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n Am I BI A u n IVER s ITY
OFSCIEnCE TECHno LOGY
FACULTYOF ENGINEERINGAND THE BUILTENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENTOF ARCHITECTUREP, LANNING AND CONSTRUCTION
QUALIFICATION:
BACHELOR OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
QUALIFICATIONCODE: BTAR07
COURSECODE:
ISP620S
NQF LEVEL:
COURSENAME:
6
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIETY
AND PLANNING
DATE:
NOVEMBER 2024
PAPER:
THEORY
DURATION:
3 HOURS
MARKS:
100
LECTURER:
FIRSTOPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION QUESTIONPAPER
Ms D Brand
MODERATOR: Ms GB van Rooi
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Answer ALL the questions.
2.
Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3.
Number the answers clearly and legibly
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Introduction to Society and Planning
ISP620S
Question 1
In the mid-1850's Barcelona was on the brink of collapse. Briefly describe the living conditions in
the city during this period.
[4]
Question 2
Drawing on Fran Tonkiss's three basic elements of urban form, focusing on density, what
conclusions can you draw about how density interacts to shape the character and experience of the
urban environment in terms of social sustainability, economic sustainability and environmental
sustainability.
[6]
Question 3
There have been some major development taking place in Windhoek that can be categorised as
"leapfrog development".
a. Demonstrate your understanding of "leapfrog development".
(3)
b. Identify two (2) developments in a Namibian town that can be categorised as leapfrog
Development and elaborate why you selected this development?
(5)
c. Assume you are employed in a Local Authority where leapfrog development frequently
occurs, leading to impacts (some negative} on urban growth and management. How would
you apply your knowledge and skills to create strategies to manage the occurrence of leapfrog
development and urban sprawl and foster more integrated, compact and sustainable urban
growth? Identify at least two (2) strategies and explain the strategies.
(8)
[16]
Question 4
John Rawls was an American philosopher. In 1970's he developed the concept of "justice as
fairness". How would you demonstrate your understanding of John Rawls' concept of "justice as
fairness.
[5]
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ISP6205
Question 5
Social Justice is an important aspect of urban planning. There are four common principles of Social
Justice. By showing your understanding of these four principles, name the four principles and how
these could be applied in everyday life?
[8]
Question 6
Imagine you are tasked with developing a new community centre in your Local Authority. Based on
the three main characteristics of a community (social interaction, shared values and goals and
community groups/support), how would you go about during the layout design of the centre to
meet the needs of the community members? Provide specific examples and justify your choices.
[6]
Question 7
In his TEDx talk on" The Walkable City", Jeff Speck outlines his theory on how to get people to walk.
Name the two (2) contrasting models (depicted as A and Bin the figure below), which have been
used throughout history by planners to build communities AND provide two {2) characteristics of
each.
B
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Question 8
In Placemaking, there are several characteristics that differentiates between what placemaking IS
versus what Placemaking IS NOT. By showing your understanding of placemaking, in a table format,
make a distinction between five (5) of the characteristics of what placemaking IS and what
placemaking IS NOT.
[10]
Question 9
Urban sprawl can be described as the rapid, uncontrolled and excessive spatial expansion of human
populations.
Based on what you have learned, how would you explain the three (3) main forces economists
believe are responsible for urban sprawl.
[6]
Question 10
John Friedmann suggested four stages of development for societies/regions.
Identify and provide two (2) characteristics for each of the four stages indicated in the diagram
below.
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2 Periphery
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Periphery
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3
4
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Introduction to Society and Planning
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Question 11
In 1968 the French philosopher Henri Lefebvre introduced the concept of "The Right to the City".
Based on viewing the video "The Right to the City" (produced by lsandla), show your understanding
of the concept "social engineering of exclusion".
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Question 12
During the 1980s a new school of thought attacked established growth patterns of modernist
planning as outdated.
Basing your answer on at least 5 principles of New Urbanism, what changes would you make in
urban areas in Namibia?
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Question 13
Provide two (2) features for each of a formal, functional and planning region to demonstrate the
difference between them.
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TOTAL MARKS
100
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