Sustainable Neighbourhoods Workshop

Gita Goven

27 March 2008

Kosovo Informal Settlement

Upgrade Proposals

Figure 1b. No’s of shacks in Metro Informal

SettlementsFigure 1c. Cape Town housing backlog

Figure 1a. Western Cape Housing Backlog by District

Cape Town Metro

Boland District

Overberg District

Central Karoo District

Eden District

West Coast District

Cape Town Metro

Boland District

Overberg District

Central Karoo District

Eden District

West Coast District

Source: CNDV Africa PSDF, Nov 2005

225 000

SITE

False Bay

Table Bay

TWO DISTINCT CLUSTERS OF

INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

INFORMAL SETTLEMENT

FOOTPRINTS

Cape

Town

CBD

Wynberg

CBD

Bellville

CBD

Khayelitsha

CBD

Central Business Districts

Figure 2. City of Cape Town Context: Informal Settlement Locations

DENSITIES AND LAND AREA CALCULATIONS FOR IN SITU INFORMAL SETTLEMENT

UPGRADE VERSUS RDP SETTLEMENT TYPE UPGRADES.

Metro Informal Settlement Data*

*From Aerial Photography Survey 2005/2006

(Source: City of Cape Town)

Population size based on 3.8p/hh

Household

No. (HH)

Settle

ment

No.

Total Land

Area

(HH)

Gross Density

% of

areas

(People)

Gross

Density

Preschoole

rs

(%of total)

1 <50hh 165 154.07ha

(3159hh)

20.5hh/ha 2.8

(12004)

78p/ha 2401 (20%)

2 81-100hh 36 31.24ha

(2 555)

81hh/ha 2.3

(9709)

31p/ha 1942 (20%)

3 101-500hh 56 249.06ha

(15 389)

61/hh/ha 13.8

(58478)

235p/ha

11696

(20%)

4 501-1000hh 20 118.10ha

(12665)

107.23hh/ha 11.4

(48127)

407 p/ha

9625

(19.99%)

5

1001-

2000hh 23 362.20ha

(34.590)

95.49hh/ha 31.2

(131442)

363 p/ha

26 288

(19.99%)

6 2001-5000 11 313.45ha

(34847)

111.172hh/ha 31.5

(132419)

423 p/ha

26484

(20%)

7 >5000hh 1 87.85

(7532)

85.74hh/ha 6.8

(28622)

326 p/ha

5724

(19.99%)

To

tal

312

Settlement

s 1315.97 ha 110737 100% 420801 57872

s

in city

rs

Figure 3a. Rail Network: Passenger No’s &

FrequencyFigure 3b. Potential Bus Corridors

Figure 3c. Potential Minibus Taxi Corridors Figure 3d. Composite Poverty Map

Figure 3e. Location of Investment Projects

above R10 mil. outside MSDF Corridors

Poorest Areas

Wealthy Areas

Figure 3f. Location of Investment Projects

above R10 mil. inside MSDF Corridors

Private

Public/ Private

State/ Province/ Muni

Figure 4a. Waste Treatment & Sites Figure 4b. Waste Water Treatment Plants Figure 4c. Land Use

