MARK WOOD STUDY |
LOCAL AUTHORITY |
ALEXANDRA |
DIEPMEADOW |
DOBSONVILLE |
JOHANNESBURG |
RANDBURG |
ROODEPOORT |
SANDTON |
SOWETO |
The main issues experienced/addressed in the area |
- Ineffective administration -Scarce land -Lack of finance -Need education and participation |
-Funding -Water pollution |
-Financial and administrative constraints -Land scarcity/ loss of open space due to other land use pressures |
-Anticipated resistance to proposed open space standards |
-Financial constraints -Storm water control and management -Water pollution |
-No/ incomplete response |
-Questionnaire not completed, but
open space plan states the following problems:- lack of security, litter, lack of
facilities, overcrowding, poor maintenance -Town council vagrancy, vandalism, flood water damage, lack of funds |
-Lack of funds for open space
(seen as a luxury) -Poorly developed open space -Loss of open space due to housing pressure -Need to protect existing public open space |
Does the municipality coordinate the planning and management of MOS? |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Does the municipality perceive a need for stronger MOS plan? | N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| What policies are relevant to open space in the area? | -Urban renewal plan -Township layout plan |
-1985 structure plan |
-Central Witwatersrand guide plan -1990 open space study |
-Guide lines for alienation of council land -Public open space policy for Johannesburg |
-Development of reports for Braamfontein Spruit and Klein Jukskei River -Scholz report on parks… -Master plan for development of Golden Harvest Park |
-Physical guideline plan 1:20 000 |
-Recreation policy -Environmental conservation policy -Environmental education policy -Landscape guide plan -Open space management plan structure plan |
-1985 open space study |
Classification system used |
Open spaces, active, passive |
Public open space, parks, buffer |
Local park, sportsgrounds, buffer strip |
Intra-urban: neighborhood local
parks, playing fields, unusable open space, community parks, urban parks Extra-urban: metro regional parks |
Children’s play parks, neighborhood parks, industrial parks, city parks, regional parks, river systems | Regional parks, open space, intensive developed open space, picnic areas | Multi- functional parks, garden parks, public sports clubs, conservation areas, utility open spaces |
Regional parks, community centers, mini-parks, recreation centers |
Classification standards used |
None |
None |
Revised TPA standards 1-2 ha/ 1000 stands | 1958 POS standard 2,83ha /1000 pop New 2,87 ha/1000 pop 1,43ha (low density) – 2,87ha (high density) / 1000 pop |
None |
3,5 ha / 1000 pop | Ideal standard 4ha/1000 population Anticipated provision of 2,8ha / 1000 pop |
None |
| Areas of physical conservation value not yet set aside | Jukskei River-neglect, informal settlements, dumping |
No |
No |
Impossible to say without official inventory | No |
No |
No |
Not identified yet |
