Browsing by Subject "Place"
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Bloemfontein (1848-2015), mapping eight moments in time: Measuring and appreciating that which is nearest
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)Maps represent more than physical reality. More significantly, they beckon that which is nearest; the life-care-place totality in which lived space is best understood as place, and lived time is best understood as care. ... -
An exploration of place: Towards an understanding of spatial character
(2015)Architecture and its influences on our daily life form the premise of the study. Every space has a character which is defined by the type of human engagement it solicits. Spaces have varying characters and the suitability ... -
A framework for placemaking as spatial planning instrument in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Purpose: Placemaking is not the monopoly of spatial planners, but it is a key focus. Planning enables the development, shaping or reproduction of place identities. Placemaking contributes to the reimagination of place ... -
Investigating sexuality education in South African schools: a matter of space, place and culture
(AOSIS, 2019)Sexuality education has faced various challenges in being successfully implemented within secondary schools in South Africa. Research points towards barriers thereto, which include teacher bias and limited knowledge as ... -
A place-making approach to spatial planning of rural landscapes : the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site as a case study
(North-West University, 2008)In its course of development, urban and regional planning has been greatly influenced by the modernist movement, which left human environments with various problematic ecological and social conditions. In reaction to these ... -
Placing the farm novel : space and place in female identity formation in Olive Schreiner's The story of an African farm and J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace
(North-West University, 2005)The farm in South Africa is an ideologically laden but also ambivalent concept, associated with pastoral ideals and the hierarchy of the colonial past; but also with fear and insecurity. The representation of the farm in ...