Project Type IQP Submission date 2008-12-17 Authors Marco Angulo, mangulo@WPI.EDU, CS Amanda Rose Jenkins, CE Matthew Scott Perrone, mperrone@WPI.EDU, CM URN E-project-121708-150137 Division Urban and Environmental Planning Center Cape Town, South Africa Sponsor Shaster Foundation Title Cross Cultural Communication in Redevelopment: A Cape Town Case Study Advisors Jiusto, J. Scott, ID Hersh, Robert, ID Availability unrestricted Abstract
Current informal settlement redevelopment strategies applied in Cape Town, South Africa, often result in a dismantled sense of community, wasting resources and leading to crime and other community problems. Focusing on community involvement, we established a co-researcher program to conduct in-depth research within Monwabisi Park through the existing Indlovu Project initiative of the Shaster Foundation. This program evolved over time, ultimately utilizing multimedia to perform surveys, interviews, and create a sustainable community forum in the form of a TV show. These efforts, vehicles for immersion in the community, allowed us to gain insight into citizens' visions of a successful redevelopment.
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