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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Hout Bay (South Africa)"”.
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The geological evolution and sedimentary dynamics of Hout Bay, South Africa
Hout Bay is situated on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa approximately 17 km southwest of Cape Town. Hout Bay is a southward opening bay that hosts a fishing harbour and coastal residential town. This study was initiated to map the marine …
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The construction of group ecological identity : a case study of communities in Hout Bay, South Africa
… of being in the world. A case study of Hout Bay, Cape Town (South Africa) - particularly three key residential communities: the Cape Coloured Harbour, Valley and Imizamo Yethu communities - was undertaken. A qualitative methodology was adopted throughout the research design. A pilot …
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A glade in the kelp forest: socio-spatial opportunities for multi-trophic aquaculture Hout Bay, South Africa
… filter feeder and a versatile product. In South Africa, kelp forests are present along the West Coast due to the upwelling of the Benguela system in which cold, nutrient-rich waters from the Antarctic flow into the Atlantic Ocean. These kelp forests are all in a prolific and stable state, …
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The place beyond the bent pines - designing through exploration, making and discovery: an alternative design methodology through an exploration in timber for an imagining of its use
… has a place within the context of contemporary South Africa where high unemployment rates and unskilled labour is experienced. The dissertation further demonstrates the way in which a designed structural timber system, designed purely through informants learnt through the 'act of making', can be …
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Connective Tectonics: The Kunye Cultural Community Centre - Weaving people, space, and time
… apartheid spatial planning still linger in our South African cities. These modernist separationist elements take form as highways or green buffer zones. At neighbourhood scales, these elements create separation and spatial injustice from the lack of access to resources and amenities. The open …
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No meaningful participation without effective representation: the case of the Niall Mellon Housing Project in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
… is one of the most debated issues in democratic South Africa. The government continues to battle with existing backlogs in the provision of housing and a seemingly increasing demand. At the same time, urban populations take to the streets to register their anger and frustration at the slow …