Urban regeneration through transit-oriented development: an initial perspective from the global South

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dc.contributor.advisorWinkler, Tanjaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVandewater, Samuelen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-07T14:45:05Z
dc.date.available2016-04-07T14:45:05Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAs cities age and change, certain areas begin to physically decay and suffer from the flight of both its residents, as well as socioeconomic activities. The means by which these areas are regenerated remains an issue for many cities, who are unable to reconnect these places with opportunities needed to thrive. In response to this challenge, transit-oriented developments have become a more recent, sustainable form of urban growth that allow people to navigate a city's socioeconomic activities and opportunities through well-established modes of transportation. This has the potential to create cities in which people are able to have a 'live, work, play' lifestyle, supported by various modes of public transportation that also connects them to the broader urban context. The case study method is used to determine the viability of utilising transit-oriented developments as a path for enabling urban regeneration and to examine a space in need of regeneration that is also well-connected to various modes of urban transportation. Bellville Central provides an example of attempts to address urban decay through various efforts of regeneration, with the insights of the users of the space became invaluable resources for the study. The users found that safety, walkability, and transportation were of the utmost importance and should be improved to help regenerate the area, while other data suggested a need for more diverse socioeconomic activities. The results of the study reveal many overlapping principles such as notions of liveability, that, while aimed at different goals, use methods that are often complementary or even identical to each other, thus regenerative interventions should include additional theories (like transit-oriented development) and broader, inclusive impacts.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVandewater, S. (2015). <i>Urban regeneration through transit-oriented development: an initial perspective from the global South</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18713en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVandewater, Samuel. <i>"Urban regeneration through transit-oriented development: an initial perspective from the global South."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18713en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVandewater, S. 2015. Urban regeneration through transit-oriented development: an initial perspective from the global South. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Vandewater, Samuel AB - As cities age and change, certain areas begin to physically decay and suffer from the flight of both its residents, as well as socioeconomic activities. The means by which these areas are regenerated remains an issue for many cities, who are unable to reconnect these places with opportunities needed to thrive. In response to this challenge, transit-oriented developments have become a more recent, sustainable form of urban growth that allow people to navigate a city's socioeconomic activities and opportunities through well-established modes of transportation. This has the potential to create cities in which people are able to have a 'live, work, play' lifestyle, supported by various modes of public transportation that also connects them to the broader urban context. The case study method is used to determine the viability of utilising transit-oriented developments as a path for enabling urban regeneration and to examine a space in need of regeneration that is also well-connected to various modes of urban transportation. Bellville Central provides an example of attempts to address urban decay through various efforts of regeneration, with the insights of the users of the space became invaluable resources for the study. The users found that safety, walkability, and transportation were of the utmost importance and should be improved to help regenerate the area, while other data suggested a need for more diverse socioeconomic activities. The results of the study reveal many overlapping principles such as notions of liveability, that, while aimed at different goals, use methods that are often complementary or even identical to each other, thus regenerative interventions should include additional theories (like transit-oriented development) and broader, inclusive impacts. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Urban regeneration through transit-oriented development: an initial perspective from the global South TI - Urban regeneration through transit-oriented development: an initial perspective from the global South UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18713 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18713
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVandewater S. Urban regeneration through transit-oriented development: an initial perspective from the global South. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18713en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Architecture, Planning and Geomaticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherUrban Planningen_ZA
dc.subject.otherUrban Studiesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTransport Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleUrban regeneration through transit-oriented development: an initial perspective from the global Southen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMCRPen_ZA
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