Land-use mix in South African cities and the influence of spatial planning: Innovation or following the trend?

Plessis, D. J. du

doi:10.1080/03736245.2014.924870

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“…Given the present policy in Cape Town, it is possible that commercial and manufacturing land uses are found in these areas, thus, possible mixed land uses. This can be corroborated by findings from other studies (du Plessis, 2015).…”

Section: Potential For Mixed Land Usessupporting

confidence: 82%

Analyzing the temporal location of employment centers relative to residential areas in Cape Town: A spatial metrics approach

Moyo

Zuidgeest

2018

JTLU

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Abstract:The marginalization of low-income earners, in regard to access to economic activities, is a topical issue in South Africa. The location of residential areas relative to locations of employment plays a large role in determining how accessible employment opportunities are to individuals. This has led to several studies that look at the polarization of growth in places of economic activities in more affluent suburbs within the discourse of social exclusion and transformation. Since South African independence, several policies were drafted to address issues of segregation and social exclusion, among other issues. However, the question remains whether there has been progress in addressing these issues. This research applies landscape metrics to understand the growth trends in the spatial location of residential areas, relative to centers of economic activities, from 1995 (start of democracy) to 2013. The analyses reveal that high-and middle-income residential areas are typically located near commercial land uses. This explains the mixed land-use patterns that are found in middle-income residential areas. On the other hand, low-income residential areas were observed to be, dominantly, in large homogeneous and continuous patches.

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Section: Potential For Mixed Land Usessupporting

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Analyzing the temporal location of employment centers relative to residential areas in Cape Town: A spatial metrics approach

Moyo

Zuidgeest

2018

JTLU

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“…They continue with the apartheid type of planning, they use old, pre-industrial, industrial planning." This shows an awareness of the implementation challenges identified quantitatively by Du Plessis (2015). This also indicates a clear expectation on the part of South African planners of what is defined as success, namely the justifiable need to change the form of settlements, given the racially segregated, sprawling nature of South African cities and towns.…”

Section: Interview Respondents' Views On the Failures Of Planning In ...mentioning

confidence: 75%

Unpacking planners' views of the success and failure of planning in post-apartheid South Africa

Denoon-Stevens

Andres²,

Nel³

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“…The city of Durban has a unique spatial planning challenge as it hosts one of the most highly industrialized regions in Africa, closely intermingled with residential areas (Adebayo et al, 2013; Batterman et al, 2008; Matooane & Diab, 2001; Naidoo et al, 2013). The apartheid spatial planning in Durban created a mixed land use with industrial and residential areas integrated in order to keep and maintain low‐income workers close to their workplaces and reduce transportation costs (Adebayo et al, 2013; du Plessis, 2015). The South Durban Basin (SDB) industrial region is a region consisting of residential areas and schools that are situated in the midst of three flaring crude oil refineries.…”

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Utility of an alternative method (to USEPA Method 1613) for analysis of priority persistent organic pollutants in soil from mixed industrial–suburban areas of Durban, South Africa

Rimayi¹,

Madikizela

2022

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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This study evaluates the adequacy of a USEPA Method 1613 alternative analytical method for analysis of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in soil from the immediate vicinity of industrialized areas in the eThekwini municipal area in South Africa. The objective of this study is in line with the Stockholm Convention Article 11 on research, development, and monitoring. Furthermore, it became imperative to find an alternative analytical procedure to USEPA Method 1613 that could cater to studies conducted in Africa where recent reviews have indicated that most African countries lack the technical and instrumental capacity for performing analysis of dioxin-like compounds according to USEPA Method 1613, which entails the use of high-resolution chromatography and high-resolution mass spectrometry instrumentation. The study aimed to ascertain the utility of an alternative two-dimensional gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry method for analysis of trace-level priority POPs in soil, along with a fast single quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method. The analytical methods were applied to the analysis of POPs on soil samples from industrial areas with oil refineries and a pulp and paper manufacturing company, while other samples were collected near the electricity substations and a landfill site. Analytical results showed BDE 209 as the dominant contaminating polybrominated diphenyl ether (concentration ranges from 0.006 to 5.71 ng g −1 ). Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) 9, 10, and 49 were the dominant PBBs detected in 78% of the sites tested, although their concentrations were below the limit of quantification (LOQ). Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls detected could not be quantified above their respective LOQs, indicating that the Durban area has low priority pollutant contamination levels compared to other regions around the world. The methods developed are a starting point that will inform considerations for routine evaluation and management of soil contamination, which plays a vital role in environmental management.

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Land-use mix in South African cities and the influence of spatial planning: Innovation or following the trend?

Cited by 12 publications

References 34 publications

Analyzing the temporal location of employment centers relative to residential areas in Cape Town: A spatial metrics approach

Analyzing the temporal location of employment centers relative to residential areas in Cape Town: A spatial metrics approach

Unpacking planners' views of the success and failure of planning in post-apartheid South Africa

Utility of an alternative method (to USEPA Method 1613) for analysis of priority persistent organic pollutants in soil from mixed industrial–suburban areas of Durban, South Africa

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