Informal Settlements and Flooding: Identifying …

Quarry Road West informal settlement in Durban, South Africa, is representative for many other informal settlements around the world. It was established in 1984 and is located in the urban core of Durban, or its …

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Floodwaters pour through an informal settlement in Durban between the M19 and Quarry Road on 12 April 2022. Persistent heavy rain in parts of KwaZulu-Natal has resulted in …

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This was abundantly evident when Quarry Road West informal settlement was overcome on Monday night just after 21:00, when the river changed its course due to …

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Four sections of Quarry Road West informal …

Road West informal settlement is located on the narrow floodplain of the Palmiet River, in close proximity to an extensive road network (Figure 1).

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NARRATIVES OF HOME AND NEIGHBOURHOOD: …

Plate 1.1: Quarry Road West homes below the M19 where it crosses the Palmiet River (Source: Google Earth, image dated 2 August 2015) Plate 1.2: View of Quarry Road West informal …

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PressReader. Catalog; For You; Sunday Tribune. Quarry Road informal settlement­s a worry - CHARMAINE MAZIBUKO [email protected] . …

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An Architectural Approach to Neighborhood Design in …

veranda in the Quarry Road West Informal Settlement. Figure 8 illustrates an example of family . plot sharing in an informal settlement in Mexico. Govender and Shaikjee 211.

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Perfect Storm: Durban floods, climate change and coastal resilience

Quarry Road is one of more than 580 informal settlements in the eThekwini Metro Municipality. About 300,000 s or about a quarter of the city's population live in these …

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VULNERABILITY AT QUARRY ROAD WEST INFORMAL SETTLEMENT IN DURBAN, KWAZULU-NATAL Garikai Martin Membele A thesis submitted to the School of Agricultural, …

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An inquiry into the socio-economic influence on the architecture …

The Quarry Road West Informal Settlement (QRWIS) which is located in the city of Durban, South Africa is selected as a case study. Description. A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the …

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natural disasters in Quarry Road West informal settlement in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The informal settlement is located in Newlands East, near the Palmiet River, which overflows and …

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Making Informal Settlements 'Visible' Through Datafication: A …

Quarry Road West informal settlement is exposed to high environmental risk, is politically and socially well organised and it displays high levels of social cohesion and identity, which makes …

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Informal Settlements and Flooding: Identifying Strengths and …

This paper presents a governance assessment for Quarry Road West informal settlement, Durban, South Africa, in relation to flood risk by applying the Capital Approach Framework. …

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Gendered Infrastructural Citizenship: Shared Sanitation Facilities …

Adopting a gendered approach, this paper draws on the empirical case of Quarry Road West, an informal settlement located in Durban, and uses a qualitative methodology. …

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(PDF) Informal Settlements and Flooding: Identifying …

Quarry Road West informal settlement is located on the narrow floodplain of the Palmiet River, in close proximity to an extensive road network (Figure 1). Although the history of flooding is not well documented, due both to the recent history …

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An inquiry into the socio-economic influence on the architecture …

The outcome of this research is intended to give guidance on an alternative design framework that is based on the findings from the analysis of the existing socio-economic parameters and built …

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Gendered Infrastructural Citizenship: Shared Sanitation Facilities …

Adopting a gendered approach, this paper draws on the empirical case of Quarry Road West, an informal settlement located in Durban, and uses a qualitative methodology. Residents have …

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High Unemployment in Informal Settlements: Residents Speak …

Residents of Quarry Road informal settlement are struggling with severe unemployment, leaving many without hope for a stable income. With South Africa's jobless …

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The manifestation of climate injustice

Quarry Road West informal settlement is located in the urban core of Durban in South Africa. It lies adjacent to a golf course, below (at least in part) a highway, and is …

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Community-Based Mapping Methodology for Climate Change

Quarry Road West informal settlement, which comprises of over 1030 informal s, is located on the narrow floodplain of the Palmiet River which is prone to flooding …

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Disaster management 'deeds' in the context of April 2022 …

Only the CBFEWS created for the Quarry Road West Informal Settlement in Durban appeared to have prepared for and responded effectively to the April 2022 floods [61]. Overall, …

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Re-imagining Informal Environments: Quarry Road West informal

This research explores the architectural dynamics within Durban's QRW informal settlement, inspired by a personal connection. It challenges architects to engage creatively …

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Durban biophysical flood risk profile

Informal settlements, often located in low-lying areas or on steep slopes, are. highly. susceptible to flooding. For example, in Durban's Quarry Road West informal. settlement, which is located …

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Using local and indigenous knowledge in selecting indicators for

Using Quarry Road West informal settlement, the study employed a convergent parallel mixed-methods approach which involved a survey (n = 359), interviews …

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Gendered infrastructural citizenship: shared sanitation …

Gendered Infrastructural Citizenship: Shared Sanitation Facilities at Quarry Road West informal Settlement, Durban, South Africa. Neele Wiltgen Georgi1, Sibongile Buthelezi2, Paula Meth3 …

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Making Informal Settlements 'Visible' Through Datafication: A …

Figure 3: The information value chain (Heeks & Shekhar 2019) Quarry Road West informal settlement is a precarious settlement, as it is located on the narrow floodplain of the Palmiet …

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Quarry Road West informal settlement is exposed to high environmental risk, is politically and socially well organised and it displays high levels of social cohesion and identity, which makes …

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Vulnerability of informal settlements in the context of rapid

Quarry Road West informal settlement at an elevation of 18 metres above . mean sea level. The catchment, described as steep and undulating, is 37 square . kilometres in …

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Results from the assessment of five capitals of local governance …

For instance, Quarry Road settlement had on several occasions been badly affected by impacts of floods, with the huge impacts being attributed to their location on a road reserve and flood plain ...

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Vulnerability of informal settlements in the context of …

Quarry Road West is an informal settlement located in the urban core of Durban, or its administrative entity eThekwini Municipality, South Africa. It is officially home to 550 s or approximately 1,640 residents, though …

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