College of Science, Engineering and Technology: Recent submissions

  • Park Station - an Early Johannesburg Landmark Returns to the City 
    Nuttall, Jean (building, 1990-06-25)
    In 1990 project architect Basil Brink, assisted by Stuart Douglas, Mark Hansen, Lynnsay Nuyten and Alec Johnston, designed a new transport museum for Transnet in northern Newtown. Heritage considerations of the historic ...
  • The development of the Germiston Station Precinct. 
    The editor, Planning (Planning, 1990-01)
    In 1986 an urban design Master Plan for the Germiston Station Precinct, as prepared by a multi-disciplinary team from SA Transport Services and the Germiston local authority, was approved. This article outlines the approval ...
  • Parastatal Property and Planning 
    Brink, Basil (1998-01)
    The aim of this paper is to create an awareness of the challenges and opportunities that the development of parastatal properties provide for government, the business sector and built environment professionals. A distinction ...
  • Proposed Corporate HQ for SATS in Johannesburg 
    Brink, Basil Jacob, Peter Douglas, Stuart (2012-03-06)
    This report motivates for approval to proceed with planning and development of new office accommodation for the SA Transport Services (SATS), later Transnet, in central Johannesburg. Work completed to date, e.g. a feasibility ...
  • Newtown renewed : a review 
    Brink, Basil (2007-06-25)
    Newtown, a district in the western inner city of Johannesburg, has a long history of urban renewal of contested inner city space. The City Council of Johannesburg’s councillors, planners and consultants have guided and ...
  • Opportunities for Urban Revitalisation 
    Brink, Basil Downs, Robert (Sapoa News, 1990-03)
    The purpose of this article is to create an awareness of commercial property development opportunities offered by transport land. Examples are presened of such developments in first world countries. A systematic approach ...
  • Esselenpark - The Railways University in the Veld 
    Brink, Basil (Railways Africa, 1999-02)
    The artcle outlines the planning and construction history of Esselenpark and shatters some of the myths surrounding its construction. It examines why such an anachronistic, labour intenive and expensive complex was built ...
  • Design for Urban Man 
    Brink, Basil (2012-03-05)
    A mixed use building with shops, offices and apartments is designed within an urban design framework for Athlone, a suburb of Cape Town
  • Esselenpark - the Railways University in the Veld 
    Brink, Basil Niel (1998-04-07)
    Esselen Park is Transnet's (formerly the SA Railways and Harbours thereafter the SA Transport Services) relatively unknown 'university in the veld'. In this paper the planning and construction histories of Esselen Park ...
  • Future Land Utilization: Opportunities for the Development of Transnet Property 
    Brink, Basil Niel (2012-03-01)
    Transnet owns unutilised buildings and vacant land in both urban and more outlying areas. Opportunities for improved utilisation or development of these non core properties are presented
  • Development of SATS Land and Airspace 
    Brink, Basil Niel (2012-03-01)
    The working paper provides a review of the activities of the Business Development unit in SA Transport Services
  • Engageability: a new sub-principle of the learnability principle in 
    Chimbo, Bester Gelderblom, J.H. De Villiers, M.R. (Ruth) (2011-12)
    The learnability principle relates to improving the usability of software, as well as users’ performance and productivity. A gap has been identified as the current definition of the principle does not distinguish between ...
  • Critical Appraisal and the Development of Planning Theory 
    Brink, Basil Niel (1986-04)
    The article commences with an overview of the development of planning theory and culminates in an evaluation of scenarios of the relationship between the individual and the spatial environment. Andreas Faludi's book 'Planning ...
  • Green Planning Processes and Products for the Built Environment 
    Brink, Basil Niel (2006-07-27)
    Planning for a green built environment is contextualised within notions of sustainability and unsustainability. The need to create a greater awareness of green planning processes; the importance of integrating green planning ...
  • Satial Development Initiatives in South Africa 
    Brink, Basil Niel (1998-09-21)
    Provinces in South Africa have formulated one or more Spatial Development Initiatives (SDIs) to unlock potential and improve socio-economic conditions in their areas of jurisdiction. This paper provides an overview of these SDIs.
  • A gap analysis to compare best practice recommendations and legal requirements when raising information security awareness amongst home users of online banking 
    Botha, Carla-Lee (2011-06)
    South African home users of the Internet use the Internet to perform various everyday functions. These functions include, but are not limited to, online shopping, online gaming, social networking and online banking. Home ...
  • Predicting technology acceptance and adoption by the elderly : a qualitative study 
    Renaud, Karen Vera Van Biljon, Judy (2008)
    Technology adoption has been studied from a variety of perspectives. Information systems, Sociology and Human- Computer Interaction researchers have come up with various models incorporating factors and phases to predict ...
  • A critical review on the reporting of surveys in transdisciplinary research : a case study in Information Systems 
    Van Biljon, Judy (2011)
    Variability of goals and evolving research methodologies are fundamental characteristics of transdisciplinary research. This integration of research strategies from different fields complicates the evaluation of ...
  • The Use of anti-patterns in human computer interaction : wise or ill-advised? 
    Van Biljon, Judy Renaud, Karen McGee, Marilyn Seffah, Ahmed (SAICSIT, 2004)
    In this paper the tenability of anti-patterns in Human-Computer Interaction is explored. Patterns have been accepted as being useful in software development and more recently also in Human-Computer Interaction. A concerted ...
  • Mobile phone adoption : optimising value for older adults in a developing country 
    Van Biljon, Judy Van Dyk, Tobie Gelderblom, Helene (2010-11)
    Mobile phones in South Africa have enjoyed an unprecedented technology adoption rate due to their accessibility and usefulness. This prolific adoption of mobile phones diverts attention from their limitations which include ...

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