“Technical Assistance to Lesedi Local Municipality,” Design Framework for South Africa’s Neighborhood Development Partnership Grant (NDPG), Gauteng Province, South Africa, 2011

Abstract

In 2011, South Africa’s Lesedi Local Municipality contracted I2UD and engineering firm Worley Parsons RSA to provide technical assistance to the municipality, sponsored by South Africa’s Neighborhood Development Partnership Grant (NDPG).

The technical assistance proposal also developed strategic, sustainable plans and an urban design framework for four economically distressed townships within Lesedi Municipality. I2UD formulated development and urban design strategies to revitalize, upgrade, and take advantage of the strategic locations of communities in South Africa’s Gauteng Province.

Documents include an overview presentation, inception report, field report, and stakeholder meeting notes, and a Turn-Around template for Pre-2011 Priority Areas.

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Project Year:2011
Project Type:Comprehensive Plan
Geographic Regions:Lesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa (Ratanda, Impumelelo, Kwazenzele, and Jameson Park)
Reports:
Lesedi Local Municipality: I2UD Overview Presentation

Lesedi Local Municipality: Inception Report (October 2011)

Lesedi Local Municipality: First Field Report (October 2011)

Lesedi Local Municipality: Impumelelo Ward 1 Stakeholder Meetings (2010)

Lesedi Local Municipality: Ratanda Urban Design Framework

Lesedi Local Municipality: Ratanda Wards 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 Stakeholder Meetings (2010)

Lesedi Local Municipality: Turn Around Template, Pre-2011 Priority Areas
Authors:Mona Serageldin; Carolina Morgan; Alejandra Mortarini;
Sponsors:Lesedi Local Municipality, Republic of South Africa, South African Government Neighborhood Development Partnership Grant (NDPG),
Categories:Climate Change and Resilience Building
ID:2011_08_001

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“Technical Assistance to Ezakheni, Ladysmith/Emnambithi Local Municipality,” Urban Development Strategy, South African Government Neighborhood Development Partnership Grant, 2010

Abstract

In 2010 I2UD developed a regeneration plan for Ezakheni, an economically distressed township in Ladysmith/Emnambithi Local Municipality located 3.5 hours southeast of Johannesburg, South Africa. The Institute partnered with KV3 Engineers, with funding from the South African Government Neighborhood Development Partnership Grant (NDPG). I2UD’s urban development framework focused on renewal, connectivity and socio-economic integration in the region. Note: In 2016, the Emnambithi Local Municipality and Indaka Local Municipality were regrouped into the new Alfred Duma Local Municipality.

The development strategies presented by I2UD include:

– Developing an East-West corridor and a North-South spine;
– Creating a hierarchy of road networks;
– Improving the two main entrances;
– Developing unused space in the urbanized areas for parks, housing, commercial and institutional uses;
– Identifying existing and future nodes where new infrastructure will attract and support private investment; and
– Providing appropriate setting for the generation of local job opportunities.

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Project Year:2010
Project Type:Technical Assistance
Geographic Regions:Ezakheni, Ladysmith/Emnambithi Municipality (now Alfred Duma Local Municipality), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Reports:



Authors:KV3 Engineers; Mona Serageldin; Alejandra Mortarini; Natalie Pohlman; Kendra Leith;
Sponsors:South African Government Neighborhood Development Partnership Grant (NDPG)
Categories:Urban Planning
  
ID:2010_02_001

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“Township Development Strategy for Emfuleni Municipality,” Technical Assistance to Sedibeng, Gauteng, South Africa, 2009

Abstract

In 2009, I2UD prepared a township development strategy for the Emfuleni Local Municipality in Sedibeng, South Africa, in partnership with Kwezi V3 Engineers.

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 emphasizes three local development corridors linking townships to larger regional routes, and identifies 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:
Authors:Alejandra Mortarini; Mona Serageldin; Kwezi V3 Engineers
Sponsors:Emfuleni Local Municipality
Categories:Urban Planning
  
ID:2009_03_001

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“Review of the South African Government’s Grant-Funded Municipal Infrastructure Programs,” Technical Reports on Nine South African Provinces, 1998-1999

Abstract

In 1998, the Unit for Housing and Urbanization reviewed the effectiveness of the South African Government’s grant-funded Municipal Infrastructure Program. The project involved field visits and detailed reports on economic conditions and progress on “Nine Noteworthy Projects” in South Africas provinces:

Klapmuts, Western Cape; Middledrift, Eastern Cape; Atteridgeville, Gauteng; Mhluzi, Mpumalanga; Itsoseng, North West; Ndaleni, KwaZulu-Natal; Cornelia, Free State; Naboomspruit/Mookgophong, Limpopo; and Ritchie, Northern Cape.

Documents include a letter of interest, draft contract, an inception report, multiple intermediate reports, and various supporting reports, data and maps, and presentation notes. The Unit also developed a workshop in 1999 based on this study.


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Project Year:1998-1999
Project Type:Technical Assistance
Geographic Regions:South Africa (Klapmuts, Western Cape; Middledrift, Eastern Cape; Atteridgeville, Gauteng; Mhluzi, Mpumalanga; Itsoseng, North West; Ndaleni, KwaZulu-Natal; Cornelia, Free State; Naboomspruit/Mookgophong, Limpopo; and Ritchie, Northern Cape)
Reports:
Authors:Mona Serageldin; David Cook; John Driscoll; David C. Jones;
Sponsors:Development Bank of Southern Africa
Categories:Evaluations and Assessments;
  
ID:1998_08_001

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