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Green infrastructure in informal unplanned settlements: the case of Kya Sands, Johannesburg

Pages 68-80 | Received 18 May 2018, Accepted 16 Dec 2018, Published online: 08 Jan 2019

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Figure 1. Kya Sands settlement’s boundary, surrounding areas and the North Riding stream.

Image adapted from Google Satellite Map of December 2015.

Figure 1. Kya Sands settlement’s boundary, surrounding areas and the North Riding stream.Image adapted from Google Satellite Map of December 2015.

Figure 2. Meeting and presentation at a community centre (left) and Church (right) in Kya Sands settlement.

Source: Author’s Photographs, September 2014/2015.

Figure 2. Meeting and presentation at a community centre (left) and Church (right) in Kya Sands settlement.Source: Author’s Photographs, September 2014/2015.

Figure 3. Some of the domestic gardens in Kya Sands Settlement.

Source: Author’s Photographs, May/June 2014.

Figure 3. Some of the domestic gardens in Kya Sands Settlement.Source: Author’s Photographs, May/June 2014.

Figure 4. Location of communal gardens, parks and soccer pitch in Kya Sands settlement.

Source: Google Satellite Image, November 2015.

Figure 4. Location of communal gardens, parks and soccer pitch in Kya Sands settlement.Source: Google Satellite Image, November 2015.

Figure 5. Informal parks in Kya Sand settlement.

Source: Author’s Photographs, May/June2014.

Figure 5. Informal parks in Kya Sand settlement.Source: Author’s Photographs, May/June2014.

Figure 6. Signage at the Limpopo Mini-park in Kya Sands settlement.

Source: Author’s Photograph, June 2014.

Figure 6. Signage at the Limpopo Mini-park in Kya Sands settlement.Source: Author’s Photograph, June 2014.

Figure 7. Soccer game underway on the pitch in Kya Sands settlement.

Source: Author’s Photograph, Sunday 25 May 2014.

Figure 7. Soccer game underway on the pitch in Kya Sands settlement.Source: Author’s Photograph, Sunday 25 May 2014.

Figure 8. Residents washing paint containers in the stream next to a dumping area.

Source: Author’s Photograph, November 2014.

Figure 8. Residents washing paint containers in the stream next to a dumping area.Source: Author’s Photograph, November 2014.

Figure 9. Dumping waste in the riparian corridor and wetland in Kya Sands settlement.

Source: Author’s Photographs, May 2014.

Figure 9. Dumping waste in the riparian corridor and wetland in Kya Sands settlement.Source: Author’s Photographs, May 2014.

Figure 10. Children playing in the Stream while a resident collects water.

Source: Author’s Photograph, May 2014.

Figure 10. Children playing in the Stream while a resident collects water.Source: Author’s Photograph, May 2014.

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