The changing face of the Constantia Valley a temporal study of land use change in a heritage landscape

The study of land use change and urban morphology requires a multi-layered approach. Case studies are needed to gain an understanding of the local factors that are driving land use change and forming urban landscapes. This study will provide a temporal perspective on land use change in the Constantia Valley, a high income suburb on the outskirts of Cape Town. It will contextualise the efforts to conserve its heritage and, furthermore, attempt to explain the factors underlying the observed changes in the urban form. This study, through the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping and a series of interviews, examines how and why the urban form of the Constantia Valley has changed. Finally, based on the findings the possible future urban form of Constantia will be considered.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Environmental and Geographical Science

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Gaffney, Benjamin

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Anderson, Pippin
• Meadows, Michael E

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10517

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10517