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OF SCIEnCE TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF ENGINEERINGAND THE BUILTENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENTOF ARCHITECTUREP, LANNINGAND CONSTRUCTION
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOR OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
QUALIFICATIONCODE: 07BTAR
NQF LEVEL:6
COURSECODE: CCS611S
COURSENAME: CRITICAL CITY STRUCTURE AND·
COMPONENTS
DATE: JUNE 2024
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
FIRSTOPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S)
MODERATOR
Mr Jacques l<orrubel
Ms Geraldine van Rooi
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Questions can be answered in any sequence.
3. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
4. Number the answers clearly.
THIS QUESTIONPAPERCONSISTSOF 5 PAGES(Including this front page)
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Critical City Structureand Components
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Question 1
The figure below illustrates the spatial distribution, hierarchy, and number of commercial shopping
areas that could be found in cities. Provide an explanation why there are only 1x Central Business
district, but 3x Regional, 8x Community and 37x Neighbourhood shopping centres in this illustration.
CBD - Centrnl business district
R - Rcnlonal shopping center
C - Community shopping center
N - Nelnhborhood shormlng center
Figure 16-4 Spatial expression of the retail center hierarchy, after Berry. Length of
arrows indicates composite ranges of goods and services at each level.
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Question 2
Provide an explanation why it is necessary for Urban and Regional Planning students to study critical
city structures and components.
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Question 3
Differentiate between the various distribution patterns of industries that can be identified after
their location factors have influenced their final locality.
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Question 4
Describe any 5 of the traditional street patterns that dominate a modern city's formal layout and
structural form.
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Question 5
The structure and composition of traditional residential neighbourhoods are being changed by a
process called "Invasion and Infill". Provide a detailed explanation of this process.
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Question 6
You are appointed by a company to recommend either Okahandja or Windhoek for their new meat
processing factory. Describe the industrial locational factors that you will investigate for you to
recommend the most suitable town.
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Question 7
Various methods exist to help a planner determine the appropriate number and size of Public Open
Spaces in a community. Describe these methods that are commonly used.
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Question 8
Describe the broad characteristics, as identified by Adriana Allen, of a Peri Urban Area that you
would use to define or demarcate it.
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Question 9
"Counter-urbanisation" is one of the subsequent reactions that takes place due to large volumes of
people moving to urban settlements via the process of rural-urban migration. Describe the negative
effects of counter-urbanisation on the urban settlements where it occurs.
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Question 10
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The figure above shows two new potential industrial areas for the City of Windhoek. As an urban
planner, which principles or guidelines would you apply to select the most suitable site?
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Question 11
Your client would like to know if their business is within or outside the Central Business District to
appeal to the property tax they are paying. What are the different investigations you could do to
provide an answer to your client?
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Question 12
Describe the factors that influence the locality of wholesale and warehousing enterprises within a
city.
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Question 13
Urban and Regional Planners can rate the utility value of different shopping centres in a town for a
specific customer. Describe the method you would use to rate the utility value of shopping centres.
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