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CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
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PROJECT BACKGROUND REVOLUTION PROCESS GROUP STRATEGY
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INDIVIDUAL
POSITION& METHODOLOGY STRATEGY BACKGROUND ACTION PLAN ACCESSIBILITY DEVELOPMENT
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REFLECTION
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Now developped
capitalism Home developing socialism
Site Post-apartheid developing
Introduction SITE: Juta St, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
CONTEXT: The Johannesburg’ context is totally different from my previous experience and we cannot really go to the site. At the beginning, all I can understand about this country is developing and I am not sure about every proposal.
STRATEGY:
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I choose participation as my strategy which I have no idea before I came to Sheffield so the process of my proposal is like the route. In this route, there is no time for me to absorb the strategy which make me uncertain with my proposals although I have try my best.
learn a strategy
rethinking a strategy use a strategy
Project Background
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source: http://tangerineandcinnamon.com/2013/08/
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Revolution Process Vision 1
Element collage
CONCEPT
https://walkbraamfontein.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/group-4-accessibility-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Vision 2
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CONCEPT
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SPONTANEOUS VOLUNTEER WORK CLEANING UP
combined
CONCEPT
PROTEST
VOLUNTEER CONSTRUCTION
LAW SEMINAR
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Structure
Keyword
Manifestations
Comment
Group Strategy H O W
CAUSE
THREAT
OPPORTUNITY
SITE
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PARTICIPATION SITE 1
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OPEN SPACE EXTERNAL DEMAND
SAFETY
PEOPLE GETHERING OBJECT SITE 2 MOVEMENT
S I T E S
STREET VITALITY
POLICY
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INFORMAL WORKER GETHERING
STRATEGY DEMAND
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- Street Trader - Trolley Pusher - Recycler - Beggar - Carwasher - Car Guard
- Bench - Idea Box - Street lamps - Ramps - Shelter - Landscape objects
MOVEMENT
PUBLIC SPACE -Green Park -Public Plaza -Square
Government
Decision Making
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Informal Workers
Accessibility
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Actions
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• Providing minimal infrastructure for informal traders
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Allocating space for informal traders
INFRASTRUCTURE
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VOLUNTEER CONSTRUCTION source: http://aet.org.za.www12.flk1.host-h.net/wp-content/ uploads/2014/02/Ch.5.pdf
PROTEST source: http://fourwaysreview.co.za/200631/right2know-protest-metropolices-anti-protest-measures/
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• Creating an environment where the safety of informal traders is ensured
THEIR OWN VOICE SPONTANEOUS VOLUNTEER WORK
CLEANING UP
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: • Improving standard of living through training, mentoring and provi ing development opportunities Picture 6
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Position 1948 South African Election
Example:Movie: Searching for Sugarman
In the film stage
Arts, Culture and Social Change
mashable.com/2015/06/20/apartheid-south-africasigns/#aUBgeYA9OkqE
Gathering
1976 Soweto Youths NOW
http://rebeccafjellanddavis.com/2015/06/
1994 South African general election Apartheid
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An individual perspective which really moved me and make me think about protests for rights
In the principle stage
Communicating Proposing
Example:The men left standing
Identity and recognition Example: Participation process
Remote sourcing
"share"
EQUALITY
Of public space Share public space equally despite of hierarchy, gender, age, race and etc.
Homeless men "On my way to my flat in town I pass the group of homeless men I consider my night time neighbours. " -Josine Overdevest Illegal street traders "Bree Street thus served as a microcosm of inner-city spatial politics, as a setting for ‘becoming’ for many migrant women,9 and as a contested site for large-scale urban redevelopment and illegalised street trade. " -Mpho Matsipa
INVOLVED PEOPLE
Surveying
Mapping
Source: http://www.thenation.com/wp-content/ uploads/2015/05/south_africa_elections_aeu_img.jpg
Right and power redistribution Example: a series of occupy movements
Methodology
Storytelling http://www.urbanjoburg.com/men-left-standing/
A report about the homeless which illustrated me about the informal workers as stakeholder of this project.
