Abstract
In 2009, I2UD prepared a township development strategy for the Emfuleni Local Municipality in Sedibeng, South Africa, in partnership with Kwezi V3 Engineers, sponsored by South Africa’s Neighborhood Development Partnership Grant (NDPG).
The development strategy focused on reconnecting the four townships, originally isolated by apartheid spatial planning. The proposed plan linked them to the primary economic centers of Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging. The strategy emphasized three local development corridors linking townships to larger regional routes, and identified five key economic nodes for concentrated investment. It also delineated a tourism route featuring points of interest and historic sites within the four townships.
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| Project Year: | 2009 |
| Project Type: | Local Development Strategy |
| Geographic Regions: | Emfuleni Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Reports: | Township Development Strategy for Emfuleni Local Municipality, South Africa: (August 2009) |
| Authors: | Alejandra Mortarini; Mona Serageldin; Kwezi V3 Engineers |
| Sponsors: | Neighbourhood Development Partnership Programme (Republic of South Africa) |
| Categories: | Urban Planning |
| ID: | 2009_03_001 |
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