Thesis (MS en S)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The provision of low-cost housing constitutes one of South Africa's biggest challenges. As a
result, high density residential development, amid an ever increasing urban population in
South Africa, is seen as the answer to address the housing problems by the authorities. The
concept of densification presupposes, upon its implementation, the advantages of promoting
an integrated urban system, more economical use of land, a better quality of life for the
recipients, containing urban sprawl and the protection of the agricultural and natural
resources.
However, the application of the concept of high density development in low-cost housing has
been criticised for failing to fulfil its main objectives which are intended to better the lives of
the people. The hypothesis is that the concept of densification may impact negatively on the
quality of family living. As a result, the main objective of this study is to seek statistical data
which is related to quality of family living and to uncover the views and experiences of
household members.
To achieve this objective, a questionnaire, interviews and literature-based research method
was adopted in this study. In addition, built housing models complemented the questionnaire.
Since part of the government's high density development strategy is to expand the existing
townships, the Langa township in the Western Province was chosen to conduct the study.
The findings of this study revealed that the application of the concept of high density
development in Langa has resulted in situations of overcrowding and noise, a lack of privacy,
smaller housing structures and erven, a lack of space for children to play and adults to
socialise and regular clashes between the residents and the authorities regarding these issues.
Therefore, the hypothesis that although densification may have resulted in more housing units
being built whilst at the same time impacting negatively on the quality of family living has
been proven to be true by this study. However, this study has revealed the fact that although
there is nothing inherently wrong with the concept of densification, the problem lies with the
manner in which the concept is applied in South Africa. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die voorsiening van laekostebehuising vorm deel van Suid-Afrika se grootste uitdagings. Die
resultaat is dat die ontwikkeling van woongebiede met hoë digthede deur die owerhede
gesien word as een van die oplossings vir behuisingsprobleme van 'n steeds snelgroeiende
stedelike bevolking. Met die toepassing van die konsep van verdigting word daar veronderstel
dat die voordele van 'n geintegreerde stedelike stelsel, die ekonomiese gebruik van grond,
beter lewensgehalte vir burgers, die beperking van stedelike uitgestrektheid en die beskerming
van landbou- en natuurlike hulpbronne, verwesenlik sal word.
Die toepassing van die konsep van verdigting in laekostebehuising word egter gekritiseer
omdat dit tekortskiet in die primere doelwit wat daarop gemik is om die lewensgehalte van
burgers te bevorder. Die hipotese is dat die konsep van verdigting gesinslewe en daarby die
lewenskwaliteit van persone negatief kan beinvloed. Die doel van die studie is dus om
statistiese data wat verband hou met die gehalte van gesinslewe , in te win ten einde
sienswyses en ervarings van gesinne in laekoste woonbuurte te verwoord.
Om hierdie doelwit te bereik, is 'n vraelys, onderhoude en 'n literatuurgebaseerde
navorsingsmetode gevolg. Bykomende behuisingsmodelle het die vraelys gekomplementeer.
Aangesien die regering se verdigtingstrategie vir ontwikkeling ten doel het om bestaande
townships uit te brei, is Langa in die Wes-Kaap gekies as studiegebied.
Die bevindinge van die studie toon aan dat die implementering van die konsep van die
ontwikkeling van hoë digte, laekostebehuising oorbevolking en geraas, 'n gebrek aan
privaatheid, kleiner huisstrukture en erwe, 'n gebrek aan speelplek vir kinders en onvoldoende
plek vir volwassenes om te sosialiseer, teweeg gebring het - die toestande het tot gereelde
botsings tussen die inwoners en owerhede gelei.
Die studie bewys dus die hipotese dat hoewel verdigting tot die bou van meer
behuisingseenhede gelei het, dit ook 'n negatiewe impak op die gehalte van gesinslewe
meegebring het. Die studie bewys dat hoewel daar niks inherent met die konsep van
verdigting verkeerd is nie, die probleem Iê in die manier waarop die konsep binne Suid-Afrika
toegepas word.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/52989 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Madikane, Thulani |
| Contributors | Koopman, C., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Sustainable Development Planning & Management. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 98, [4] p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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