Essays about: "Cape Flats"
Found 5 essays containing the words Cape Flats.
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1. Raising children in the midst of gang crime : A minor field study in South Africa
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för pedagogik och lärande (PEL)Abstract : The purpose of this field study is; through caregivers' description of their community, to gaina greater understanding of caregivers' experiences of raising children in areas with high gang crime in the Cape Flats, South Africa. This is achieved through ethnography and qualitative interviews with six caregivers. READ MORE
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2. Guidelines for Integrated Flood Control Design in the Informal Settlements of Cape Town Municipality : A case study of Kosovo Informal Settlement in Philippi District
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : Flooding over the last few years has become the most frequent and devastating of the natural disasters. This has accounted for approximately half of the death-rate and a third of economic losses as a result of weather-related events. READ MORE
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3. A Novel Approach to Youth Crime Prevention: Mindfulness Meditation Classes in South African Townships
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Children growing up in poor areas with high crime rates are shown to easily get involved in violent actions and criminal gangs. In South Africa, despite considerable efforts to reduce youth delinquency, youth crime rates are still disturbingly high – specifically, in the townships of the Cape Flats. READ MORE
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4. Becoming a Citizen:The Process of Leaving a Gang in Cape Town, South Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : This study investigates the process of how eight people left competing informal institutions, in the form of gangs, to join substitutive informal institutions, which is more compatible with a democratic society, and in this way became ‘good citizens’. The research question is as follows: How do ex-gang members explain their change in lifestyle, from past involvement in gangs to the subsequent transformation in their present day lives? Life-story interviews have been carried out with former gang members that have then been transcribed and analysed in alignment with Riessman’s (2008) dialogic/performance analysis and Rose Ebough´s (1988) Role-exit theory. READ MORE
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5. Mind the gap : People-centered biodiversity conservation in policy and practice in Cape Town, South Africa.
University essay from Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : Approaches to conserving biodiversity have traditionally left humans out of the picture. However, to separate between humans and protected areas has become increasingly criticized for being ethically problematic and ineffective. As a result, the political landscape for how biodiversity should be conserved has changed during the last 30 years. READ MORE
