within Die Weides and
Simonswyk have been conducted to determine the degree of studentification that has occurred
within the neigbourhoods.
The accommodation policy for students which has been approved by the Stellenbosch Council, is
a commendable initiative to try and regulate studentification. The policy only focusses on future
student accommodation and the regulation thereof, however the policy is unclear on how current
existing student accommodation should be dealt with. The valuation of property transactions in
the two neighbourhoods shows that it is the utility and demand which is the main factors for
property values and changes that occur. It has been found that student housing affects the
neighbourhood in a negative manner and that it also decreases the neighbourhood quality.
Negative social, physical and cultural consequences are experienced within these
neighbourhoods, resulting in issues such as noise, traffic, high density and the loss of
neigbourhood characteristics. Within Die Weides and Simonswyk there is a lack of social
cohesion between the permanent residents and the students and neither of the two parties are
attempting to get to know each other.
Studentification offers several challenges for the development and implementation of public
policy and spatial planning at regional and international level. Urgent attention needs to be given
to more sustainable integration of student accommodation in Stellenbosch. Communication and
willingness to co-operate between all relevant parties, will determine whether studentification can
be regulated in a successful manner in Stellenbosch. The growth of the student population is
inevitable and the presence of student accommodation in the town's neighborhoods will continue
to increase. Public policy and the role that it should play in regulating studentification should be
reviewed in Stellenbosch. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Studente is ‘n diverse en mobiele bevolkingsgroep wat regoor die wêreld voorkom. Hoër
onderwys instansies voorsien selde voldoende akkommodasie aan studentebevolkings en dit
forseer studente om alternatiewe akkommodasie te bekom in die privaat sektor. Die invloei van
studente in buurte en binnestedelike woongebiede word gekenmerk met die term studentifikasie
wat verskeie positiewe en negatiewe gevolge in hou vir die struktuur van woonbuurte.
Stellenbosch word beskou as ‘n universiteitsdorp met ‘n studentebevolking van ongeveer 15 000
en die Universiteit van Stellenbosch bied akkommodasie aan die helfte van sy studente.
Oorblywende studente moet dus die privaatsektor betree vir alternatiewe akkommodasie om ook
in Stellenbosch te kan resideer. Die Weides en Simonswyk is woonbuurte neweliggend aan die
kampus en is ’n teiken vir studentifikasie deur ‘n toevloei van studente en die gevolglike
bevolkingsdruk wat na verdigting (mense en geboue) lei. Die studentifikasie van Die Weides en
Simonswyk het verskeie sosiale, kulturele, fisiese en ekonomiese impakte en dit skep uitdagings
vir die ruimtelike beplanning van die woonbuurte.
Die studie volg beide kwalitatiewe en kwantitatiewe navorsingsbenaderings. Die literatuuroorsig
fokus op studentifikasie en die dimensies daarvan, woonbuurtkwaliteit, twee tipes
studentebehusing en die rol wat openbare beleid kan speel in studentebehuising regulasie.
Stellenbosch munisipaliteit se studente akkommodasiebeleid en verdigtingsraamwerk word
bespreek om agtergrond te kry oor die huidige situasie in Die Weides en Simonswyk en watter
toekomstige ontwikkelings mag voorkom. Eiendomsverkope in Die Weides en Simonswyk oor
die afgelope 16 jaar is ontleed om die vlak van eiendomsverandering te bepaal en
meningsopnames onder studente en permanente inwoners in Die Weides en Simonswyk is
gedoen om te bepaal wat die werklike omvang van studentifikasie is in die buurt.
Die akkommodasiebeleid vir studente wat deur die Stellenbosch Stadsraad goed gekeur is, is ‘n
prysenswaardige inisiatief om studentifikasie te probeer reguleer. Die beleid fokus egter net op
toekomstige studentebehuising, die regulasie daarvan en die beleid is nie duidelik oor hoe reeds
gevestigde studentebehuising aangespreek gaan word nie. Die waardebepaling van
eiendomstransaksies in die twee buurte toon dat die nut en vraag die hoof rolle speel in die
eiendomswaardes en verandering wat voorkom. Daar is bevind dat die teenwoordigheid van
studentebehuising in woonbuurte grootliks negatiewe impakte het en dat dit woonbuurtkwaliteit
verlaag. Negatiewe sosiale, fisiese en kulturele gevolge word in buurte ondervind, met kwessies
soos geraas, verkeersdruk, oorskryde drakapasiteit en verlore woonbuurtkarakter is die
manifestasies daarvan. Daar is nie ‘n sterk sosiale band tussen studente en permanente inwoners
in Die Weides en Simonswyk nie en beide partye wend nie veel pogings aan om mekaar beter te
leer ken nie.
Studentifikasie bied verskeie uitdagings vir die ontwikkeling en toepassing van openbare beleid
en ruimtelike beplanning op internasionaal en plaaslike vlak. Aandag moet dringend aan die meer
volhoubare integrasie van studentebehuising in Stellenbosch gegee word. Kommunikasie en
bereidwilligheid vir samewerking tussen alle rolspelers sal bepaal of studentifikasie in
Stellenbosch op ‘n suksesvolle manier gereguleer kan word. Die groei van die studentebevolking
is onvermydelik en die voorkoms van studentebehuising in die dorp se leefruimtes en
woonbuurte sal in Stellenbosch toeneem. Openbare beleid en die rol wat dit moet speel in die
regulering van studentifikasie sal onverwyld hersien moet word in Stellenbosch.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/5364 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Benn, Julius Daniel |
| Contributors | Donaldson, S. E., University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 154 p. : ill., maps |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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