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Browsing Research Articles (Town and Regional Planning) by UP Author "Landman, Karina"
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Landman, Karina; Nel, Darren
(Routledge, 2022)
The City of Tshwane has experienced significant political, socio-economic and spatial changes. The lives and daily use patterns of different people in the city, as well as public spaces changed. While some people have ...
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Landman, Karina; Makakavhule, Kundani
(Routledge, 2021)
Cities and public spaces are changing. Many movements such as ‘Black Lives Matter’ are questioning the meaning of public space in post-colonial contexts. This paper focusses on the decolonization of public space in South ...
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Landman, Karina
(Sasol Library, University of the Free State, 2012-12)
Gated communities are considered by many South Africans as a necessity – a place to
stay in a safer environment in the context of high crime rates. At the same time, these
developments can also challenge planning and ...
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Makhale, Shonani; Landman, Karina
(Routledge, 2018)
Gated communities have grown significantly in many parts of the world, including South Africa. This paper focuses on gated communities in the City of Tshwane. The discussion is based on a study carried out between 2013 and ...
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Landman, Karina
(Sasol Library, University of the Free State, 2010-05)
South African cities have changed tremendously over the past 50 years. Alongside growing urbanisation, people have moved further apart or closer to each other, influenced by the reigning ideologies and policies of the past ...
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Schoulund, Dario; Landman, Karina
(University of the Free State, Department of Town and Regional Planning, 2018)
Urban Design in South Africa as a formal profession has a relatively short history.
However, in practice, there have been many examples of what must be considered
both good and bad Urban Design. There have also been ...
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Landman, Karina
(Springer, 2020-09)
Recent decades have brought about an increased focus on public space as part of building more inclusive and sustainable neighbourhoods and cities. Not only are the development of public space highlighted as important in ...
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Schoulund, Dario; Amura, Carlos Alberto; Landman, Karina
(MDPI, 2021-11-23)
Increasingly independent fields of specialization, civil engineering, and urban design find themselves practicing in isolation on the same urban issues. The result surfaces on the relative qualities of public spaces: ...
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Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; Landman, Karina; Cohn, Ellen G.
(Springer, 2014-03)
Gated communities have long been seen as a rational response to rising crime
levels, yet very little is known about the extent to which residing in a gated community
actually reduces an individuals’ risk of criminal ...
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Snyders, Elsa; Landman, Karina
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018-02)
South Africa is characterised by high levels of crime and fear of crime that manifests in various ways at a local community level. The fear of crime is influenced by levels of social and physical disorder and the nature ...
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Kandjinga, Laudika Jelufeni; Landman, Karina
(Routledge, 2023)
The safety of neighbourhoods remains challenging in developing countries due to several dynamics. This article explores the role of urban planning for safer neighbourhoods in two low-income neighbourhoods in the city of ...
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Landman, Karina
(Cogitatio Press, 2021-05)
Cities across the world are changing rapidly. Driven by population growth, migration, economic decline in rural areas,
political instabilities, and even more recently, the Covid‐19 pandemic, urban systems and spaces are ...
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Landman, Karina; Du Toit, Jacques Louis
(University of the Free State, Department of Town and Regional Planning, 2014)
Medium-density mixed-housing is promoted in various countries as a means toward creating more sustainable settlements. It does, however, require residents to live closer to their neighbours, share outdoor spaces, and be ...
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Landman, Karina
(University of the Free State, 2016)
Recent debates have highlighted trends towards the privatisation of public space
and the incorporation of increased security measures to safeguard users. Literature
has also emphasised the move away from the traditional ...
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Makakavhule, Kundani; Landman, Karina
(Springer, 2020-09)
Many political, economic and social transformations have occurred in South Africa since the first democratic elections in 1994. The country has made significant efforts in trying to establish and rebrand its cities as ...
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Kgotse, Keletso; Landman, Karina
(Routledge, 2022)
Cities and neighbourhoods are changing rapidly. While rapid change is accepted, it is less clear how to understand and analyse change and steer it towards a more sustainable trajectory. This paper focuses on the transformation ...
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Landman, Karina
(Urban International Press, 2012)
As is the case internationally, there is also an increased focus on urban space diversity in South Africa. Is it appropriate
to pursue place diversity in South Africa? If so, what are the design factors that support place ...
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Landman, Karina; Napier, Mark
(Elsevier, 2010)
The Constitution of South Africa guarantees the right to “adequate shelter” for all citizens within available state resources. While government policies and delivery programmes are trying to meet the need, a number of ...