Photography
Voting
Representation Voice Rights
People
Democracy EXPECTATIONS
Mapping social relations In the strategy stage PARTICIPATION
Scenario building
CLEANING UP LAW SEMINAR
OPEN SPACE
VOLUNTEER CONSTRUCTION
OBJECT
SOCIETY
THEIR OWN VOICE PROTEST
MOVEMENT
SPONTANEOUS VOLUNTEER WORK
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STRATEGY
AIM
PROPOSAL
Participatory exhibitions
Strategy Background VOICE RAND Economy Contribution: The contribution of South Africa’s informal sector/economy to GDP
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Total informal GDP
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Non-agricultural GDP
2007
Photo Source: http://www.nathalieboucry.com/blog/2012/09/30/jozi-street-life/
source:by Tshanda Mbuyi and Martin Schinagl https://informalcity.wordpress. com/2014/05/21/decoding-operation-clean-sweep-the-place-of-street-traders-in-theworld-class-african-city/
Photo Source: http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-11-27-joburgs-informal-tradersvs-he-who-sweeps-clean/#.VmxtC_mLShc
Informal workers' group is an important part of economy but they don't have the same recognition in society.
There are some policy like Operation Clean Sweep in Johannesburg which make the streets empty and leave this signs to exclude the informal workers.
When they faced with a policy named Operation Clean Sweep which aimed at reduction of informal workers, they hold a protest and they say' no street trader, no economy'.
Others
Data Source: Wills, Gabrielle, and Wiego Working Papers, South Africa ’ S Informal Economy : A Statistical Profile, 2009
Healthy Cities project
2011
Marketing Sanitation in Africa Factor s w hich influence the consumption of street foods and fast foods in South Africa-a national survey
source:by Jerry Boyer https://rcblog1.wordpress.com/
The informal workers who always are the poor workers live in an extremely hygiene environment.
source: Steyn, D., Labadarios, L. & Nel, J. (2011). Factors which influence the consumption of street foods and fast foods in South Africa-a national survey. Nutrition Journal, 10, 2-10 DAVIDS, S and SIMELANE, S. 2006. Johannesburg Water: VIP Project – ISD Programme for the Implementation of VIPs in Various Informal Settlements within the City of Johannesburg. Close-Out Report. February 2006. http://www.hygienecentral.org.uk/project-marketing-sanitation-africa.htm
There are already some studies and projects to illustrate or improve the hygiene problem in this area. The outcome is different like the early one in 1992 which failed.
Mark System Photo Source: http://www.joburgmarket.co.za/
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Student
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Visitor
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Consumer
Johannesburg Water
Hygiene
Hygiene 101! Other Group
source:http://joburgsouth.getitonline.co.za/2015/07/21/hygiene-101-5-ways-to-stayhealthy-at-work/#.Vm5eY_mLShc
Informal Workers
Some policy is already existing but it mainly concerned about the 'formal life'.
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Action Plan
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CLEANING UP
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LAW SEMINAR
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VOLUNTEER CONSTRUCTION
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PROTEST
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SPONTANEOUS VOLUNTEER WORK
Action Plan: 1 CLEANING UP Cooperate with NGO organization and involve volunteers in to ensure the basic hygiene condition for informal workers.
