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Interrogating the potential for incorporating botanical knowledge and values into contemporary City of Tshwane public parks
Mini Dissertation (ML Arch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/99906 Interrogating the potential for incorporating botanical knowledge and values into contemporary City of Tshwane public parks Shand, Dayle mariette.dekock01@gmail.com De Kock, Mariëtte UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) City of Tshwane Botanical gardens Urban nature Public parks Human-nature relationships Nature-related stories Landscape architecture Mini Dissertation (ML Arch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Public parks are an essential type of urban nature as they provide access to nature and its ecosystem services, particularly within marginalised communities that don’t have alternative nearby access. However, parks within the City of Tshwane are in poor condition. Furthermore, the influence of Eurocentric ideologies such as Apartheid and Colonialism remains prevalent through unequal green space distribution, non-native tree species and the lack of acknowledgement of alternative constructs of nature. This is further exacerbated by the lack of academic literature documenting African human-nature relationships and how landscape architects should incorporate them appropriately. This report investigated twenty-one residents’ nature-related stories through semi-structured interviews and observations within three parks of different conditions. The study showcased that people valued natural landscapes and parks, but current parks prioritised social functions rather than ecological ones. Findings indicated an overlap in the value and use of public parks, perceptions of natural landscapes and botanical knowledge. The outcome of the study is the identification of design informants that contribute to more appropriate public park design approaches, informed also through botanical knowledge. Architecture ML Arch (Prof) Unrestricted Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities 2024-12-12T06:13:50Z 2024-12-12T06:13:50Z 2025-04 2024-07 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99906 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.27330795 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) City of Tshwane Botanical gardens Urban nature Public parks Human-nature relationships Nature-related stories Landscape architecture Interrogating the potential for incorporating botanical knowledge and values into contemporary City of Tshwane public parks |
| title | Interrogating the potential for incorporating botanical knowledge and values into contemporary City of Tshwane public parks |
| title_full | Interrogating the potential for incorporating botanical knowledge and values into contemporary City of Tshwane public parks |
| title_fullStr | Interrogating the potential for incorporating botanical knowledge and values into contemporary City of Tshwane public parks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interrogating the potential for incorporating botanical knowledge and values into contemporary City of Tshwane public parks |
| title_short | Interrogating the potential for incorporating botanical knowledge and values into contemporary City of Tshwane public parks |
| title_sort | interrogating the potential for incorporating botanical knowledge and values into contemporary city of tshwane public parks |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) City of Tshwane Botanical gardens Urban nature Public parks Human-nature relationships Nature-related stories Landscape architecture |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99906 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.27330795 |