Figure 4d. Climate Change Impact on Biomes

Figure 5. Site Context

London Village

The Leagues

Collorado Park

Brown’s Farm

Kosovo

Samora

Machel

Heinz’s Park

Woodlands

Philippi

Population

• About 5300 households

• Approx. 11500 people

• Approx. 1700 below age 5

• Over 1300 single male households

• Over 1500 female headed households

• 83% households earn below R1500/m

• 14% from outside Cape Town

• Household Head unemployed is 44%

• 42% of households are 1 person

• Average shack occupancy is 2.1 persons

Age Gender Pyramid

0 500 1000 1500

0-5

16-20

31-35

46-50

61-65

76-80

Ag

e C

ate

go

ries

People

MALE

FEMALE

Composition of Households

0500

10001500

20002500

30003500

4000

Single no

dependents

Single with

dependents

Combined

single

individuals

Married

Categories

Peo

ple Series1

Series2

Household Sizes

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

No household members

No. members

No. households

Joint Incomes

0-1500

1501-3500

3501+

Figure 6a. Kosovo Age Gender 2004 Figure 6b. Head of Households 2004

Figure 6c. Joint Incomes 2004

Joint Incomes

0-1500

1501-3500

3501+83%

16.5%

0.27%

Figure 6d. Household Numbers & Sizes

Figure 7. Settlement Master Plan

…… Street Trees

15m High Street

12.5m Main Roads

5m Pedestrian Lanes

3m Streets

Gap/ Social Housing

3-Storey Walk-ups

ECD/ Community Courtyards

Main Road Service Courtyards

Social Courtyards

Local Service Courtyards

3-Storey Courtyard Housing

Row Housing

EXISTING

RACE

TRACK &

STADIUM

BIOGAS & WASTE

TREATMENT SITE

SCHOOL

FIELD

PROPOSED

BUILDING &

ADVICE

CENTRE

EXISTING

RAILWAY

BRIDGE

SCHOOL

3 STOREY

COURTYARD

HOUSING

ROW HOUSING

RAILWAY RESERVE

URBAN

AGRICULTURE

DETENTION POND

SCHOOL

PROPOSED

SUBREGIONAL

SPORTS GROUNDS

PROPOSED

REUSE OF

SUBREGIONAL

EDUCATIONAL

FACILITY

EXISTING

COMMUNITYEXISTING COMMUNITY

NEW

STATION

PEDESTRIAN

MARKET

PRECINCTHigh Street courtyards

Street Courtyards

Movement Systems

15m Main Road

Hierarchy of Spaces

Housing Typologies

2/3-Storey Walk-ups

3-Storey Walk-ups

EX

COMMUNITY

HALL

KOSOVO

INFORMAL

SETTLEMENT

MASTER PLAN

Figure 8d. 3m Street

Figure 8b. 12.5m Main Roads

Figure 8a. 15m High Street

Rudimentary Stage

Final Stage

Rudimentary Stage

Final Stage

Figure 8c. 5m Pedestrian Lanes

5m

3m

‘Green’ Roof ‘Green’ Roof

10.5m

Side

Walk

7.4m2.5m 2.5m2.5m

‘Green’ Roof‘Green’ Roof

Street

Trees

15m

Figure 9a. Street Facing Row Housing

Side

walkDrain

2.5m 2.5m5m2.5m

Street

Trees

‘Green’ Roof ‘Green’ Roof

12.5m

Figure 9b. Main Road 3-Storey Row Housing

Figure 9c. High Street 3-Storey Mixed Use

Figure 9d. 3-Storey Courtyard Housing

5m 5m

10m

5m 5m

10m

Ground Floor Shared Courtyard

A area:

9.8 m2

B area:

19.6 m2

Indoor Area:

29.8 m2

B

A

5m 5m

10m

A Indoor area:

28.8 m2

B Outdoor area:

10.8 m2

B

A

Ground Floor

5m 5m

10

m

5m 5m

11

m

Ground Floor First Floor

A Indoor area:

57.6 m2

B Outdoor area:

10.8 m2

B

A

Figure 10. Row Housing Typologies

13m

7m

Figure 11. Courtyard Housing Typology

Figure 12a. High Street Courtyard

Figure 12b. ECD/ Community Courtyard

Porta Potti collection

points

Grey Water Points

Waste Containers

Fire Hydrants

Public Telephones

Traders Kiosks

Lighting

Early Childcare

Development centre

1 Toilets each

Grey Water Points

Composting

Fire Hydrants

Public Telephones

Lighting

Sanitation Waste Grey Water

29m

26.2m

Figure 12d. Main Road Service Courtyards

Figure 12e. Local Service CourtyardsFigure 12c . Street Courtyards

Mixed used on

corners

5m

13m

15m

Coordinated

Services Route

Outdoor

Room

Sanitation Waste Grey Water

Sanitation Grey Water

Figure 13a . ECD/ Community Courtyards

Class

Room

Class

Room

Class

Room

Central

Courtyard

Play

Pump

Play Court

Staff

AdminSick

BayKitch

en

Neighbourhood

Square

Wormery

Wash

Court

Collection

Point

Seedling

nursery on 1st

floor

Figure 13b . ECD/ Community Courtyards Elevation

Figure 13c . ECD/ Community Courtyards Section

Kio

sks

Future Housing

Mid-Block Collection Points

Street Collection Points

Grey Water

Return Grey WaterPump Station

Biogas

Digester

Porta Potti’s

Porta Potti’s

.