BEFORE A basic hygiene requirement to encourage them positively to take part in other activities in this area as a host A basic hygiene requirement reduce the governments' concern about the safety issue
PROCESS DESIGN
A NGO organizition take part in
TARGETS
A NGO based in Durban for informal workers http://aet.org.za.www12.flk1.host-h.net/aboutasiye-etafuleni/
GROUP
Recognition
Informal workers' group
Hygiene
Other group
Cooperate with a normal clean-up activity
A local activity named Pikitup http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_ content&view=article&id=10244:pikitup-to-keepcity-clean-during-festive-season&catid=88:newsupdate&Itemid=266
Introduce a theme connect with informal worker Juta St. Clean-Up Campaign Better for Informal Workers
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@-26.1949484,28.0307425,3a,75y,316.11h,85.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sV6ktL2lYE-awUkpb3VU7DA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
AFTER
CHANLLENGE Don't make the informal workers feel embarrassed and blamed
Recruit volunteers
Majority
Part
A few
Publicize the agenda widely
Be careful. It is more symbolized than the cleaning stuff!
PRECEDENTS:Warwick Clean-Up Campaign/Durban/2010 Clean-up
Warwick Clean-Up Campaign http://aet.org.za.www12.flk1.host-h.net/projects/ warwick-clean-up-campaign/
Agent/s of change: Asiye eTafuleni (AeT) Stakeholders involved: Informal workers Motivations: Professional Operations: this group positively served to catch the attention and conscience of people, as volunteers swelled along the route Reference:http://aet.org.za.www12.flk1. host-h.net/
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Action Plan: 2 AFTER 1 A good understanding of their rights in the streets makes informal workers feel more accessible and safe
It's illegal to shoot me
A good methods for NGO groups make them participated in the urban design. LAW SEMINAR Set up NGO to hold the law seminar to educate the informal workers about the basic rights they have and the basic rules they obey. PROCESS DESIGN
A NGO organizition take part in
TARGETS
GROUP AFTER 2
Rights
Informal workers' group I know a agent who can apply the street ID
Find a physical site to support
Recognition Seminar center can be used as a site https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Greater+Jo hannesburg+Metropolitan+Council
Organize informal workers to attend
NGO group
CHANLLENGE Be careful to make schedule available for the informal workers http://c8.alamy.com/comp/F0A89B/south-africa-johannesburg-market-trader-selling-jhb-t-shirts-in-the-F0A89B.jpg
More disscussion! Less lecture!
Hold seminars regularly
AFTER 3
I have the street trader ID Intense discussion in law seminars http://aet.org.za.www12.flk1.host-h.net/projects/ law-project/
Collect feedback
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Feedback of 'how to improve my park' http://welcometocup.org/Projects/ MakingPolicyPublic/HowCanIImproveMyPark
PRECEDENTS:Warwick Law Project/ Durban 2010 Agent/s of change: Asiye eTafuleni (AeT) Stakeholders involved: Informal workers, Legal Resources Centre, Probono.org, SLSJ. Motivations: Professional Operations:running Street Law Seminars as practical and participatory methods Reference:http://aet.org.za.www12.flk1. host-h.net/projects/law-project/
Action Plan: 3 AFTER A series of benefits can encourage informal worker and other groups have interests in participation of local issues including urban design.
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION Based on the NGO, try to involve informal workers with volunteers together contributing to a footbridge and its surrowding. PROCESS DESIGN
A NGO organizition cooperate with government
Benefit informal workers by construction& design
Design shelter for informal workers
TARGETS
Accessibility
Economy
GROUP
Informal workers' group
Other group
AFTER
CHANLLENGE Hire informal workers Ask informal workers' feedback
Feedback of 'how to improve my park' http://welcometocup.org/Projects/ MakingPolicyPublic/HowCanIImproveMyPark
Organize different groups take part in
How to convert the altitude of government?
Who will take the responsibility?
PRECEDENTS:Pavement and Drainage Boulevard Sabana Grande Construction for bridge handrails http://aet.org.za.www12.flk1.host-h.net/wpcontent/uploads/2014/02/Ch.5.pdf
Recruit different groups to maintain
Agent/s of change: enlacearquitectura) Motivations: Professional Reference:http://www. plataformaarquitectura.cl/cl/02-331412/ en-detalle-pavimento-y-drenaje-delbulevar-sabana-grande-en-caracasvenezuela
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Action Plan: 4 With social media spread, they can connect with each other improve the identity in this place contributing to accessibility Provide device and technology training to make informal workers express themselves. INFORMAL WORKERS VOICE
PROCESS DESIGN
A NGO organizition take part in
TARGETS
this is XXX FM, today we discuss about the new informal life in Juta St.
