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Multiple performance indicators as standard to assess and quantify the ecological condition of a site
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Ecological sustainability focuses on the application of ecological principles to justify modifications to the environment to meet the human needs of present and future generations. Sustainability can only be achieved with ...
A study of the current South African housing environment with specific reference to possible alternative approaches to improve living conditions
(North-West University, 2012)
In South Africa issues regarding the dissatisfactory delivery of low-cost housing developments are well known. Low-cost housing has generally been delivered in a manner which attempts to address housing backlogs, instead ...
Addressing social issues in rural communities by planning for lively places and green spaces
(2014)
The increase in social challenges especially with regards to safety and security experienced in rural communities, as well as the lack of efficient lively places and public green spaces, is predominantly increasing in ...
A study on the sustainability of a non-motorised transport CBD in Upington
(North-West University, 2014)
The introduction of the private vehicle in urban communities (towns and cities) resulted in numerous urban problems experienced in the developed and developing world. These include, inter alia, economic inefficiency due ...
Planning for sustainable communities : place-making through layout and design approaches
(North-West University, 2014)
The survival and quality of life of people are irrefutably dependent on the natural environment in which they live. In order to ensure that the basic needs of man are consistently satisfactorily met in the long-term, the ...
Planning child-friendly spaces for rural areas in South Africa : the Vaalharts case study
(North-West University, 2014)
Child-friendly spaces are not successfully implemented in South Africa due to problems such as urbanization, development pressure, lack of qualitative open spaces and lack of policy and legislation guiding the planning and ...
Evaluating the spatial and environmental benefits of green space : an international and local comparison on rural areas
(2015)
In South Africa, urbanized environments are often studied individually, not taking the
surrounding natural environment into account (McConnachie and Shackleton, 2012: 2). Current approaches focussing on the integration ...
The planning and development of child-friendly green spaces in urban South Africa
(North-West University, 2014)
The impact that urban green spaces in urban environments have on the sustainability and
quality of life of the residents is phenomenal (Atiqul & Shah, 2011:601; UrbSpace, 2010; Levent et al, 2004:1). The local reality in ...
A proposed green planning development framework : integration of spatial planning and green infrastructure planning approaches
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
Throughout human history, civilizations have impaired their own chances of survival by damaging their own environment as they did not follow sustainable practises (Diamond, 2005). For over 40 years humankind’s demand on ...
Identifying the potential of green infrastructure planning in rural and peri-urban informal settlements in South Africa
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)
A strong definition to use when thinking of Green Infrastructure (GI) would be the “natural and semi-natural areas, strategically planned with other environmental features, designed and managed so as to provide a wide array ...