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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"urban management"”.
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"Quality" in urban management
… element that is currently lacking in the urban management framework. It does this through the application of what until relatively recent times in even the advanced industrial economies, was seen as a tool of efficiency enhancement in the production of goods. Quality Assurance and …
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Social development for the Cape Flats: an alternative planning structure
An initial analysis into the present problems which will affect the future growth of the Western Cape resulted in the conclusion that the situation of the Coloured population is the factor most urgently requiring positive planning resolutions. Understanding the area's problems leads one to conclude …
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An examination of open space in planning
The intent of this study is both to underline the link between natural environment and the physical surround to man's activities, and to clarify the concept "planning" relative to their relationship. On the other hand, the broad scale nature of this thesis is intended to point out attitudes and …
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Evaluating water conservation and water demand management in an industrialised city: a case study of the City of uMhlathuze in Richards Bay
… to evaluate water conservation and water demand management in an industrialised City of uMhlathuze in Richards Bay. The City of uMhlathuze Local Municipality is the third-largest municipality in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) and is strategically placed to continue attracting investment as an aspirant …
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From housing to human settlements: the role of public space in integrated housing developments
… and economic infrastructure. The quality of the urban environment and the quality of public spaces within urban developments has been identified as contributing towards improving quality of life within these settlements. In mixedincome, integrated settlements - like those BNG claims to produce - …
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Suggested policies in regard to Suburban expansion into the Urban fringe (the Constantia Village), book 1
… and analysing the problems which arise from suburban expansion into the urban fringe; and on suggesting certain policy measures which could serve as a basis for directing development in such a way as to avoid these problems. The urban fringe is recognized as the contact zone between the city and …
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Proposed spatial development framework and precinct framework for George, Western Cape
… issues which include skewed and dysfunctional urban forms, rapid urbanization and population growth resulting in ever increasing poverty, inequality and unemployment. The spatial configuration and socio-economic concerns were triggered by the 'historical development trajectory' during the …
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From Salisbury to Harare : the geography of public authority finance and practice under changing ideological circumstances
… based on the assumption that money 'powers the urban system'. Its focus is the geography of public finance in Harare and ideologically inspired change in urban management. The context is the changing circumstances attendant upon the transfer of power from minority White settler colonial rule to …
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The role of Integrated spatial planning in restructuring Cape Town : the redevelopment of Wingfield
… including Cape Town, have inherited an skewed urban form which is intensified by the current high levels of in-migration and urbanization which cause great socio-economic and spatial structural urban problems. In a response to these urban issues, this dissertation argues for strategic …
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An urban planning perspective on the readiness of Thohoyandou CBD public spaces in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study of Thohoyandou CBD
… react to pandemics. This study aims to introduce urban planning measures that must be taken into consideration to improve the current performance of public spaces in reducing the spread of COVID-19. The study is guided by four research objectives which are as follows, (i) To analyse urban planning …
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Riscos ambientais em comunidades subnormais - a comunidade Santa Clara no bairro do Castelo Branco
… rapid and disorderly way as has been occurring urbanization causes conurbations grow chaotically, with the absence of basic infrastructure, poor housing and poor services, further accentuating the environmental problems in urban areas, making the poor live with conditions of disaster risk in …
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TOD in the context of Cape Town: a case study of Bellville
… streamlined development applications, transport management tools such as a parking management system and pricing strategy, as well as informal street trading, and crime and safety strategies geared towards improved urban management for the area.
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An analysis of the socio-economic security challenges of urbanisation on the livelihood of the residents of Havana and Greenwell Matongo informal settlements of Windhoek, Namibia
The rural-urban migrations of the residents from the Havana and Greenwell Matongo informal settlements, to Windhoek, pose socio-economic challenges of urbanisation. These challenges are various security challenges such as unemployment, poverty, crime and the negative effect on the environment. …
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Realising the density dividend? Changes in urban lifestyle and culture as compact developments emerge on Cape s public transport corridors
… to contribute to the creation of inclusive urban communities. The research explores this through the development of four qualitative case studies, each in a different part of the city, with different transport and urban features. The case studies each focus on relatively new multi-storey …
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Space, place and policing in Scotland's night-time economy
… considerable public health, criminal justice and urban management issues. Recently the political rhetoric has been backed up by new legislation in an attempt to counterbalance what was previously a market-driven economy. There now exists various crime reduction partnerships and situational crime …
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Regional planning and the energy efficiency purposes
… climate change impacts are clearly visible in urban regions throughout Iran, including Tehran Region; second, despite the national regulations set to reduce the use of fossil energies, the use of those energies are still high in different consumption types; third, the Tehran Metropolitan Region …
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Sensing Urban Dynamics Through Crowdsourced Data with the Support of Machine Learning Techniques
… geotagged images has attracted the attention of urban researchers, as it provides first-hand information regarding human activities, perception and the interaction with the built environment, helping researchers illuminate a richer sense of what cities are all about from data itself. Despite the …
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A battle for access to the streets of a "World-Class African City": Assessing the challenges facing the City of Johannesburg in the management of street trading in the inner-city
… faced by the City of Johannesburg in the management of street trading in Johannesburg's inner-city. Street trading is very important as it constitutes a great proportion of the informal sector in South Africa, and it plays a great role in the alleviation of poverty and unemployment. …
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Sustainable Urban Development and Management: A case study of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (Gqeberha)
… the full extent of the sustainability pillars in urbanisation. This study explores urban management and sustainability development in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) and attempts to determine its sustainability on the four dimensions of sustainability: society, economy, environment, and the …
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Simulation of Runoff and Pollutant Loss in Urbanizing Watersheds
The effect of urbanization on previously agricultural watersheds is an increasingly important issue for watershed planners. Urbanization increases runoff and pollutant loadings to the watershed outlet. Watershed planners in areas that previously had little impervious cover must now consider the …
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