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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OFSCIEnCEAno TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF ENGINEERINGAND THE BUILTENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE,PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
QUALIFICATIONCODE:07BTAR
NQF LEVEL7:
COURSECODE:SSP720S
SESSION:JANUARY2025
COURSENAME: SUSTAINABLESETTLEMENT
PLANNING
PAPER:THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/ SUPPLEMENTARYEXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Ms. GB van Rooi
MODERATOR Ms. H.T.S Kevanhu
NOTES:
1. Read the entire question paper before answering the questions
2. Ensure that you number your answers correctly
3. Please write clearly and legibly
4. You must answer all questions
5. Make sure your Student Number is on the Examination Book(s)
THEQUESTIONPAPERCONSISTSOF5 PAGES(including this front page).
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Sustainable Settlement Planning
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Question 1
Urban Ecology is essential for human wellbeing and prosperity.
(a) Justify the statement.
(5)
Resilience to climate change for cities is ensure by the adoption of mitigation measures that
anticipates the hazards that such change is bringing or will bring.
(b) What changes would you bring about in the practise of Urban Development and Design to
mitigate climate change impacts?
(5)
[10]
Question 2
The SandSpit that protects Walvis Bay is in danger of being eroded due to the impacts of sea level
rise. Urban planning in this industrial town should endeavour to achieve a more integrated
approach to fully adapt to the implications of sea level rise.
(a) What advice would you give to the Walvis Bay urban planners that could guide their efforts
in addressing this challenge?
(5)
Walvis Bay's economy is strongly linked to Ocean Based activities. Such could only benefit from
Marine Spatial Planning.
(b) What information would you use to support this view?
(5)
[10]
Question 3
Nations with a decidedly large environmental footprint, like the UK for example is regarded as an
ecological debtor, whereas Namibia is an ecological creditor as it has a small environmental
footprint.
(a) What are the features of ecological creditors and ecological debtors?
(6)
The precautionary principle is widely accepted as a guideline in environmental decision making.
(b) What is the function of the precautionary principle?
(4)
[10]
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Question 4
The overarching mission of a smart city is to optimize city functions and drive economic growth
while improving quality of life for its citizens using smart technology and data analysis. Windhoek is
aspiring to become a Smart City within the next decade.
(a) Explain how the 'Digital Divide' concept may hamper the City of Windhoek's quest to
become a Smart City.
(5)
(b) Can you propose which Smart City initiatives must be prioritised in Windhoek to improve
the efficiency of service delivery in the city?
(5)
[10]
Question 5
The Old Power Station redevelopment in the Southern Industrial area of Windhoek is an exemplary
example of a 'brownfield' development'. Prior to this redevelopment the area was subject to severe
urban decay.
(a) Provide a brief elaboration on the term urban decay.
(5)
Urban Regeneration projects generally display characteristics of a Mixed Land Use development.
(b) How would the adoption of the proposed Mixed Land Use zone within the draft Windhoek
Zoning Scheme of 2024 aide in continued successof the redevelopment of the Old Power
Station.
(5)
[10]
Question 6
Compact cities are characterised by dense and proximate development patterns linked by public
transport systems and with accessibility to local services and jobs, which can counteract negative
impact of sprawl and maximise the economic, social and environmental potential of cities.
(a) What urban planning interventions would aide in bringing about a Compact City?
(5)
Despite its proven benefits the Compact City have been criticised heavily.
(b) Discusswhy the Compact City may not be as ideal asacademics make it out to be.
(5)
[10]
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Question 7
The Sustainable Development Goal No. 11 calls on nation states to "Make cities and human
settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable".
(a) Prioritise at least one principle of SDG No. 11 and indicate how you would ensure it is
integrated within urban planning practice in any town within Namibia.
(5)
(b) Provide evidence that integrating New Urbanism principles into urban planning and design
would ensure more sustainable urban areas.
(5)
[10)
Question 8
The circular economy is a sustainable economic model that could be pursued to minimize the impact
of the economy on the environment
(a) Justify the statement.
(5)
Namibia is highly dependent on its Marine Economy, which in broad could also be referred to as the
Blue Economy.
(b) Explain to a potential Blue Economy entrepreneur what the scope of the blue economy in
Namibia is.
(5)
[10)
Question 9
Windhoek is faced by the risk of extreme heat, water shortages and flash floods because of climate
change. The city thus could adopt the Green Infrastructure planning approach to guide mitigation
and adaptation measures.
(a) What do you as an urban planner have to do to bring about an urban forest in
Windhoek?
(3)
A green street minimizes or reduces energy costs for the community.
(b) What facts justify this statement?
(5)
(c) Why is a Green Street considered as an integral part of a sustainable stormwater system? (2)
[10)
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Question 10
The Urban and Regional Planning Board (URPB)must assessthe sustainability of new townships.
(a) Explain to the URPBwhat the interaction between land use patterns, transport and the
environment are.
(5)
Urban density affects travel activity.
(b) Indicate how this statement is applicable to the high-density Grove Precinct in Kleine l<uppe
as well as the low-density Pionierspark Township in Windhoek.
(5)
[10)
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