Karina Landman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4239278 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karina Landman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karina |
| FAMILY NAME | Landman |
| SIGNATURE | LANDMAN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2734-4930 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Public space and equity
Diary of a public space user
Public spaces in South Africa reflect the everyday urban realities of public space users. These spaces embrace a complex narrative of past ideas, current needs and future dreams. This article focuses on the diary of a public space user in a dynamic Global South city, Pretoria, South Africa. It presents the critical reflections of a young planner obtained through multiple walks in two sets of public spaces, recorded in a research diary. The experi…
The significance of public space governance in enhancing the quality of public space delivery and management in South Africa
The role of public space governance in delivering and managing qualitative public space in South African cities is inadequately documented from a municipal governance perspective. The article focuses on the governance of public space delivery and management in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality to unlock the best urban design practices concerning creating and sustaining high-quality public space as an essential element of urban infrastruc…
Planning for safe neighbourhoods in Namibia
The safety of neighbourhoods remains challenging in developing countries due to several dynamics. This article explores the role of urban planning for safer neighbourhoods in two low-income neighbourhoods in the city of Windhoek. The study focuses on several crime attractors and generators influencing housebreaking incidents in two neighbourhoods. Various physical characteristics influence opportunities for crime in Katutura and Otjomuise, such a…
The transformation and adaptive capacity of Tsweu Street in Mamelodi, City of Tshwane
Cities and neighbourhoods are changing rapidly. While rapid change is accepted, it is less clear how to understand and analyse change and steer it towards a more sustainable trajectory. This paper focuses on the transformation of a particular street in Mamelodi, situated in Pretoria (capital city of South Africa). Utilizing a resilience lens, we unpack the various cycles of adaptation evident in the street. Our analysis shows that the transformat…
Rapidly Changing Cities
Cities across the world are changing rapidly. Driven by population growth, migration, economic decline in rural areas, political instabilities, and even more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic, urban systems and spaces are changing to accommodate moving people and new functions. In many cases, these trends contribute to increased levels of inequality, poverty, food insecurity, and unemployment, while the warnings about the impact of climate change c…
Decolonizing Public Space in South Africa
Cities and public spaces are changing. Many movements such as ‘Black Lives Matter’ are questioning the meaning of public space in post-colonial contexts. This paper focusses on the decolonization of public space in South Africa as a strategy to achieve spatial transformation. Drawing from seven years of in-depth research, the discussion explores the concept of decolonization and proposes a 3-stage process for decolonizing public space, supported …
Private security and public spaces raise complex issues of human rights and safety in Johannesburg
"Private security and public spaces raise complex issues of human rights and safety in Johannesburg ." Journal of Southern African Studies, 47(5), pp. 924–925
Towards deliberative democracy through the democratic governance and design of public spaces in the South African capital city, Tshwane
Inclusive public space
Searching for More Than Just a House? The Extent to Which Government Provided RDP Housing Compared to Self-help Housing Empower Poor Communities in South Africa
Die dieper dors (Koos Kombuis)
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde is an online, peer-reviewed, accredited scholarly journal which publishes original, previously unpublished research and overview articles on theoretical, applied or comparative aspects of African literatures and cultural practices.
