Shaping Smart for Better Cities

Chapter 18: EMTHONJENI—Public space as smart learning networks: A case study of the violence prevention through urban upgrading methodology in Cape Town

Kathryn Ewing^a; Michael Krause^b    a Department of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa^b Violence Prevention Through Urban Upgrading NPC, Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract

South African cities, particularly Cape Town, experience rapid urban growth on the periphery. The result is often one of insecure living conditions in low-income expanding informal settlements, coupled with high crime rates and poor service delivery at the margins. Less attention is given to the space in-between buildings or the public space, ensuing left-over, dangerous ...