GROUP
Technology Set up a share systerm
Informal workers' group
Recognition Hold activities online regularly
CHANLLENGE It is more expensive than other strategy, especially to support a website We have a bridge!
http://occupylondon.org.uk/
Invite some informal workers to share management
Does it just satisfy people? or help them...
PRECEDENTS:Facebook systerm
Informal workers hold their site independent
Agent/s of change: Mark Zuckerberg Stakeholders involved: Everyone Motivations: Economic Operations: It have subsite for specific theme and it is really easy to networking. Reference:http:https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@-26.194279,28.0336094,3a,75y,175.33h,86.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRId7FlH1QUSZyaRxaBLxDg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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Action Plan: 5 PROTEST The participatory design process ensure the informal workers' right to speak which improved the accessibility of informal workers.
Their own voice may make them have some activities like protests . PROCESS DESIGN
Design to support protest
TARGETS
GROUP
There are already lots of protest to ask for rignts by different group in South Africa and the website urban joburg metioned some protests have positive outcome Source:http://www.urbanjoburg. com/
We think we can be seen and heard. Great!
Use bridge as a main site
Rights Informal workers' group Recognition
Equip site to make ptotests profound
CHANLLENGE No violence. No battle. No schemer. How to ensure safety
Provide other service space
Don't harm other groups' benefit!
Discuss with informal workers
Feedback of 'how to improve my park' http://welcometocup.org/Projects/ MakingPolicyPublic/HowCanIImproveMyPark
PRECEDENTS:Pavement and Drainage Boulevard Sabana Grande Agent/s of change: enlacearquitectura) Motivations: Professional Reference:http://www. plataformaarquitectura.cl/cl/02-331412/ en-detalle-pavimento-y-drenaje-delbulevar-sabana-grande-en-caracasvenezuela
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Action Plan: 6 SPONTANEOUS VOLUNTEER WORK In this stage, the informal workers are become the active participants in urban life.
See you next meeting
Provide the technology support to let them build their meeting room PROCESS DESIGN
Negotiate with chosen site
Ye s , I h a v e found a group need help...
Ok. Do you have new plan for our partcipation?
TARGETS
GROUP
Economy
You don't have device? Borrow one!
Provide suggestion of design
Informal workers' group I built this wall by myself
Recognition Co-design with informal workers
Our website is online now!
CHANLLENGE Which part is professional suggestion and which is personal peference?
Consturct by themselves
Will this become a privitazed public space? I agree and we can expand our library! http://www.ssoa.group.shef.ac.uk/?p=3844
Summarize as a standard case for other context
PRECEDENTS:Bridge to China/Datan, Gansu/2010 Agent/s of change: Wuzhiqiao(Bridge to China) Stakeholders involved: Villegers, students Motivations: Professional Operations:build a bridge and a series of service construction Reference: http://www.bridgetochina.org. hk/
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We need renew our books.
Accessibility development
6 months
When I face to violence and crime...
How about my trading rignt?
How about the rules about others?
1 years
POLICY SUPPORT
10 years
OPEN SPACE SUPPORT
20 years
OBEJCTS SUPPORT
sticks
learn
tools
rules
5 years
MOVEMENT SUPPORT
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Reflection
AIM： This project provide access to informal workers in Juta St. and propose the transfer of informal workers’ rule. The access can be divided into two parts: one is physical access including open space, objects and movements while the other is social access consisted of policy and participation.
BACKGROUND: Juta St. is a privatized public space and the informal workers is not permitted to enter in the surrounding area.
