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SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
Presentation addressing the challenges
facing the creation of
Sustainable Human Settlements
Wendy Hartshorne
Consulting
The Starting Point and/or End Goal
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All people of all cultures; poor,
middle class and rich feel they
belong
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All can participate in the wide range
of activities & events
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Meaningful restitution has been
realised
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Our rich cultural and struggle history
is recognised and celebrated
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A range of businesses thrive from
entrepreneurial to large corporate
The Starting Point and/or End Goal
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Streets and spaces are safe,
dignified and of good quality
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There is a wide range of quality
housing - home to people of all
income groups
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Ownership and rental stock is
accessible to transport, work and
social facilities
Key issues and ethos
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Understand the issues - each node is
different, while adopting a uniform
approach!
Promote step by step partnership
building philosophy yet…..
Manage a holistic triple bottom line
approach - package of activities
Incorporate the private sector
Actualities and Alternatives
Facilitating the possible
Incentives
Urban Renewal Initiatives
Khayelitsha CBD
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Informal Settlement Upgrading
Land Release, in Khayelitsha and
beyond.
Housing Top-structure Development
Housing Support Institutional
arrangements
Targeted Settlements
N2 Gateway - The project will be grounded in the
principles of the City's Integrated Development
Plan, and will specifically articulate the following
programmes identified in the IDP:
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Informal settlement upgrade
New subsidised housing
Integrated neighbourhood interventions
Community empowerment and development
Job Creation
Entrepreneurship development
Good governance
Environmental management
Key issues and concerns
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Understand the issues - each node is
different, while adopting a uniform
approach!
“NATURE OF INTERVENTION
The planned project intervention is multi-pronged in that it
consists of a combination of immediate improvement in the
quality of people’s lives through the provision of basic services
to all citizens; upgrading and planning of sustainable and
integrated settlements in areas suitable for human habitation
so as not to disrupt/destroy the delicate socio-economic fabric
underpinning the livelihood and coping strategies of the poor;
and, the re-establishment of communities displaced by dedensification and those residing on unsuitable land to areas
within and/or near the urban core thereby maximising their
access to employment opportunities and social amenities.”
City of Cape Town
Key issues and concerns
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Promote step by step partnership
building philosophy yet…..
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NSDF
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PSDF
 SDF
 IDP
 IZS
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Manage a holistic triple bottom line
approach – realign budgets and
legislation
Incorporate the private sector AND
unpack ‘viable’ alternatives
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PSDF
Restructuring Urban Settlements
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Urban settlements should be restructured so as
to break down the barriers created by
apartheid and make them more convenient and
pleasant to live in,
Sectoral SDFs for the main urban settlements
within local Municipalities should clearly
indicate how settlements are to be
restructured before they can be approved.
PSDF
Proposed Density Pattern
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The density target should be achieved using a
range of urban development " tools“ including:
demolition & redevelopment; infill of surplus
vacant land including brownfield sites;
greenfield locations within Urban Edge… and,
subdivision, second dwellings & sectional title
as appropriate.
Sectoral SDFs for the main settlements in local
Municipalities should indicate the most appropriate
locations for the different urban development
"tools".
PSDF
Restructuring Urban Settlements
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All high & middle income residential, industrial
& commercial projects located on privately
owned land shall provide serviced land & topups to the available housing subsidy as
necessary to provide for 10% social housing
(R50 000 - R150 000) & 10% subsidy housing
(R25 000 - R50 000) either on site or if the site
is too small, nearby.
The % shall be measured as proportion of the
total number of units and not area of land. In
instances where it is not appropriate for low
income or social housing to be located on the
same site as the main project because of the
principle of Socio-Economic Gradient or other
considerations, such housing should not be
located further than walking distance (1000m).
PSDF
RESTRUCTURING URBAN SETTLEMENTS
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Urban development projects on public land
shall provide for mixed use and socioeconomically integrated communities in a
similar ratio of income distribution to that
pertaining to the Municipality as a whole.
Requires the Municipality to evaluate by means of
its aforementioned ‘tools’ the alternative locations,
ensure the means of realising such ‘offset’
development rights and identify the beneficiaries
PSDF
Integration of Urban Activities
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50% of the five major urban activities; public
transport, (access points), residence,
recreation, shopping, and employment should
be accessible within walking distance (1000m)
of residential dwellings,
SDFs for the main urban settlements in Local
Municipalities should indicate:
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where new residential areas will be
located close to existing work and
community facilities; and
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where new work and community
facilities will be located close to
existing residential areas.
‘Muddling through’
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“Is there not a city-wide plan which guides
urban growth and development; which
provides for a locational rationale for coordinated public capital expenditure; which
anticipates and addresses problems of
overloaded infrastructure and land shortage;
which recognises the problem of persistent
segregation and spatial exclusion and develops
ideas to counter these…
The current approach of ‘muddling through’,
reacting to crises as they emerge is bad for
both formal business in Cape Town and for
those attempting to survive on the margins”
Prof Vanessa Watson – UCT
Cape Argus 2005
and/or the End Goal
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Streets and spaces are safe,
dignified and of good quality
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There is a wide range of quality
housing - home to people of all
income groups
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Ownership and rental stock is
accessible to transport, work and
social facilities
Key Actions
 Provide the essential
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City-wide Spatial Development Framework
Ownership/Title
 Address the public environment
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Design
Infrastructure
Maintenance / PPP housekeeping
 Introduce the possible
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Range of options – allow for personal growth including
from rental stock to home ownership
 Optimise possible LOCATION/S