A people-oriented port city : urban rejuvenation: Port Louis

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dc.contributor.advisorComrie, Henrien_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorCrooijmans-Lemmer, Hedwigen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGuttee, Ranvir Singhen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-12T09:45:16Z
dc.date.available2016-04-12T09:45:16Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical referencesen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis urban design thesis is a study of the urban issues and design principles pertinent to Port Cities. 'Man meets water': Our primordial psyche Man has had a relationship with water since time immemorial. Moving freely from earth to water is an activity which comes naturally to the human being. According to Eastern philosophy, Earth is the most important element. It comprises matter in a solid state, represents stability, physicality and gravity. Water is the second most significant element and represents fluidity, flexibility and adaptability (Ninjutsu.co.uk). Man meets water, in other words, is the moving from one realm to the other. In urban design terms, where 'Man meets water' is the 'in between' space - the interface. This is the area where two worlds come together - an area of interaction, interconnectedness and interrelationship. The area of study is a precinct of Port Louis - the interface between land and sea, as shown in Figure 1.1. The original urban quality of Port Louis has become degraded as a result of post-independence modernisation. The interface has been reshaped spatially and functionally. The original city of Port Louis was founded on the harbour, which was central to social, commercial and residential life. Today, the harbour is segregated from the city fabric. This thesis aims to explore the nature and design principles of places and spaces that lie within this land-water interface in order to formulate an urban design proposal wherein the land is reconnected to the water - an urban intervention for a people-oriented port city.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGuttee, R. S. (2015). <i>A people-oriented port city : urban rejuvenation: Port Louis</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18806en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGuttee, Ranvir Singh. <i>"A people-oriented port city : urban rejuvenation: Port Louis."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18806en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGuttee, R. 2015. A people-oriented port city : urban rejuvenation: Port Louis. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Guttee, Ranvir Singh AB - This urban design thesis is a study of the urban issues and design principles pertinent to Port Cities. 'Man meets water': Our primordial psyche Man has had a relationship with water since time immemorial. Moving freely from earth to water is an activity which comes naturally to the human being. According to Eastern philosophy, Earth is the most important element. It comprises matter in a solid state, represents stability, physicality and gravity. Water is the second most significant element and represents fluidity, flexibility and adaptability (Ninjutsu.co.uk). Man meets water, in other words, is the moving from one realm to the other. In urban design terms, where 'Man meets water' is the 'in between' space - the interface. This is the area where two worlds come together - an area of interaction, interconnectedness and interrelationship. The area of study is a precinct of Port Louis - the interface between land and sea, as shown in Figure 1.1. The original urban quality of Port Louis has become degraded as a result of post-independence modernisation. The interface has been reshaped spatially and functionally. The original city of Port Louis was founded on the harbour, which was central to social, commercial and residential life. Today, the harbour is segregated from the city fabric. This thesis aims to explore the nature and design principles of places and spaces that lie within this land-water interface in order to formulate an urban design proposal wherein the land is reconnected to the water - an urban intervention for a people-oriented port city. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - A people-oriented port city : urban rejuvenation: Port Louis TI - A people-oriented port city : urban rejuvenation: Port Louis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18806 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/18806
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGuttee RS. A people-oriented port city : urban rejuvenation: Port Louis. [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/11427/18806en_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.otherCity Planning and Urban Designen_ZA
dc.titleA people-oriented port city : urban rejuvenation: Port Louisen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMCPUDen_ZA
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