The Relations between people and urban nature in the City of Tshwane, through the lenses of Place identity and therapeutic value

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dc.contributor.advisor Breed, Ida
dc.contributor.postgraduate Konile, Phumzile
dc.date.accessioned 2024-02-05T09:46:08Z
dc.date.available 2024-02-05T09:46:08Z
dc.date.created 2024-04-18
dc.date.issued 2023-07-26
dc.description Mini Dissertation (MArch (Landscape Architecture))--University of Pretoria, 2023. en_US
dc.description.abstract Urban migration has resulted in population growth in cities and so has the rise in infrastructural developments that accommodate it. South Africa, one of the most urbanised countries in Africa, has 67.85% of its population residing in cities. These infrastructural developments have had detrimental effects on the ecological and social landscapes of cities, as urban green spaces (platforms that support biodiverse ecosystems and social activities) are dwindling away. Moreover, as green spaces continue to be replaced by infrastructural developments, their accessibility to urban dwellers becomes limited, thus compromising their relations with nature. This actuality is what inspires this investigation of the relations between people and urban nature in the City Tshwane, as the data could inform contextually fitting approaches towards conserving urban nature and implementing more green spaces that are aligned with local values. Qualitative research, in the form of semi-structured interviews, was conducted at the Pretoria Botanical Gardens, an urban nature site in Tshwane, to gather data on the existing urban nature relations in the city. The collected data was analysed through coding, a qualitative data analysis method, to highlight the recurring topics and themes of the conducted interviews. The findings show that most of the study participants value urban nature and feel that nature conservation and maintenance plus further establishment of green spaces are crucial spatial endeavours in the city. This study also provides insights into the factors that inform attitudes towards urban nature with a focus on place identity and therapeutic values of green space. en_US
dc.description.availability Unrestricted en_US
dc.description.degree (MArch (Landscape Architecture)) en_US
dc.description.department Architecture en_US
dc.description.faculty Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being en_US
dc.identifier.citation * en_US
dc.identifier.doi 10.25403/UPresearchdata.25061807 en_US
dc.identifier.other A2024 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94297
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
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dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.subject Human Nature Relations en_US
dc.subject Therapeutic Value in Nature en_US
dc.subject Place Identity In Nature en_US
dc.title The Relations between people and urban nature in the City of Tshwane, through the lenses of Place identity and therapeutic value en_US
dc.type Mini Dissertation en_US


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