CAC610S - COMPARATIVE AFRICAN CITIES - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022


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nAm I BIA un IVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SPATIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND SPATIAL SCENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BTAR
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: CAC610S
DATE: JULY 2022
DURATION: 3 HOURS
COURSE NAME: COMPARATIVE AFRICAN CITIES
PAPER: Theory
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
LECTURERS: Jane Gold (igold@nust.na)
MODERATOR: Nadine Korrubel (nkorrubel@nust.na)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all the questions.
2. You may answer the questions in any order.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES (Including this front page)

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Question 1
CAC610S
Study the picture below of the city of Cape Town in South Africa. With reference to the urban
structure and form, demonstrate how the city can be described as a city of two parts.
[10]
Question 2
Discuss how the apartheid city influenced the city structure in Namibia. You may use diagram/s to
make the point.
[10]
Question 3
The traditional Ovambo homestead is a typical example that follows traditional structure of
planning in Africa. Draw, label and explain this concept.
[10]
Question 4
Identify and justify the most important recommendations made in the newspaper report below that
respond to the most pressing needs of informal settlements in Namibia.
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"The urban poor who eke out a livelihood in Africa's slums arguably pay the highest transaction cost
to be in the city: a clear manifestation of the systematic failure of states and the market."
Discussthe primary drivers of urban policy failure that are relevant to Namibia.
[10]
Question 6
Throughout Africa there are repetitive urban forms dating back to precolonial times. Identify and
discuss the most significant characteristics.
[10]
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Discuss and evaluate the impact of colonialism exploitation on the continent, based on the map
below indicating the major ports and railway network in Africa.
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-Railway
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[10]
Question 8
African cities are growing the fastest globally.
Analyse trends summarised by Citiscope and Gabriela Rico (Five trends in Africa's rapid
urbanisation, 2016) that are relevant to the Namibian situation.
[15]
Question 9
There are seven "building blocks of a new urban practice" to address the drivers of dysfunctionality.
Discuss these in the context for rebuilding the Namibian urban agenda. (One mark per building
block with one mark for discussion. An extra mark for explaining well)
[15]
TOTAL MARKS
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"The urban poor who eke out a livelihood in Africa's slums arguably pay the highest transaction cost
to be in the city: a clear manifestation of the systematic failure of states and the market."
Discuss the primary drivers of urban policy failure that are relevant to Namibia.
[10]
Question 6
Throughout Africa there are repetitive urban forms dating back to precolonial times. Identify and
discuss the most significant characteristics.
[10]
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"The urban poor who eke out a livelihood in Africa's slums arguably pay the highest transaction cost
to be in the city: a clear manifestation of the systematic failure of states and the market."
Discuss the primary drivers of urban policy failure that are relevant to Namibia.
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Question 6
Throughout Africa there are repetitive urban forms dating back to precolonial times. Identify and
discuss the most significant characteristics.
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Question 5
"The urban poor who eke out a livelihood in Africa's slums arguably pay the highest transaction cost
to be in the city: a clear manifestation of the systematic failure of states and the market."
Discuss the primary drivers of urban policy failure that are relevant to Namibia.
[10]
Question 6
Throughout Africa there are repetitive urban forms dating back to precolonial times. Identify and
discuss the most significant characteristics.
[10]
Supplementary Memorandum
Page 3 of 4
July 2022