major roads

railroads

political boundaries

populated areas

Regions of Johannesburg

Cosmo City,

Roodepoort

Inner Johannesburg

Randburg,

Sandton

Diepsloot

Soweto

Around Cosmo City

Climate

• Dry. More sunny days in the winter. Thunderstorms between October and April.

• Temperature increase of 2 to 3 degrees Celsius (2056 – 2065) and about 4 degrees Celsius (2080 – 2100)

• Solar water heaters (currently 170, up to 600 in the future), fluorescent light bulbs, energy efficient ceilings

• Goal: encourage new behavior in energy use, spread awareness of climate change issues, reduce carbon emissions

Climate (continued)

Dropseed grasses/sacaton grasses coolatai grass

used for thatching, grazing and weaving mats and baskets

some species seeds are edible and nutritious. Not considered a good grazing plant. Sometimes used for gardening. Some species are used as famine foods

Sustainable Practices

2007 (Extention 2)

Installed 170 solar water heaters

at cost of R13,000 each

(US$1800).

Heaters are not backed up by

electricity because of lack of

funding and limited power supply.

Summer 2010 (Extention 8)

Installed solar water heaters,

insulated isoboard ceilings, and

compact fluorescent lamps in

700 homes.

Funded by the Danish

Development Agency (R15-

million; R9-million for solar water

heaters).

Ongoing & the future

Install 14 rainwater collectors.

Train 40 local people to spearhead

sustainable practices.

Plant trees.

Continue mandatory sustainability and

civic responsibility training for RDP-

home-recipients.

Namibia Ave.

“There are gardens in Cosmo City quaint enough for chocolate box illustrations… “

-City of Johannesburg Website Article (Feb. 2009)

Economy -Development of recreational facilities (parks):

- 50 ha - 5 parks have been completed and handed over to Johannesburg Property Company.

- JPC has compiled Parks Management Plan – approved by GDACE.

Construction of Cosmo schools:

-2 primary and 1 high school have been completed for enrollment beginning of 2007.

-Construction of one more private school will begin soon.

Cosmo clinic:

-There is a private clinic

-Public clinic for provision of free primary health care will be coming soon. Construction is expected to commence by September 2008.

Urban management:

-There is prohibition of spaza shops and shebeens.

-Codevco has identified a site for a shopping centre. The zoning of this site is in progress.

-Illegal trading exists due to absence of trading facilities.

-There is no law enforcement for illegal house extensions.

Informal Trading:

Spaza Shops 60

Shebeen 37

House Extensions 85

Car Wash 3

Tire Shop 1

Public Phone 8

Container 11

Caravan 1

Source: Cosmo E.C.O (30/06/08)

There are no trading facilities and this affects survival strategies of poor people who cannot occupy formal jobs. Even those who

occupy formal jobs cannot do their shopping in Cosmo City because there is no shopping centre. Residents either have to travel to the

city centre to do shopping or have to use the illegal trading facilities in Cosmo City.

There is a need for the City of Johannesburg to extend its Local Economic Development initiatives into Cosmo City community, as this

could empower residents who are involved in the informal economic activities, for instance, by working with informal sheebeens,

formalize street traders into co-operatives and impart skills to local people. Consequently this would mitigate poverty and other related

socio-economic hardships faced by community members.

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Health Care

• No public health care facility currently in Cosmo City, but plans to open one (land has been allocated) to open health care services to poorer households

• One private health care clinic: Cosmo City Medical Centre, currently three doctors and one gynecologist

• Treats acute and chronic illnesses, treats 55 to 70 people a day

• Pharmacy available in the private clinic

• Contributes to the fight of HIV/Aids and efforts to develop the general health care system

Prices from Real Estate Site

http://www.cyberprop.com/Property_for_sale_*_south_africa_**_gauteng--randburg---cosmo_city.prs?&Display=20&Sortby=3&Page=1

900 000 ZAR – 460 000 ZAR

Project Management Hierarchy

• Gauteng Prov. and City of Joberg are Lead Coordinators

• Individual Aspects Split Among Departments/Private Groups – Gauteng Department of Housing provides subsidies

– Basil Read and Kopano ke Matla are city developers

– Gauteng Department Minerals/Energy pay for electricity (Eskom will take on maintenance)

– Commercial, Industrial, Religious sites will be open market

– Department of Education pays bills for school development

Socio-economic Demographics

• 4 Housing Types: – 5 000 completely subsidized (Under R1’500/month, 32m2)

– 3 000 partially subsidized (R1’500-25’000/month, 60m2)

– 3 300 Private (open market, approx R380’000 price)

– 1000 Apartments for rent

• Government Aim/Vision: - Mixing different groups to live in harmony

- Lower income working for private property owners - Self-sustaining wealth

- Cross class interaction

Survey Questions and Building Implications

• Building Implications: – By government policy, the school will be for multiple

different socio economic classes

– Funding from Gauteng government?

• Survey Question Ideas: – Getting a general sense of success and effect of

government goals: Cross-class interactions

– More details on the division of specific tasks, and interactions between different parties on overlapping tasks

COSMO CITY NEIGHBOURS

SELF BUILT PROCESS

PROMOTEUR’S IMAGE OF THE HOUSE

GOOGLE EARTH ACTUALIZATION OF THE HOUSEGOOGLE EARTH ACTUALIZATION OF THE HOUSE

NEBRASKA CRESCENTTRIPOLI CRESCENT ROADself built entry wallvegetable garden

plants

extension to the bousesatelite dishlaundry dryer

Parcellation and “suburbia”

Site boundaries

Major site infrastructures

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