- Title
- Inclusivity and access to amenity in the urban environment: the design of a student resource centre in central, Port Elizabeth
- Creator
- Tshelametsi, Gorata
- Subject
- Urban ecology (Sociology)
- Subject
- Students -- Education
- Date Issued
- 2020-09
- Date
- 2020-09
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- Thesis
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/58639
- Identifier
- vital:59976
- Description
- The increasing concern for sustainability in the 21st century has brought about new meanings for city processes, relations and the built environment. Typically, the environmental and economic aspects of the issue have received the most attention, leaving social sustainability largely neglected within the discourse. It could be argued however, that social sustainability is the key to many of the challenges faced by the South African post-apartheid cities. Using primary and secondary research method composed of a qualitative approach, involving site visits, photography and closed interviews, this study examines the nature of spatial segregation in the South African post-apartheid city in relation to Lefevbre’s ideas. Focusing on segregation, this investigation will discuss the forced removals that occurred in South Africa from the mid-1800s, through to the Apartheid Era in the late 1900s, and seek to gain insight into the manner in which these events have shaped the urban landscape of the South African cities. Port Elizabeth, known during apartheid as the Cradle of Black Resistance, was at the forefront of the political struggle in South Africa. For this reason, Port Elizabeth has been chosen for analysis. The site for intervention is the cities’ primary public transport interchange; the gateway into the wealthy southern suburbs from the northern township settlements. This is the point of connection between the divides of the city but is itself a highly disconnected environment. The findings indicate the integration of the existing on-site activities with the new proposed Student Resource Centre functions creates a mixed-use ribbon of activity. These connections facilitate the interaction between students living in the inner city. Through a holistic approach, the intervention seeks to bridge both physical and social barriers, towards a more integrated lived experience and socially sustainable future for Port Elizabeth.
- Description
- Thesis (MA) -- Faculty - School of Architecture, 2020
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- Format
- 1 online resource (73 pages)
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty - School of Architecture
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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