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T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Day 4: USING INFORMAL TRADE MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS AS A TOOL FOR BETTER URBAN MANAGEMENT Richard Dobson: 1 November 2007

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive INTRODUCTION: Background and Approach CONTENT: Analysis Responses and an alternative Opportunity Warwick Junction and case studies Learning. Case study level Learning. Project level Project philosophy Conclusion

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive ANALYSIS INFORMAL ECONOMY Location determined by • Gravitation towards activity • Capturing scarcity • Unique offering URBAN MANAGEMENT Consequences of historic • Land use • Infrastructure spatial planning • Movement • Services • Process

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive RESPONSES Do nothing Do something Do enforcement ALTERNATIVE Be pragmatic Utilize a marshal arts principle [utilize the opponent’s energy as your defence]

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive INFORMAL ECONOMY URBAN MANAGEMENT Abuse of public space and infrastructure Under utilized public space Under utilized public space Poverty Historic exclusionary and Opportunistic energy coercive planning Limited administrative capacity and resources OPPORTUNITY

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive WARWICK JUNCTION Background and Context Case Studies • Herb Traders • Bovine Head Cookers • Mealies • Cardboard Salvaging • Infrastructure • Brook Street Shelter

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive HERB TRADERS Occupation of Leopold Street

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive HERB TRADERS Under utilized freeway spur

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive HERB TRADERS Occupation Construction

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive BOVINE HEAD COOKERS At project inception

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive BOVINE HEAD COOKERS New cooking facility

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive MEALIES At project inception

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive MEALIES New facility

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive CARDBOARD SALVAGING At project inception

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive CARDBOARD SALVAGING New ‘buy-back’ facility

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive INFRASTRUCTURE

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive BROOK STREET SHELTER At project inception

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive BROOK STREET SHELTER Existing stalls Aerial

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive BROOK STREET SHELTER Phase One Phase Six

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive LEARNING: CASE STUDY LEVEL • Herb Traders “long haul” consultation; turn-overs; employment chain; targeted capital, beneficiation. • Bovine Head Cookers Sector recognition; food health; specific urban management; turn-overs • Mealie Cookers Urban management; spatial accommodation; targeted capital; turn-overs.

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive LEARNING: CASE STUDY LEVEL •Cardboard Salvagers Sector recognition; research; income enhancement; sector economic participation •Facilities Spatial recognition; design development; kerb-side services; development trajectory •Brook Street Central Joint venture; targeted capital; phased development

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive LEARNING: PROJECT LEVEL • Area presence • Consultation • Economics • Implementation • Inclusion

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive PROJECT PHILOSOPHY Routine line delivery and project Routine line delivery and project “forward movement” “forward movement” Intelligence Intelligence Routine line delivery Routine line delivery Routine line delivery Routine line delivery Consultation Consultation Stakeholder Stakeholder PLANNING PLANNING IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENT OPERATIONS OPERATIONS

T T R I TT TR RI I T T ra ining fo r T o wnship Re ne w a l Initia tive Presenter details Richard Dobson Architect and Project Leader 33 High Road, Durban Telephone: 031 2098593, 031 2296315 dobsonrt@telkomsa.net CONCLUSION