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Urbanism and sustainability in Daveyton: designing for the township main street :[an exploration of spatial transformation in previously marginalised townships, with a focus on the main street]

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built
Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfillment of
the requirement for the degree of Master of Urban Design / ABSTRACT
In township environments where pedestrian activity occurs out of necessity; and public transport
prevails - the main street becomes a magnet for mobility, social encounters and economic exchange.
It is the path that connects the settlement to the whole; it disperses and draws in; it collects and
connects. It is the image of the township. Streets play an important role within townships as the
primary form of public urban space. It is within these spaces that the residents make their own
opportunities for a better quality of life. (Jacobs, 1993) explained that by designing the streets,
one has largely designed the city. / EM2017

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/22416
Date January 2016
CreatorsBham, Aadill
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
FormatOnline resource (156 pages), application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf

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