Town and Regional Planning

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Town and Regional Planning is the accredited academic journal of the department of Town and Regional Planning of the University of the Free State.

Alternative title(s): Meralo ya Ditoropo le Mabatowa | Stads- en Streekbeplanning

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ISSN 2415-0495 (Online), ISSN 1012-280X (Print)

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Browsing Town and Regional Planning by Author "Cilliers, Juan"

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    Ecosystem-based climate change adaptation for Essenvelt, Middelburg, The Netherlands
    (University of the Free State, 2017) Timmermans, Wim; Jacobs, Cor; Van Hattum, Tim; Lategan, Louis; Cilliers, Juan
    Climate change is an internationally recognised phenomenon generally held accountable for the increasing magnitude of extremes in both climatic events and temperature. With increasing urbanization and the concentration of socio-economic activities in urban areas, the challenge to contend with climate change is particularly pertinent in cities. In response to climate-change impacts, a range of climate-adaptation strategies have been developed to make cities increasingly ‘climate proof’. A qualitative research approach is employed to review climate change, its impacts and some adaptation strategies, focusing on ecosystem-based adaptation strategies from Belgium and The Netherlands and Water-Sensitive Urban Design approaches developed in Australia. The article engages a case study of Essenvelt, Middelburg, The Netherlands, where unanticipated warmer night-time temperatures are a primary concern, related to natural variability, the urban heat island effect and climate change. The article proposes certain adaptation measures for Essenvelt, based on the adaptation strategies reviewed.
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    An explorative approach to the evolving municipal landscape of South Africa: 1993-2020
    (University of the Free State, 2021) Jeeva, Zaakirah; Cilliers, Juan
    The establishment of municipalities in South Africa has been a long and difficult process, which still appears to be evolving 25 years later. In 1994, the new democratic government undertook to restructure the country’s racially segregated administrative structure, by integrating areas to form cohesive municipal entities that would allow for the more efficient management of the municipal areas. However, the demarcation approach was easier to pen on paper than to implement in practice. This article explores the South African spatial reform process from 1993 to 2020, by analysing literature and legislative frameworks, in order to determine how municipalities were demarcated and the challenges they experienced. The study found that the spatial restructuring process was particularly complex, due to limited knowledge of the spatial landscape and the many unresolved spatial administrative issues. The study calls for further research to support the formation of more efficient municipal areas.