Green Urbanism - Kosovo Informal

Settlement Upgrade
Case Study

Cape Town

Presentation to Holcim Forum for

Sustainable Urbanism

April 2007
Presented by Gita Goven
Kosovo - Existing Context
 Waste Grey Water Soak away Electrical

Ablutions Drainage

Kosovo - Existing Services

 10% 5%
1%
5%
Cape Town Metro
Boland District
12% Overberg District
Central Karoo District
Eden District
67% West Coast District

Western Cape Housing Backlog by District Source: CNDV Africa, PSDF, Nov 2005

120000 110000

100000 50-60%

80000 72140
59854
60000
225 000

40000 28300

20000

0
1993 1996 1998 2004
No of Shacks

Numbers of shacks in Cape Town Metro Cape Town housing backlog

Informal Settlements
 INFORMAL SETTLEMENT
FOOTPRINTS

CENTRAL BUSINESS
DISTRICTS
Bellville
Table Bay CBD

Cape
Town TWO DISTINCT CLUSTERS OF
CBD INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

Wynberg
CBD

Khayelitsha
CBD

SITE

False Bay

City of Cape Town Context: 2 Major Informal Settlement Clusters - ± 70% population
 Private
Public/ Private
State/
Province/ Muni

Rail Network: Passenger No’s Potential Bus Corridors Location of Investment Projects
& Frequency above R10 mil. outside MSDF
Corridors
Private
Public/ Private
State/
Province/ Muni

Poorest Areas
Wealthy Areas

Potential Minibus Taxi Composite Poverty Map Location of Investment Projects

Corridors above R10 mil. inside MSDF
Corridors

City of Cape Town Context

 Waste water Conservation Areas
Landfill Sites treatment plants Mineral Extraction
Drop-off Facilities Agriculture
Undeveloped Land
Urban Open Space
Water bodies

Waste Treatment Sites Waste Water Treatment Plants Land Use

City of Cape Town Context

 Current - 2050

Johannesburg
Johannesburg

Cape
Town Cape
Town

Desert
Nama-Karoo
Fynbos
Grassland
Succulent Karoo
Undefined
Savanna

Climate Change Impact on Biomes in South Africa

 Brown’s Farm
Philippi

New Eisleben
Road
Heinz’s Park

Kosovo

Samora Woodlands
Machel
The Leagues

Collorado Park
London Village

Site Context
 76-80 4000
3500
Age Categories
61-65 3000
2500

People
46-50 MALE 2000
FEMALE 1500
31-35 1000
500
16-20 0
0-5 Single no Single with Combined Married
dependents dependents single
0 500 1000 1500 individuals
People Categories
Kosovo Age Gender 2004 Head of Households 2004
Rands
0-1500 2500

0.27% 1501-3500
2000
3501+
16.5%
$1 = R7.2 1500

1000

500
83%
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
No household members

Joint Incomes 2004 Household Numbers & Sizes

Demographics
 URBAN
BIOGAS & WASTE Movement Systems
AGRICULTURE
TREATMENT SITE
EXISTING 15m High Street
RAILWAY DETENTION POND
BRIDGE 15m Main Road
RAILWAY RESERVE 12.5m Main Roads
PROPOSED
REUSE OF 5m Pedestrian Lanes
SUBREGIONAL
EDUCATIONAL 3m Streets
FACILITY …… Street Trees
NEW STATION 3 STOREY
PEDESTRIAN COURTYARD
SCHOOL EX COMMUNITY Hierarchy of Spaces
MARKET HOUSING HALL
High Street courtyards
PRECINCT
ECD/ Community Courtyards

EXISTING Street Courtyards

RACE PROPOSED
TRACK & SUBREGIONAL
Main Road Service Courtyards
PROPOSED
BUILDING & STADIUM SPORTS GROUNDS
SCHOOL Social Courtyards
ADVICE
CENTRE Local Service Courtyards
SCHOOL
FIELD
Housing Typologies
Row Housing
3-Storey Courtyard Housing
EXISTING
EXISTING
COMMUNITY 3-Storey Walk-ups
ROW HOUSING COMMUNITY
2/3-Storey Walk-ups
Gap/ Social Housing
3-Storey Walk-ups

