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| URBAN
DESIGN & PLANNING |
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key philosophy guiding the practise is the relevance
of urban design to all spatial projects irrespective
of scale. Our approach is to establish urban design
qualities through the development of performance
based spatial systems which facilitate choice, liveability
and which is supportive of building a sense of place
and community. Our approach focuses beyond the aesthetic
to ensure that cities, neighbourhoods, and streets
function better. |
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major component of our approach is guiding and facilitating
development through the establishment of urban design frameworks.
Services offered include the establishment of Urban Design Frameworks
and Guidelines, Urban Regeneration Frameworks and detailed urban
design application in public space interventions. |
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| INTEGRATED
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING & POLICY FORMULATION |
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| Guiding
the development of large urban and rural areas through
the Integrated Development Plans represents a core
competency of the practise. The central concern
of the practise here is the integration of economic,
social and physical dimensions in establishing a
forward planning and implementation frameworks that
are able to respond to the challenges of cities
and regions. Establishing frameworks at this level
is fundamentally tied to the participation of a
people. |
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a key element of our approach is the incorporation of public
participation. The main services offered here include establishing
Integrated Development Plans, Spatial Framework Plans, Policy
and Sectoral Plans, Strategic Plans, etc. |
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| SETTLEMENT
HOUSING & PLANNING |
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basis of the position rests in the belief that an
emphasis needs to be placed on people in housing.
Housing environments created must be people orientated
both in scale and individuality and should provide
a basis for the creation of a sense of place and
community. Creating timeless meaning and opportunity
requires the integration of housing with broader
urban planning frameworks, the shift from a quantitative
to qualitative approach and the search for high
performance through the application of urban design.
Services offered in terms of housing include research,
policy formulation, informal settlement upgrading,
'greenfield' housing layout design, housing framework
plans, etc |
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| URBAN
RENEWAL |
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with existing centres and neighbourhoods offers
significant challenges and opportunities. The approach
is to move beyond merely physical improvement, to
the integration of physical planning frameworks
with urban management, investment promotion and
sustainable implementation as urban renewal must
also translate into growth. Retaining the primary
elements that define 'place' and which seek not
to replace but enhance the urban qualities of centres
and neighbourhoods are a foremost priority. Key
services offered here include Urban Regeneration
Plans, Urban Renewal Policy Plans, Urban Design
Frameworks, Streetscape Improvement plans etc |
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| ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING |
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establishment of vibrant, balanced and self-sustaining communities,
municipalities and regions requires an emphasis on economic
development. Each geographical area has a set of competitive
advantages relating to its people, its location and its resources
which, if adequately exploited, will contribute to the establishment
of a sound economic base for all other forms of development.
The full participation of local stakeholders is central to the
successful identification and development of approaches to exploiting
the competitive advantages. Services offered: business planning
for new and established ventures, local economic regeneration
studies, local economic development plans, community tourism
planning, sector analysis and planning, cluster studies, economic
policy analysis. |
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| SOCIAL-ECONOMIC
ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH |
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| Successful
physical, economic and social planning (and decision-making
on all levels) is dependent on the availability of up to date
and relevant socio-economic information. Depending on the specific
requirements and objectives of the client this information could
be of a qualitative or quantitative nature. Services offered:
socio-economic research and analysis (existing information bases),
housing, socio-economic and economic surveys, data analysis
and presentation. |
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