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The Case of Kalk Bay, St James and Fish Hoek SOCIAL AND SPATIAL EXCLUSION IN A COASTAL AREA OF CAPE TOWN: THE CASE OF KALK BAY, ST JAMES AND FISH HOEK SAMANTHA DYER DISSERTATION PRESENTEDUniversity AS PART FULFILMENT of OFCape THE DEGREE Town OF MASTERS OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING IN THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND GEOMATICS UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN OCTOBER 2014 i The copyright of this thesis vests in the author. No quotation from it or information derived from it is to be published without full acknowledgement of the source. The thesis is to be used for private study or non- commercial research purposes only. Published by the University of Cape Town (UCT) in terms of the non-exclusive license granted to UCT by the author. University of Cape Town DECLARATION OF FREE LICENCE I hereby: (a) grant the University free license to reproduce the above thesis in whole or in part, for the purpose of research; (b) declare that: (i) the above thesis is my own unaided work, both in conception and execution, and that apart from the normal guidance of my supervisor, I have received no assistance apart from that stated below; (ii) except as stated below, neither the substance or any part of the thesis has been submitted in the past, or is being, or is to be submitted for a degree in the University or any other University. Samantha Dyer Cover page photographs: Date Left: View of St James & Kalk Bay from Boyes Drive Right: View of Fish Hoek from mountainside Source: author’s own (October, 2014). DYER i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Professor Vanessa Watson, for your guidance, support and insights throughout this process. I really appreciated all your feedback and for always keeping me focused. Thank you to Tania Katzschner for mentoring me, and to Dr Nancy Odendaal and Dr Tanja Winkler for their help and encouragement over the past two years. Thank you to all four of you for pushing me throughout the MCRP programme. To all my research participants, thank you for making this research exciting. I would like to thank my parents, Llywellyn and Joanne, for the endless amount of love and support throughout my studies. Finally, to my fellow classmates, thank you for all the support and the fun times over the past two years. THANK YOU ALL! DYER ii ABSTRACT There are many areas in Cape Town and other South African cities, which historically have densification and improvements to infrastructure. Because the case study method is used, been diverse and integrated in terms of race and income. This research is concerned these recommendations apply specifically to the study area and cannot be applied in about the quality of these urban areas in light of numerous factors that have the potential other parts of Cape Town experiencing exclusion without careful analyses of these to lead to social and spatial exclusion. The aim of this research is to focus on the coastal contexts. The value of this research is the method and approach utilised, which could be areas of Kalk Bay, St James and Fish Hoek situated on the Cape Peninsula as a case study used to analyse the extent and outcomes of exclusion in other contexts. of urban exclusion in a global South context. These areas are relatively economically mixed and, in the case of Kalk Bay, racially diverse. The research focuses on exclusion on the basis of income as economic exclusion is no longer strictly bounded by race in the post-apartheid period. The overarching research question asks: what are the extent and outcomes of factors that lead to the social and spatial exclusion of lower income urban residents in the Kalk Bay-St James-Fish Hoek study area? Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected through interviews, document analysis, analysis of archival records and field observations. These research findings were interpreted according to an analytical framework consisting of eight significant factors that lead to the social and spatial exclusion of lower income urban residents in cities of the global South. The research finds that the factors that may be having the greatest exclusionary effect on lower income urban residents in the study area are: the lack of affordable housing and the limited potential for future development within the area; the financially exclusionary property market; the commercialisation and privatisation of public spaces; gradual processes of gentrification; exclusion from decision-making; and limited employment opportunities within the area. While current spatial policies in Cape Town seem to prioritise the spatial goals of integration and inclusion, they do not seem to address the economic factors that are often central to exclusion in the study area and in other areas of Cape Town. In light of these policy gaps, this study proposes a number of recommendations to