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An assessment of some policies affecting regional development in the Western Cape
Full text linkRecently, two decisions which are likely to have far-reaching effects on regional development in the Western Cape have been taken by the South African Cabinet
Design with Nature by Ian McHarg
No full textWhen, after ten years of absence, Ian McHarg returned to the rural surroundings outside Glasgow where he grew up, he had to find out to his greatest disillusionment that the big city had swallowed all the beautiful spots. The hills were dumped to fill the valleys, demolished the farmhouses; every tree, bush, rock, fern and orgidiee was gone. Instead, there were rows and rows of uniform cottages around narrow streets - all in the name of town planning, the profession to which McHarg was so capable
Urban Renewal and the Needs of the Coloured Community - Part One
Full text linkIn view of the problems associated with the city of today, there is a tendency to decry city life as unnatural, undesirable and degrading, and a recent phenomenon in civilization. This is very far from the truth. Urban man and urban life has, for a very long time been central to civilization and human existence. Yet in recent times there have emerged new types of urban problems of a magnitude and quality not encountered previously. Futhermore, these problems are not universally the same
Preamble
No full textThe rapid increase and uncontrolled concentration of the population in the Republic gives rise to many social and physical problems. Problems that can be attributed to the over concentration include amongst others, traffic accumulation, insufficient transport facilities, high land prices, high crime occurs and pollution.*This preamble is written in Afrikaans