R300
REE W AY
XI S T ING F
E

Settlement Master Plan

 Rudimentary Stage 12.5m Main Rudimentary Stage
15m High
Street Roads

Final Stage Final Stage

5m Pedestrian 3m Street
Lanes

5m

Proposed Street Profiles

 Street Facing Row ‘Green’ Roof
‘Green’ Roof
Housing

3m

‘Green’ Roof
Main Road 3-Storey ‘Green’ Roof

Row Housing
Street Side
Trees walk

Drain

2.5m 5m 2.5m2.5m
12.5m

High Street 3-Storey ‘Green’ Roof

‘Green’ Roof
Street
Mixed Use Trees

Side
Walk

2.5m 7.4m 2.5m2.5m

15m

3-Storey Courtyard
Housing

10.5m

Proposed Housing Typologies

 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m

A Indoor area:
A area:
28.8 m2
9.8 m2
B Outdoor area:
B area:
10.8 m2
19.6 m2
A
10m 10m 10m A
B Indoor Area:
29.8 m2

Ground Floor Shared Courtyard Ground Floor

5m 5m 5m 5m

A Indoor area:
57.6 m2

B Outdoor area:
A 10.8 m2
10m 11m

Ground Floor First Floor

Proposed Row Housing Typologies

 13m

7m

Courtyard Housing Typology

 Sanitation Waste Grey Water Porta Potti collection points
Waste Containers
Grey Water Points
Fire Hydrants
Public Telephones
Traders Kiosks
Lighting

High Street Courtyard

29m

Early Childcare Development centre

Porta Potti collection points
1 Toilets each
26.2m Grey Water Points
Composting
Fire Hydrants
Public Telephones
Lighting

ECD/ Community Courtyard

Street & Community Courtyards

 Coordinated
Services Route
Sanitation Waste Grey Water

5m

Main Road Service Courtyards

13m Outdoor
Room

Sanitation Grey Water

15m Mixed used on
corners

Street Courtyards Local Service Courtyards

Street & Service Courtyards

 Seedling nursery on 1st floor

Collection
Point

Play Court

Class Class Class

Room Room Room
Elevation
Kiosks

Neighbourhood
Square

Play Pump
Wash
Court Central
Courtyard

Sick Staff
Wormery Kitchen
Bay Admin

Section
Plan

Early Childcare Development/ Community Courtyards

 Future Housing Wash Troughs
Rudimentary Services

Low Flush Toilets

Porta Potti’s Mid-Block Collection Points

Grey Water

Porta Potti’s Street Collection Points .

.
Street
. . Trees
. .

Pump Station Return Grey Water

Biogas
Digester
Urban
Agriculture

Vacuum Sewer System linked to Biogas Treatment

 Household Waste Separation: Organics/ In-organics

Organics to ECD
Courtyard Waste Courtyards
Wormeries

Waste Site

Fertiliser to Vegetable
Nursery
Organics Paper Cans Bottles Other

Vegetable Biogas ‘Waste to Art’

Stacks at Digester Projects
houses
Recycling/
Dump Site
Grey Water from
households

Urban Agriculture & Urban

Greening

Waste reduction/ composting & recycling system

Proposed Urban Agriculture:
Total Area: 262,695.5 ms

Urban Agriculture on Railway Reserve Land

 Conclusion
South African Bill of Rights, section 24 of Act 108/1996:

“Everyone has:
– The right to an environment that is not harmful to their health &
wellbeing &:
– To have the environment protected for the benefit of present &
future generations through reasonable legislative & other
measures that:

1. Prevents pollution & ecological degradation:

2. Promotes conservation;
3. Secures ecologically sustainable development & use of
natural resources while promoting justifiable economic &
social development.”

Thank you