. .

.

. .Street

Trees

Urban

Agriculture

Wash Troughs

Rudimentary

Services

Low Flush Toilets

Figure 14 . Vacuum Sewer System linked to Biogas Treatment

Household Waste Separation: Organics/

In-organics

Biogas

Digester

Urban Agriculture & Urban

Greening

Organics to ECD

Courtyard

Wormeries

Fertiliser to Vegetable

Nursery

Vegetable

Stacks at

houses

Grey Water from

households

Waste Courtyards

Waste Site

Paper Cans BottlesOrganics

Recycling/

Dump Site

Other

‘Waste to Art’

Projects

Figure 15 . Waste reduction/ composting & recycling system

Figure 16 . Urban Agriculture

1 Environmental Health Stewards 80

2 Factotems 80

3 Courtyard laundries 20

4 Block Making 80

5 Block making - 15 Managers 15

6 Building and Blockmaking12 persons x 30blocks 360

7 Trike Delivery 80

8 Urban Agriculture (180 000m2) 1/1000m2 180

9 Managers for Urban Agriculture 5

10 Nusery 5 Food Distribution 5 10

11 Urban Forestry 10

12 Waste to art 10

13 Waste depot 10

14 ECD Courtyards 12 x 6 = 72 0

10 x 6 = 60 132

15 Biogas 10

Total 1082

Kosovo Livelihoods to Jobs Count

4 No:

Grey Water

Points,

Waste Containers,

Fire Hydrants,

Public Telephones,

Traders Kiosks

Lighting

5 Courtyard Types:

HIGH STREET

COURTYARDS:

16 No:

Mixed use on corners

Public Telephones

12 No:

Vacuum Sewer

Collection Point

Grey Water Points

Waste Containers

Fire Hydrants

Public Telephones

40 No:

Vacuum Sewer

Collection Point

Grey Water Points

Fire Hydrants

Public Telephones

STREET COURTYARDS: SERVICE / SOCIAL

COURTYARDS:

LOCAL SERVICE

COURTARDS:

150m2 each = 6 Shack

displacements

75m2 each = 2.5 Shacks 55.25m2 each = 2 Shacks195m2 each = 8 Shack

displacements

= 24 Shacks = 231 Shacks = 30 Shacks = 80 Shacks= 128 Shacks

ECD/ COMMUNITY

COURTYARDS:

11 No:

6 Toilets each,

Grey Water Points,

ECD Centres,

Composting,

Fire Hydrants,

Public Telephones

Lighting

754m2 each = 21 Shack

displacements

29m

26.2

m

15m

13m

Figure 13 . Courtyard Typologies

Type of Unit Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3 Scenario 4 Scenario 5

Unit Numbers 5400

Unit Area 10

Nett land Area 50

% of type 100

Cost (Rm) 151

Unit Numbers 5400 1350

Unit Area 30 30

Nett land Area 120 120

% of type 100 25

Cost (Rm) 351 88

Unit Numbers 2700 2160

Unit Area 30 30 30

Nett land Area 40 50 60

% of type 50 40 40

Cost (Rm) 148 122 125

Unit Numbers 1350 1620 972

Unit Area 16 16 16

Nett land Area 8 8 8

% of type 25 30 18

Cost (Rm) 64 76 46

Unit Numbers 1350 1620 918

Unit Area 50 50 50

Nett land Area 24 24 24

% of type 25 30 17

Cost (Rm) 207 248 141

Total Cost per Scenario (Rm) 151 351 419 446 400

Social 3 room

(3 Storey)

Site & services

RDP "Norm"

(Single unit on

plot)

RDP "Row house"

Social 1 room

(3 Storey)

Figure 18 . KOSOVO Unit Mix and Cost Scenarios

5400 Households

Total 100% 25.4494ha

Non Residential

35% 5.4ha

Residential 65% 11.14ha

Figure 19 . Density and Land Use

% Res Land

Land Area

# of House-holds

% of House-holds

Nett density

Averag e Unit Area

Residential 11.14Ha 5400 100

3 storey 32,6% 3.632Ha 3240 60 600du/ha 16m2

Row housing

67.4% 7.51Ha 2160 40 193du/ha 50m2

Figure 20 . Residential Unit Mix