STRUCTURE: our group work divided into five parts which based on 3 main sites in Juta St. The participation comes first and connects with open space proposal. These two parts are supported by movements, objects and policy. In these five parts, I supposed to make proposal of participation in this project. I first analysis the issue why informal workers need to be inclusive in Juta St. with remote source which I have gathered. I second divided this part by different stages of accessibility and told the story by the improvement of accessibility using mapping, storytelling and scenario building. These stages are cleaning up movement, law seminar, bridge construction, informal workers’ voice, protest and spontaneous volunteer construction. When informal workers go through the whole process, they will benefit from economy, social status and other aspects. These stages help informal workers to get recognition, economic benefits, technology and individual identity. At the end, I supposed that they can be active participants in urban design and society. When I finished my own parts, I contextualized my parts again in the whole group strategy again to illustrate that the little intervention can make big change with proper way. This is how my work contribute to the group strategy.
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WHAT I HAVE METHODOLOGY:
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South Africa is somewhere that I have no idea especially its urban design so this time we use remote source a lot to generate our work. It always makes me feel unrealistic when I watch the Google street view and I have to be cautious about the information which is edited in some degrees, but it still explored a method can be useful and effective for following reasons. The first is that the distance make things more objective instead of your personal susceptive experience and make you see the whole instead of numerous details. The second is that when I only have the remote resource I have really contributed myself when analyzing. I have to cherish what I only have and I’m really careful to construct my strategy based on this foundation.
WHY I CHOSE PARTICIPATION AND WHAT I HAVE LEARNT: This is my first time to choose a social strategy to realize the proposal and it is a big challenge but inspired me. The first reason why I choose the participation as my strategy is that I want to learn something new from different perspective to expand my thinking of design. The concept of participation is really new in China but I can see it is a well-received strategy here. Participation, as I learnt, is connected to democracy. A participatory design is always a bottomup system. In this process, the people who use the space can have their voice and designers are not the experts anyway. This give me a new way to rethinking the relationship between people and cities. The second reason is that the members in our group rejected to do social strategy in this project which I disagree and I think it is of importance to break the intangible barriers between informal workers and other groups. The physical accessibility can be designed directly but the social accessibility are complex. Even now, I feel uncertain about my whole work. However, this uncertainty is a new experience in my design experience and it will make me more cautious and serious as an architect in the future.
Sugarman, a song inspired me...
HOW TO IMPROVE:
There is no time...
Actually, there is a lot of aspects that I need to improve and the first is time control. These days are really tough when this project began. Now it is only 7 hours before I need to upload my work and I am still busy typing my keyboard. There is something wrong with my schedule which can be explained by two reason. One is the wrong focus on format and style. I think I spent lots of time to concern if things aligned in my InDesign. The other one is when I finished my group work and move to my individual portfolio, I found I need to add up lots of information to illustrate how the strategy works. This is connecting with another thing I need to improve. The combined reason is how to improve group work. An ideal group work that I have imagined is to be inspired by each other but the realism is to be frustrated by each other. I have to explained for everything and keep an eye on others’ aspects because I convinced them to choose informal workers as our stakeholder. Another cause is the way to design differed from everyone and when we meet together it is always difficult. For example, when I chose colors for everyone’s part, I chose the lime green, lime yellow, pale blue, sea blue and dark green and they think they are so similar to discriminate and they want to choose rainbow. As my perspective, it is chaos so again I convinced them. I cannot believe I have control issue but in this group work things happened again and again. The most important thing I want to improve is my content. The language barrier and the huge useless when you are drawing things make me have no time to reconsider and revise my strategy. It is not brief but flourished content like I have planned. Next time, I need spare more time on the improvement of my strategy.
See you next portfolio!
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Accessibility inclusive street traders public space participation Johannesburg protest recognition rights benefit informal workers equality mapping remote source PAN LI pli14@sheffield.ac.uk University of Sheffield S3 7HN
Accessibility inclusive street traders public space participation Johannesburg /20protest recognition rights benefit informal workers equality mapping remote source