A ‘resilient’ urban morphology
Is it safer behind the gates? Crime and gated communities in South Africa
Waiting for a house or building your own? Reconsidering state provision, aided and unaided self-help in South Africa
Divergent and Similar Experiences of ‘Gating’ in South Africa
Privatising public space in post-apartheid South African cities through neighbourhood enclosures
Urban Fortresses
One of the consequences of the state's inability to protect the life and property of all its citizens—especially in developing countries—is the formation of private alternatives to crime prevention and control. Gated communities, or enclosed neighbourhoods, are one such popular alternative. This article compares the phenomenon of gated communities in two developing countries: South Africa and Brazil. Both countries are plagued by violent crime an…
Privatising public space in post-apartheid South African cities through neighbourhood enclosures
Urban Fortresses
One of the consequences of the state's inability to protect the life and property of all its citizens—especially in developing countries—is the formation of private alternatives to crime prevention and control. Gated communities, or enclosed neighbourhoods, are one such popular alternative. This article compares the phenomenon of gated communities in two developing countries: South Africa and Brazil. Both countries are plagued by violent crime an…
Waiting for a house or building your own? Reconsidering state provision, aided and unaided self-help in South Africa
Is it safer behind the gates? Crime and gated communities in South Africa
A ‘resilient’ urban morphology
Urban Fortresses
One of the consequences of the state's inability to protect the life and property of all its citizens—especially in developing countries—is the formation of private alternatives to crime prevention and control. Gated communities, or enclosed neighbourhoods, are one such popular alternative. This article compares the phenomenon of gated communities in two developing countries: South Africa and Brazil. Both countries are plagued by violent crime an…
Privatising public space in post-apartheid South African cities through neighbourhood enclosures
Divergent and Similar Experiences of ‘Gating’ in South Africa
Waiting for a house or building your own? Reconsidering state provision, aided and unaided self-help in South Africa
Is it safer behind the gates? Crime and gated communities in South Africa
A ‘resilient’ urban morphology
Die dieper dors (Koos Kombuis)
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde is an online, peer-reviewed, accredited scholarly journal which publishes original, previously unpublished research and overview articles on theoretical, applied or comparative aspects of African literatures and cultural practices.
Searching for More Than Just a House? The Extent to Which Government Provided RDP Housing Compared to Self-help Housing Empower Poor Communities in South Africa
Towards deliberative democracy through the democratic governance and design of public spaces in the South African capital city, Tshwane
Inclusive public space
Rapidly Changing Cities
Cities across the world are changing rapidly. Driven by population growth, migration, economic decline in rural areas, political instabilities, and even more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic, urban systems and spaces are changing to accommodate moving people and new functions. In many cases, these trends contribute to increased levels of inequality, poverty, food insecurity, and unemployment, while the warnings about the impact of climate change c…
Decolonizing Public Space in South Africa
Cities and public spaces are changing. Many movements such as ‘Black Lives Matter’ are questioning the meaning of public space in post-colonial contexts. This paper focusses on the decolonization of public space in South Africa as a strategy to achieve spatial transformation. Drawing from seven years of in-depth research, the discussion explores the concept of decolonization and proposes a 3-stage process for decolonizing public space, supported …
Private security and public spaces raise complex issues of human rights and safety in Johannesburg
"Private security and public spaces raise complex issues of human rights and safety in Johannesburg ." Journal of Southern African Studies, 47(5), pp. 924–925
The transformation and adaptive capacity of Tsweu Street in Mamelodi, City of Tshwane
Cities and neighbourhoods are changing rapidly. While rapid change is accepted, it is less clear how to understand and analyse change and steer it towards a more sustainable trajectory. This paper focuses on the transformation of a particular street in Mamelodi, situated in Pretoria (capital city of South Africa). Utilizing a resilience lens, we unpack the various cycles of adaptation evident in the street. Our analysis shows that the transformat…
The significance of public space governance in enhancing the quality of public space delivery and management in South Africa
The role of public space governance in delivering and managing qualitative public space in South African cities is inadequately documented from a municipal governance perspective. The article focuses on the governance of public space delivery and management in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality to unlock the best urban design practices concerning creating and sustaining high-quality public space as an essential element of urban infrastruc…
Planning for safe neighbourhoods in Namibia
The safety of neighbourhoods remains challenging in developing countries due to several dynamics. This article explores the role of urban planning for safer neighbourhoods in two low-income neighbourhoods in the city of Windhoek. The study focuses on several crime attractors and generators influencing housebreaking incidents in two neighbourhoods. Various physical characteristics influence opportunities for crime in Katutura and Otjomuise, such a…
Public space and equity
Diary of a public space user
Public spaces in South Africa reflect the everyday urban realities of public space users. These spaces embrace a complex narrative of past ideas, current needs and future dreams. This article focuses on the diary of a public space user in a dynamic Global South city, Pretoria, South Africa. It presents the critical reflections of a young planner obtained through multiple walks in two sets of public spaces, recorded in a research diary. The experi…
Geography (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (11 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Economics (8 works) · Engineering (8 works) · Public space (7 works) · Economic geography (6 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (6 works)