TOWARDS THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE HUMAN

SETTLEMENT

WESTERN CAPE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE:

21 JUNE 2005

DIRECTOR: HUMAN SETTLEMENTS: CITY OF TOWN

Vision

Sustainable City – offering future to our children and their children

“Triple bottom line” - guiding principle:

Social Equity

Economic efficiency and sustainability

Environmental integrity and sustainability

Context

•Backlog: 260 000( annual growth- 16 000, delivery rate 8 000)•193 000 houses delivered in the Western Cape •City delivered about 43 000 •Periphery development•Expensive and limited land •Inflation building material costs •Planning and environmental approvals•Big contractors withdrawing •Major banks reluctant to lend

National Perspective

Breaking New Ground Plan: Integrated Sustainable Human Settlement Plan

Progressive Informal Settlement Upgrading

Promoting densification and integration

Enhancing location of new housing projects

Urban renewal and inner city regeneration

Expanding scope of the housing mandate

Developing social and economic infrastructure

Rental Housing

Provincial Perspective

Provincial Sustainable Human Settlement Plan

Social and Human Capital Formations

Strategic Infrastructure Framework

Provincial Spatial Development Framework

CITY’s PERSPECTIVE

INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Promoting spatial and racial integration:

Ensuring good quality environment:

Facilitating environmental considerations:

Mobilising and coordinating internal and external funding;

Communicating effectively and efficiently

Ensuring alignment within and between key role players within and outside of government

Promoting access and mobility:

OBJECTIVES

Adequate shelter: 20 000 units pa 10 years (2004-2014).

Promoting better quality living environments

Ensuring spatial and racial integration , especially within Urban Core

Ensuring housing is developed in line with the City – wide Spatial Development Framework

Facilitating Private Sector participation

Mobilising and supporting communities

APPROACHES TOWARDS IHSPAligning with City – Wide Spatial Development FrameworkAligning with the Urban Core StrategyImproving settlement planning Accelerating Housing DeliveryFacilitating mobility and Access Strategically Managing Housing AssetsIntegrating Community and Human Development and Integrating Economic Development and Job Creation

SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

Identify and acquire land Greenfields projects represent provinces demographicsPromote mix income precincts

City land for corporate contributionTarget Gap marketPromote employer assisted housing

Small scale land development Promote medium density schemes

Public Infrastructure investment Prioritise City’s capital budget for IHS

URBAN CORE Land Restitution

Technical and financial support to District Six, Ndabeni etc

Mixed use development and residential densification

Reflect provincial demographics Social Housing Strategic SitesUnderutilised facilities

ACCELERATING DELIVERY

Urban Core

New Housing Developments

Upgrading of Informal Settlement Areas

Area Based Urban Renewal

IMPROVED SETTLEMENT PLANNING

High level Cross Department Coordination

Multi functional design and monitoring teams

Precinct Planning and Designs

Multi Term Planning – Scoping

HOUSING MANAGEMENT

Existing Rental Stock

New Rental Stock

Improving management

Consumer Education

Tenant Committees

Community based property entrepreneurs

Housing information and development centres

Integrated Economic Development and Job Creation

Economic Drivers

Expanded Public Works Programme

Women headed developers and contractors

( 10%)

BEE Material Supply and Manufacturing

Incubation Programme: Skills Development and Mentorship

INTEGRATED COMMUNITY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Improved communication

Information sessions

Consumer Education

Community mobilisation and support

PHP Groups

Savings Groups

Stokvels

Youth and Women organisation

FINANCE Diversify funding sources

Low interest off shore loans

Pension funds

Community savings

Bridging loans

Create investor friendly lending environment

Intersectoral cross funding and subsidy ( DANIDA)

Link to Mega Projects( 2010 World Cup)

Leveraging of non housing sector funding( energy efficiency funding)

Grant funding( energy, greening)

ACCESS AND MOBILITY

Locate housing along transport corridors

( Klipfontein, Voortrekker)

Utilise vacant sites near public transport interchanges

Educate on spatial densities and medium density housing

RISKS AND DEPENDENCIES

Financial Availability

Land Availability

National housing policies

Statutory approvals

Resources

Private sector interest

THANK YOU

GUIDING PRINCIPLES Promoting spatial and racial integration: Greenfield developments. Demographics of the province departure point in line with the integrated data base. Ensuring good quality environment: Size , standard of units as well as its surroundings. The precinct development planning and development approach to be used in line with different categories of the data base Facilitating environmental considerations: Energy efficiency , greening projects and promoting environmental health- pollution prevention Mobilising and coordinating internal and external funding; Gearing private sector funding, promoting savings, attracting foreign funding, creating incentives in respect of Urban Tax Incentives- SARS Communicating effectively and efficiently: Communicating broadly with stakeholders including consumers, opinion makers, NGOs and CBOs. Housing Estate Offices to be transformed into development and information centers. Ensuring alignment within and between key role players within and outside of government Promoting access and mobility: Locate housing near transport corridors, activity nodes in line with provincial and city’s infrastructure plan