address these exclusionary factors in the study area. The recommendations include: more inclusive local governance and decision-making; diversifying the Kalk Bay Harbour; local economic development by supporting small to medium businesses; improved management and maintenance of existing public spaces; increasing the supply of affordable housing; and DYER iii CONTENTS Declaration of Free Licence i 2.5.6. Privatisation of and exclusion from urban spaces 13 Acknowledgements ii 2.6.7. Exclusionary perceptions of the ‘other’ 14 2.5.8. Uneven power relations and exclusion from decision-making 15 Abstract iii 2.6. CONCLUSION 15 Contents iv Figures and tables vii Abbreviations viii CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD 16 INTRODUCTION 16 3.1. PRESENTING THE RESEARCH PROBLEM, RESEARCH AIMS AND QUESTIONS 16 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 3.2. THE CASE STUDY METHOD 16 1.1. THE RESEARCH RATIONALE, PROBLEM AND OVERARCHING QUESTIONS 1 3.3. THE CASE: ST JAMES, KALK BAY, FISH HOEK 16 1.2. DEFINING THE KEY CONCEPTS 1 3.4. DATA COLLECTION 17 1.3. ETHICAL POSITION 2 3.4.1. Document analysis 19 1.4. STRUCTURE OF THE DOCUMENT 2 3.4.2. Analysis of archival records 19 3.4.3. Field observations 19 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 4 3.4.4. Interviews 20 INTRODUCTION 4 3.4.5. Questionnaires 21 2.1. THE ORIGINS AND HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION 4 3.5. DATA ANALYSIS 21 2.2. DEFINING SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND ITS USEFULNESS AS A CONCEPT 5 3.6. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS 21 2.2.1. Contested nature of the concept 5 3.7. POTENTIAL USES OF RESEARCH FINDINGS 22 2.2.2. Key elements in social exclusion debates 5 3.8. CONCLUSIONS 22 2.3. THE RELEVANCE OF THE CONCEPT IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH 6 2.4. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN URBAN PLANNING 6 CHAPTER FOUR: HISTORICAL AND POLICY CONTEXT 23 2.5. ESTABLISHING AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 7 INTRODUCTION 23 2.5.1. Labour market change and unemployment 8 4.1. SITUATING THE STUDY AREA WITHIN CAPE TOWN METROPOLITAN CONTEXT 23 2.5.2. Income and consumption 9 4.2. HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF URBAN EXCLUSION IN CAPE TOWN 25 2.5.3. Lack of access to services 9 4.2.1. The colonial period leading up to ‘strict apartheid’ 25 2.5.4. Urban land and property markets which do not work for lower income urban 4.2.2. ‘Strict apartheid’ 25 residents 9 2.5.5. Urban regeneration, increased property prices and gentrification 11 DYER iv CONTENTS 4.3. THE POST-APARTHEID PERIOD 26 5.2.2. Urban structure and form 44 4.4. OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF CURRENT PLANS AND POLICIES 28 Access to community facilities 49 4.4.1. National Development Plan 2030 (2011) 29 Road access and public transport 51 4.4.2. Draft Western Cape Provincial Spatial Development Framework (2013) 29 5.2.3. Natural environment 51 4.4.3. Cape Town Spatial Development Framework (2012) 31 5.2.4. Economy, development and property trends 55 4.4.4. Southern District Plan (2012) 31 The fishing industry in Kalk Bay 55 4.4.5. Cape Town’s Integrated Development Plan 2012 – 2017 (2013/2014 Review) 32 The growth of the tertiary economy in Kalk Bay 56 4.5. CONCLUSION 33 Spatial trends of economic activity and development 57 Residents’ attitudes towards commercialisation of spaces in Kalk Bay-St James 63 CHAPTER FIVE: LOCAL ANALYSIS AND PRESENTING THE RESEARCH The property market 63 FINDINGS 34 Residents’ concerns around affordability of property 64 INTRODUCTION 34 5.2.5. Urban governance and management 65 5.1. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDY AREA 34 Zoning 65 5.1.1. Kalk Bay and St James 34 Local governance and management 67 5.1.2. Fish Hoek 37 Residents’ attitudes towards leadership 68 5.1.3. Apartheid and the Group Areas Act 38 5.3. CONCLUSION 68 5.2. RECENT TRENDS AND CURRENT REALITIES 39 5.2.1. Demographic profile and trends 39 CHAPTER SIX: INTERPRETATION OF THE FINDINGS 70 Population size 39 Population distribution 41 INTRODUCTION 70 Racial composition of the population 41 6.1. ANALYSING THE STUDY AREA ACCORDING TO THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 70 Household income 41 6.1.1. Labour market change and unemployment 70 Economic and employment status of the population 42 6.1.2. Income and consumption 71 Levels of education 43 6.1.3. Lack of access to services 71 Housing tenure 43 6.1.4. Urban land and property markets which do not work for lower income urban residents 72 Access to services 43 6.1.5. Urban regeneration, increased property prices and gentrification 73 Residents’ perceptions of other residents and/or changes in the socioeconomic characteristics of the population 44 6.1.6. Privatisation of and exclusion from urban spaces 74 DYER v CONTENTS 6.1.7.
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