Rethinking urban transport after modernism : lessons from South Africa / David Dewar and Fabio Todeschini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dewar, David, 1945-

Contributor:

Todeschini, Fabio.

Series:

Transport and mobility series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban transportation--South Africa.

Urban transportation.

Transportation and state--South Africa.

Transportation and state.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

xvi, 160 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2004]

Contents:

The Current Status of Transport Planning in South Africa 2

The Problem 3

Key Processes of Settlement Formation in South Africa 7

Spatial Outcomes and their Consequences 20

Required Urban Planning Responses 36

3 Approaches to Settlement-making: Locating the Concepts of Structure and Space 37

Programmatic Approaches 37

Non-programmatic Approaches 39

The Role of Movement in Non-programmatic Approaches 42

The Significance of Minimalism 44

4 Movement as an Element of Urban Structure and Urban Space 47

5 Movement in Urban Structure: The Case of South Africa 53

Equity of Access 55

The Importance of Modal Integration 56

Developing the Argument 57

Implications for Movement: Space Integrators and Space-bridgers 59

The Issue of Corridors 66

6 Movement as an Element of Urban Space 69

The Role of Public Spaces 69

Demonstrating Processes of Settlement Formation and Improvement 70

The Seminal Role of Street vs. Road 87

The Problematic Issue of Movement Classification 119

7 Movement in Space: The Case of South Africa 123

Limited Access Channels 124

Hybrid Channels 134

Activity Channels 136

Local Channels 138

Internalized Street Spaces: Shopping Malls and Entertainment Centres 140

Pedestrian Streets 144

Interchanges and Places for Vehicle Storage 146

Appendix A Excerpt from the Transport Planning Act 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-154).

ISBN:

0754641694

OCLC:

53937818