Interviewees Name: ___________________________________________
(1) How long have you been an architect for?
(2) What do you consider to be a lost or wasted space?
(3) What do you consider to be a wasted space on a building?
(4) What do you consider to be a lost or wasted space with regards to a city firstly and secondly what about Durban in particular?
(5) What do you think would be a better suited use to the spaces that you consider to be a lost or wasted space?
(6) Do you think that Durban and in fact any city in South Africa should be a “car free zone” please elaborate?
(7) How do you think the city of Durban could improve on its public transport infrastructure?
(8) With the current problems of global warming on the rise, who do you think are the key role players in tackling this problem, please elaborate?
(9) Do you think that we can use some of the lost and wasted space in the city to try and tackle the problems of global warming and climate change?
(10) Do you consider green spaces in the city of durban to be lost spaces? do you make use of the green spaces in the city? if not why?
(11) Do you think that Urban Agriculture should / could be incorporated into public parks?
(12) What are your thoughts on using the road verges along the in and outbound city freeways and train lines for urban agriculture, as this has been cited as a lost space?
(13) Do you think that lost spaces should be used for low income housing?
(14) Do you think that all buildings in the city should go green? How & why?
(15) What methods in your opinion should Architects put into place to ensure that their buildings do not create lost or wasted space?
(16) Do you think that wasted space is a major problem in the city of Durban?
Interview sheet for professionals Architects
Interviewees Name: ___________________________________________
(1) How long have you been a Planner for?
(2) What do you consider to be a lost or wasted space?
(3) What do you consider to be a lost or wasted space with regards to a city firstly and secondly what about Durban in particular?
(4) What do you think would be a better suited use to the spaces that you consider to be a lost or wasted space.
(5) Do you think that Durban and in fact any city in South Africa should be planned for in future to be a “car free zone” please elaborate.
(6) How do you think the city of Durban could improve on its public transport infrastructure.
(7) Do know of any government policies which consider lost or wasted space in any way (8) Do you think that NEMA could incorporate the use of lost or wasted space in any way (9) With the current problems of global warming on the rise, who do you think are the
key role players in tackling this problem, please elaborate
(10) Do you think that we can use some of the lost and wasted space in the city to try and tackle the problems of global warming and climate change
(11) Do you consider green spaces in the city of durban to be lost spaces? do you make use of the green spaces in the city? if not why?
(12) Do you think that Urban Agriculture should / could be incorporated into public parks (13) What are your thoughts on using the road verges along the in and outbound city
freeways and train lines for urban agriculture, as this has been cited as a lost space (14) Considering the housing shortage in South Africa, do you think that lost spaces
should be used for low income housing?
(15) Do you think that all buildings in the city should go green? How & why?
Interview sheet for professionals Planner
(16) What methods in your opinion should Architects put into place to ensure that their buildings do not create lost or wasted space.
(17) In your opinion, how can planner and planning in general be better implemented so that lost and wasted spaces are reduced.
(18) As the IDP os the standard document for all planning and strategic projects for a municipality, do you think that lost and wasted space should / could form part of the IDP?
(19) Do you think that planning is in any way responsible for the lost and wasted spaces in the city?
Interview sheet for professionals
Interviewees Name: ___________________________________________
(1) How long have you been a Landscaper for?
(2) What do you consider to be a lost or wasted space?
(3) What do you consider to be a wasted space on buildings and surroundings?
(4) What do you consider to be a lost or wasted space with regards to a city firstly and secondly what about Durban in particular?
(5) What do you think would be a better suited use to the spaces that you consider to be a lost or wasted space?
(6) Do you think that Durban and in fact any city in South Africa should be a “car free zone”, please elaborate?
(7) With the current problems of global warming on the rise, who do you think are the key role players in tackling this problem, please elaborate?
(8) Do you think that we can use some of the lost and wasted space in the city to try and tackle the problems of global warming and climate change?
(9) Do you consider green spaces in the city of durban to be lost spaces? Do you make use of the green spaces in the city? If not, why?
(10) Do you think that Urban Agriculture should / could be incorporated into public parks?
(11) What are your thoughts on using the road verges along the in and outbound city freeways and train lines for urban agriculture, as this has been cited as a lost space?
(12) Do you think that lost spaces should be used for agriculture?
(13) Do you think that all buildings in the city should go green? How & why?
(14) What methods in your opinion should be put into place to ensure better use of lost or wasted space in general?
(15) Do you think that wasted space is a major problem in the city of Durban?
Interview sheet for professionals Landscaper