An assessment of the viability of labour intensive township development in the Cape Metropolitan Area

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dc.contributor.advisorLister, Gordonen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorRyan, Tomen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSteunenberg, Hendrik Stephanusen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-17T07:31:02Z
dc.date.available2014-10-17T07:31:02Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractLabour intensive construction, generally defined by authors as the economically efficient use of labour to produce the quality of product as demanded by the specification (and allowed by the funding available), ensures that significantly more labour is used per unit of expenditure than in conventional construction. Labour intensive municipal infrastructure projects have been implemented in South Africa since 1985, but it is only in recent years that large township development projects in the Cape Metropolitan Area were undertaken with a purposeful exchange of machines for people. This thesis aims to assess the viability of labour intensive construction methods when applied in township development in the Cape Metropolitan Area. Case study methodology was used to design the study and gather and analyse data to reach meaningful conclusions. Six cases where labour intensive construction methods are used to provide municipal services, were investigated. After analysis, the findings were synthesised and recommendations presented. The objectives of the thesis were to investigate the factors; cost, time and quality when labour intensive construction methods are used. Contractual arrangements, possible social benefits and communication were also identified as areas to be investigated. The findings were compared with the industry's norms for conventional construction methods in order to evaluate the viability of labour intensive construction.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSteunenberg, H. S. (1994). <i>An assessment of the viability of labour intensive township development in the Cape Metropolitan Area</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8480en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSteunenberg, Hendrik Stephanus. <i>"An assessment of the viability of labour intensive township development in the Cape Metropolitan Area."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8480en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSteunenberg, H. 1994. An assessment of the viability of labour intensive township development in the Cape Metropolitan Area. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Steunenberg, Hendrik Stephanus AB - Labour intensive construction, generally defined by authors as the economically efficient use of labour to produce the quality of product as demanded by the specification (and allowed by the funding available), ensures that significantly more labour is used per unit of expenditure than in conventional construction. Labour intensive municipal infrastructure projects have been implemented in South Africa since 1985, but it is only in recent years that large township development projects in the Cape Metropolitan Area were undertaken with a purposeful exchange of machines for people. This thesis aims to assess the viability of labour intensive construction methods when applied in township development in the Cape Metropolitan Area. Case study methodology was used to design the study and gather and analyse data to reach meaningful conclusions. Six cases where labour intensive construction methods are used to provide municipal services, were investigated. After analysis, the findings were synthesised and recommendations presented. The objectives of the thesis were to investigate the factors; cost, time and quality when labour intensive construction methods are used. Contractual arrangements, possible social benefits and communication were also identified as areas to be investigated. The findings were compared with the industry's norms for conventional construction methods in order to evaluate the viability of labour intensive construction. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - An assessment of the viability of labour intensive township development in the Cape Metropolitan Area TI - An assessment of the viability of labour intensive township development in the Cape Metropolitan Area UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8480 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8480
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSteunenberg HS. An assessment of the viability of labour intensive township development in the Cape Metropolitan Area. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8480en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEngineering Managementen_ZA
dc.titleAn assessment of the viability of labour intensive township development in the Cape Metropolitan Areaen_ZA
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