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CAC610S - COMPARATIVE AFRICAN CITIES - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2023 |
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n Am I BI A u n IVER s ITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION
QUALIFICATION:
QUALIFICATION CODE:
COURSE CODE:
DATE:
DURATION:
BACHELOR OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
O7BTAR
CAC610S
JUNE 2023
3 HOURS
LEVEL:
COURSE
NAME:
PAPER:
MARKS:
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COMPARATIVE AFRICAN CITIES
THEORY
100
LECTURERS:
MODERATOR:
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
Jane Gold
Nadine Korrubel
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES (Including this front page)
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Comparative African Cities
Question 1
Study the picture below of a megacity in Africa.
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Discuss how the city can be described as two cities in one place. You need to refer to the structure,
function and form.
(10)
[10]
Question 2
Explain how the continent will be facing significant development challenges by using the current
growth trends predicted for Africa 2050.
[10]
Question 3
Trace the early history of the African continent, highlighting trade, major city structures, and the
influence of barriers to expansion.
[10]
Question 4
Discuss the socio-economic impact on Africa by the colonialists whose actions were described as a
"Mad Scramble for Africa" during between 1750 and 1800.
[10]
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Comparative African Cities
Question 5
Describe what is meant by the following terms:
a. Circular migration
b. Counter-urbanisation
c. Slave
d. Contract labourer
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Question 6
Sue Parnell responds to questions in a video on her book Africa's Urban Revolution.
Provide five (5) arguments she holds on the economic potential of African cities and why she
considers its future "opportunely urban".
[10]
Question 7
The slums in Lagos are forced out into the shallow waters of the lagoon and there is a scarcity of
place for the construction of schools in the village of Makoko. Discuss the solution provided by local
entrepreneurs to build a school close to the community.
[5]
Question 8
a. Select a major urban city discussed during the course and highlight the major planning issues
(both challenges and opportunities). You need to include how the authorities propose to go
forward.
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b. What lessons are there from the city discussed above that we can apply in Namibia?
Alternatively, what lessons can we share with the above city?
(5)
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Question 9
Explain how the colonial's used growth and development to reinforce their own economic interests.
[10]
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Comparative African Cities
Question 10
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Development Workshop Namibia {2017) explores ways to make Namibian urban development more
socially just and inclusive in the report Informal Settlements in Namibia: Their Nature and Growth.
Motivate five (5) of the recommendations made in the report that are essential to manage
challenges of informal settlement growth and scale up orderly development of towns.
[10]
TOTAL MARKS
100
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