The Development of a bi-level geographic information systems (GIS) database model for informal settlement upgrading

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dc.contributor.advisorAbbott, Johnen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Iuma Aen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-10T07:54:44Z
dc.date.available2014-12-10T07:54:44Z
dc.date.issued1999en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography : leaves 348-369.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractExisting Urban GIS models are faced with several limitations. Firstly, these models tend to be single-scale in nature. They are usually designed to operate at either metropolitan- or at the local-level. Secondly, they are generally designed to cater only for the needs of the formal and environmental sectors of the city system. These models do not cater for the "gaps" of data that exist in digital cadastres throughout the world. In the developed countries, these gaps correspond to areas of physical decay or economic decline. In the developing countries, they correspond to informal settlement areas. In this thesis, a new two-scale urban GIS database model, termed the "Bi-Ievel model" is proposed. This model has been specifically designed to address these gaps in the digital cadastre. Furthermore, the model addresses the short-comings facing current informal settlement upgrading models by providing mechanisms for community participation, project management, creating linkages to formal and environmental sectoral models, and for co-ordinating initiatives at a global-level. The Bi-Ievel model is comprised of a metropolitan-level and a series of local-level database components. These components are inter-linked through bi-directional database warehouse connections. While the model requires Internet-connectivity to achieve its full potential across a metropolitan region, it recognises the need for community participation-based methods at a local-level. Members of the community are actually involved in capturing and entering informal settlement data into the local-level database.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMartinez, I. A. (1999). <i>The Development of a bi-level geographic information systems (GIS) database model for informal settlement upgrading</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9920en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMartinez, Iuma A. <i>"The Development of a bi-level geographic information systems (GIS) database model for informal settlement upgrading."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9920en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMartinez, I. 1999. The Development of a bi-level geographic information systems (GIS) database model for informal settlement upgrading. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Martinez, Iuma A AB - Existing Urban GIS models are faced with several limitations. Firstly, these models tend to be single-scale in nature. They are usually designed to operate at either metropolitan- or at the local-level. Secondly, they are generally designed to cater only for the needs of the formal and environmental sectors of the city system. These models do not cater for the "gaps" of data that exist in digital cadastres throughout the world. In the developed countries, these gaps correspond to areas of physical decay or economic decline. In the developing countries, they correspond to informal settlement areas. In this thesis, a new two-scale urban GIS database model, termed the "Bi-Ievel model" is proposed. This model has been specifically designed to address these gaps in the digital cadastre. Furthermore, the model addresses the short-comings facing current informal settlement upgrading models by providing mechanisms for community participation, project management, creating linkages to formal and environmental sectoral models, and for co-ordinating initiatives at a global-level. The Bi-Ievel model is comprised of a metropolitan-level and a series of local-level database components. These components are inter-linked through bi-directional database warehouse connections. While the model requires Internet-connectivity to achieve its full potential across a metropolitan region, it recognises the need for community participation-based methods at a local-level. Members of the community are actually involved in capturing and entering informal settlement data into the local-level database. DA - 1999 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1999 T1 - The Development of a bi-level geographic information systems (GIS) database model for informal settlement upgrading TI - The Development of a bi-level geographic information systems (GIS) database model for informal settlement upgrading UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9920 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9920
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMartinez IA. The Development of a bi-level geographic information systems (GIS) database model for informal settlement upgrading. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 1999 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9920en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCivil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleThe Development of a bi-level geographic information systems (GIS) database model for informal settlement upgradingen_ZA
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