Doctoral Degrees (Urban and Regional Planning)
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Planning for affordable housing through inclusionary housing against the apartheid spatial landscape in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2017-07)English: Past segregation-policies have left a profound imprint on the spatial landscape of the country, as well as the thinking of urban planners over the past six decades. Stuck in a rut, the planning and delivery of ... -
Improving the climate change resilience of informal settlements in mountainous regions of Africa: comparative case studies of Qwaqwa in South Africa and Konso in Ethiopia
(University of the Free State, 2017-02)The aim of this study is to search for the strategies to improve climate change resilience of informal settlements in mountainous regions of Africa. The multidimensional and dynamic fea-tures of resilience require the use ... -
The influence of market forces in urban planning: a South African perspective
(University of the Free State, 2002-02)English: The main objective of this study is to illustrate the importance of market forces on the urban form and how these forces should be incorporated into the overall jigsaw puzzle of spatial and urban planning to ... -
A framework for a sustainable land use management system in traditional Xhosa cultural geo-social zone of the rural Eastern Cape South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2015-07)Spatial planning in the Eastern Cape has generally pursued an ethos or set of rationalities that were founded in the colonial and apartheid eras. These rationalities were also embedded in the pursuit of modernity and a ... -
Exploring the strategies employed by the greater Grasland community, Mangaung in accessing basic services
(University of the Free State, 2015-05)There was a spatial arrangement that the colonial-segregation-apartheid systems put in place in South Africa – a physical spatial relationship setup that segregated people mainly according to their race and class. In 1994 ... -
Public open space planning and development in previously neglected townships
(University of the Free State, 2013-02-01)English: The focus of this research was on the use of urban open spaces in the revitalisation of Galeshewe Township. It is an in-depth analysis of community perceptions, the provision of open space, land use planning and ... -
Lessons from the strategic management of integrated development planning in Kwazulu-Natal from 1994 to 2006
(University of the Free State, 2007-11-30)The main aim of the study is to assess the success in performance of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Provincial Government’s strategic management of integrated development planning as was expected by the Constitution and subsequent ... -
The applicability of gaming simulation in teaching and learning in urban and regional planning: a ten-year case study at the University of the Free State
(University of the Free State, 2013-07)Abstract not available
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