THOMAS STEWART

Dynamic educator with a robust background in teaching and curriculum development, complemented by extensive hands-on experience in town planning and human settlement development. Employs innovative strategies to engage and inspire students, fostering deep understanding and critical thinking skills. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with academic staff, enhancing teaching quality and driving improved student outcomes. Committed to creating an enriching learning environment that empowers students to thrive academically and personally.

• The Site and Service Concept as applied by means of a capital subsidy scheme in Freedom and Namibia Squares - 29 June 1993. (The Second bi-annual Congress of the Home Economics Association of South Africa, Bloemfontein, South Africa)
• Conflict in Housing Development: Bi-annual congress of IMSA (Institute of Mediators of South Africa) Bloemfontein, South Africa.
• The relevance of Town Planning and Architecture in a Developing Country – with specific reference to the current South Africa. (Stewart & Stewart) Tri-annual CAA-IIA International Conference, Goa, India.
• Project implementation and Subsidy Administration, a private Sector Perspective (Paper delivered to the Swedish and South Africa partnership week: Kimberley, South Africa).
• A discussion of Peoples Housing as a Sustainable Process with specific reference to a case study in Thabong, South Africa (Stewart & Stewart) (Mediterranean institute of Architects, Bari, Italy).
• Sweat equity to greater sustainability in Low Income Housing Delivery. (Institute of Housing SA Conference, East London)
• Participated in the International / Federation for Housing and Planning Working Group on Housing and Urban Settlements (Riga, Latvia).
• The Relevance of Urban and Regional Planning in Southern Africa. (South African Planning Institute, Johannesburg).
• In Search of a New Paradigm for the Development of Human Settlements. (Inaugural Human Settlements Conference, Port Elizabeth)
• Findings from Thabo Mbeki and Joe Slovo Informal Settlements. (South African Planning Institute, Cape Town)
• Development Southern Africa: Conflict in Development. Botes, Stewart and Wessels.
• The relevance of Town Planning and Architecture in a Developing Country – with specific reference to the current South Africa Architecture and Design: India.
• Towards the integration of housing with a mass transport system in the Greater Johannesburg area. Campbell, Ward and Stewart.
• The Right to Access Adequate Housing in Joe Morolong Local Municipality, South Africa. (Thato Rapelang, Verna Nel and Thomas Stewart)
• Book Review: Upgrading of Informal Settlements in South Africa: A Partnership-based Approach.Book by Liza Rose Cirolia. (Town and Regional Planning Journal – Dec 2018)
• Book Review: DOES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK? Stories and practice for reconstructed community development in South Africa. Peter Westoby and Lucius Botes. (Town and Regional Planning Journal - June 2023)

Contributions to chapters in Books:

• Mining and Community in South Africa. From Small Town to Iron Town. (Burger, Marais, Van Rooyen -2018)
• Space and Planning in Secondary Cities (Lochner Marais and Verna Nel -2019)

COMPILED BY: T. STEWART. Updated: August 2025

• 1980: Rotary International, Exchange Student to Australia
• 1987: "Afrikaans Nederlandse Werkgemeenskap" Participated in their exchange program with South Africa and visited Belgium and the Netherlands. This program aimed at promoting cultural contact and the exchange of views between the countries.

• PhD: (Co-Supervised) SENSATION AND PERCEPTION: AN EXPLORATION OF HUMAN MULTI-SENSORY EXPERIENCES, NEEDS AND PREFERENCES TO ENHANCE PLANNING OF THE PUBLIC REALM IN THE CITY OF BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE
• Research Masters (Co-Supervised) FLOOD DISASTER AND URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESILIENCE IN GRASSLAND PHASE 4, KHAYELITSHA, MANGAUNG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
• Research Masters (Supervised) ENABLEMENT APPROACHES TO THE UPGRADING OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS: A CASE STUDY OF MISISI COMPOUND IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA
• EXPLORING THE CHALLENGES FACING LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN REDUCING THE GAP MARKET IN HOUSING PROVISION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY

• THE INFLUENCE OF LAND USE PLANNING AND CONTROL ON OUTDOOR ADVERTISING IN MANGAUNG METRO MUNICIPALITY
• OPPORTUNISTIC URBAN LAND GRABBING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS TO SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT: A REFLECTION FROM THE OSHITAYI AREA IN THE TOWN OF ONDANGWA, NAMIBIA
• A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE MANGAUNG METRO MUNICIPALITY’S INFORMAL SETTLEMENT UPGRADING STRATEGY (2013).
• THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF KAPPS FARM: AS SECONDARY CITY TO WINDHOEK.
• INFORMAL BACK YARD RENTALS IN UMTATA.
• PLANNING FOR SOCIAL RENTAL HOUSING IN POLOKWANE.
• APPLYING PLANNING FOR THE UPGRADING OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, BULTFONTEIN
• ENABLEMENT APPROACHES FOR THE UPGRADING OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN WINDHOEK
• DETERMINING TOWN PLANNING STRATEGIES THAT CAN REGULARISE BACKYARD DWELLINGS IN MIDDELBURG EXTENTION 24
• PLANNING TOWARDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE RURAL AREA

• Former member of Sentraal Hoerskool Governing Body.
• Director of retirement village: Aftreeoord M.T.R Smit.
• Regular participant and speaker at Free State SPLUMA meetings.
• Chair of the Academics Forum of the Institute of Human Settlement Practitioners of South Africa.