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The design of positive public space as a core public investment in low-income housing areas : examining the possibilities for a market space and infill housing in Khayelitsha, Cape Town

dc.contributor.authorEwing, Kathryn
dc.contributor.otherIAHS World Congress on Housing (33rd : 2005 : Pretoria, South Africa)
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-11T13:02:41Z
dc.date.available2009-06-11T13:02:41Z
dc.date.issued2005-09
dc.descriptionAuthors of papers in the proceedings and CD-ROM ceded copyright to the IAHS and UP. Authors furthermore declare that papers are their original work, not previously published and take responsibility for copyrighted excerpts from other works, included in their papers with due acknowledgment in the written manuscript. Furthermore, that papers describe genuine research or review work, contain no defamatory or unlawful statements and do not infringe the rights of others. The IAHS and UP may assign any or all of its rights and obligations under this agreement.en_US
dc.description.abstractPaper presented at the XXXIII IAHS World Congress on Housing, 27-30 September 2005,"Transforming Housing Environments through Design", University of Pretoria.en_US
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: Shelter for the urban poor is often viewed in isolation from the valuable public assets that constitute an urban public environment. In low-income housing areas the primary spatial structure should consist of positive public spaces, green systems, transportation networks with emphasis on non-motorised transport, community amenities and human-scale local interventions for informal and formal economic and social activities, where there is potential for mixed-use opportunities. Core gathering points and public spaces promote and reflect the democratic city and often form the social and economic heart of many communities. However, projects related to the public realm and associated facilities are often the first to be eroded from the public budget programme. Within a 10 year period of South African democracy the Government has delivered 1.6 million houses nationally based predominantly on the one-house, one-plot scenario [1 & 2]. The authoritarian emphasis on housing has been related to the quantity of houses delivered as opposed to the quality of urban environments created. Taking this into consideration, there is a strong need to recognise and promote housing developments as integrated and sustainable human settlements. Primary investment in public space is crucial in areas that have minimal access to valuable outdoor space and create highly valued human assets. This paper addresses a public space in Khayelitsha.
dc.format.extentPresentation consists of 9 pages.en_US
dc.format.mediumThis paper was transformed from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material on the CD ROM was published using Adobe Acrobat technology.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEwing, K 2005, 'The design of positive public space as a core public investment in low-income housing areas: examining the possibilities for a market space and infill housing in Khayelitsha, Cape Town', paper presented at XXXIII IAHS World Congress on Housing 2005 - Transforming Housing Environments through Design (HUE), University of Pretoria.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn1-86854-627-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/10416
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIAHSen_US
dc.rightsCopyright shared by: International Association for Housing Science, Coral Gables/Miami, Florida 33134, USA University of Pretoria (UP), Hillcrest, Pretoria 0002, South Africaen_US
dc.subjectHousingen_US
dc.subjectPositive spatial structureen_US
dc.subjectPublic gathering spacesen_US
dc.subjectInformal tradingen_US
dc.subjectPublic realmen_US
dc.subject.lcshHousing -- Congressesen
dc.subject.lcshHouse construction -- Congressesen
dc.subject.lcshArchitecture, Domestic -- Congressesen
dc.titleThe design of positive public space as a core public investment in low-income housing areas : examining the possibilities for a market space and infill housing in Khayelitsha, Cape Townen_US
dc.typeEventen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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