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Author Dewar, David

Title Rethinking Urban Transport After Modernism : Lessons from South Africa
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (180 pages)
Series Transport and Mobility
Transport and mobility series.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Photographs; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; 1 Defining the Problem: The Objectives of this Book; Context; The Current Status of Transport Planning in South Africa; The Problem; 2 Setting the Scene; Key Processes of Settlement Formation in South Africa; Spatial Outcomes and their Consequences; Required Urban Planning Responses; 3 Approaches to Settlement-making: Locating the Concepts of Structure and Space; Programmatic Approaches; Non-programmatic Approaches
The Role of Movement in Non-programmatic ApproachesThe Significance of Minimalism; 4 Movement as an Element of Urban Structure and Urban Space; 5 Movement in Urban Structure: The Case of South Africa; The Starting Points; Equity of Access; The Importance of Modal Integration; Developing the Argument; Implications for Movement: Space Integrators and Space-bridgers; The Issue of Corridors; 6 Movement as an Element of Urban Space; The Role of Public Spaces; Demonstrating Processes of Settlement Formation and Improvement; The Seminal Role of Street vs. Road
The Problematic Issue of Movement Classification7 Movement in Space: The Case of South Africa; Introduction; Limited Access Channels; Hybrid Channels; Activity Channels; Local Channels; Internalized Street Spaces: Shopping Malls and Entertainment Centres; Pedestrian Streets; Interchanges and Places for Vehicle Storage; 8 Conclusion; References; Appendix A: Excerpt from the Transport Planning Act; Appendix B: Further Readings Consulted
Notes Print version record
Form Electronic book
Author Todeschini, Fabio
Hesse, Professor Markus
Knowles, Professor Richard
ISBN 9781351903523
1351903527