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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Planejamento e Políticas Públicas: uma análise sobre a Gestão Energética Descentralizada em âmbito municipal no Brasil. / Planning and Public Policy: an analysis of the Decentralized Energy Management at the municipal level in Brazil.

Flavia Mendes de Almeida Collaço 30 January 2015 (has links)
A Gestão Energética Descentralizada é uma forma de gestão dos recursos energéticos cujas primeiras publicações referentes ao tema datam dos anos 1980, no entanto, foi verificado um crescimento do desenvolvimento de estudos e aplicações do conceito na prática de forma substancial somente em tempos recentes (anos 2000). A Gestão Energética Descentralizada é tratada sob uma infinidade de termos e conceitos, e também pode ser aplicada com graus diferentes de descentralização como em vilas, quarteirões, bairros, distritos e estados. Tal conceito está fortemente atrelado ao combate das emissões de Gases de Efeito Estufa, busca pela inserção das fontes de energia renováveis nas matrizes, conservação de energia e eficiência energética, e pela associação entre planejamento urbano, ou das cidades, ao dos sistemas energéticos. Ainda, cabe destacar que nesse modelo de gestão descentralizado- a participação popular e o engajamento dos cidadãos nos processos decisórios e na busca por cidades sustentáveis veem sendo colocado, por muitos pesquisadores do tema, como requisitos indispensáveis ao seu adequado funcionamento. Esta dissertação tem como foco de pesquisa a Gestão Energética Descentralizada em âmbito municipal e seu desenvolvimento nas cidades do Brasil. Dessa forma, foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica sobre o estado da arte do desenvolvimento da Gestão Energética Descentralizada Municipal no Brasil e no mundo, abarcando principalmente questões do planejamento e de políticas públicas como transparência e participação popular no desenvolvimento dos Planejamentos Energéticos Locais. O resultado da pesquisa mostra que existe Gestão de Energia Descentralizada Municipal no Brasil com desenvolvimento de Planejamentos Energéticos Municipais, os quais têm como principal instrumento incentivador o subprograma PROCEL-GEM, foco de estudo de caso também desenvolvido nessa pesquisa, que demonstrou que os planejamentos realizados dentro do subprograma estão restritos as unidades consumidoras de energia elétrica dos órgãos e serviços públicos, além disso, foram observados indícios de falta de transparência e participação popular nos processos de planejamento, assim como falta de recursos para a implementação dos projetos formulados em tais documentos. / Early publications on Decentralized Energy Management, which is a form of energy resources management, date back to the 1980s, however, a substantial increase in the development of such studies and applications of the concept was verified only in recent times (2000s). The Decentralized Energy Management is treated under a multitude of terms and concepts, and can also be applied with varying degrees of decentralization such as in villages, blocks, neighborhoods, districts and states. This concept is close linked to themes like Greenhouse Gases mitigation, integration of renewable energy sources in the energy matrix, energy conservation, energy efficiency and the relationship between urban planning and the energy system. It is noteworthy that in this management model decentralized the communitys participation and engagement in the decision making in the development of sustainable cities is being pointed out, by many researchers, as an indispensable requirement for the proper functioning of this kind of model. This dissertation focuses on Decentralized Energy Management at the municipal level and its development in the cities of Brazil. Thus, this work performs a state of art review on Decentralized Municipal Energy Management in Brazil as well as in the world, covering mainly planning and public policy issues such as transparency and community participation in the development of local Energy Planning. The results shows that there are Decentralized Municipal Energy Management projects in Brazil which develop Municipal Energy Planning, mostly supported by the PROCEL GEM-subprogram, that is also the case study of this research. Additionally, the results demonstrated that the planning made within this subprogram is restricted to the electricity consumption of public agencies or services. Moreover, were observed indications of a lack of transparency and community participation in the planning process as well as the lack of resources for the implementation of such projects.
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Redes de governança de riscos na construção social da resiliência em cidades : caso de estudo, Bogotá, Colômbia

Calderón Ramírez, Daniel Ricardo January 2018 (has links)
Orientador: Prof. Dr. Klaus Frey / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento e Gestão do Território, Santo André, 2018. / A presente tese de doutorado em Planejamento e Gestão do Território está baseada em uma pesquisa de tipo dedutivo, que partiu do contexto geral da gestão de riscos de desastres e dos processos de geração de resiliência, os quais são analisados como um fenômeno social a partir da concepção teórica da governança recorrendo à metodologia de Análise de Redes Sociais (ARS). Este contexto geral é analisado por meio do estudo de caso sobre o programa "Iniciativas com Participação Comunitária" na gestão de riscos de desastres na Bacia Hidrográfica Chiguaza, San Cristóbal, Bogotá. A pesquisa buscou desenvolver uma reflexão teórica sobre a governança na gestão de riscos e a resiliência, indagando sobre o papel do Estado e as organizações sociais e comunitárias. A pesquisa se aprofundou sobre os processos sociais que permitem a construção da resiliência e como as organizações sociais estão organizadas e participam das redes de governança, contribuindo a alcançar a sua finalidade. Como resultado final a pesquisa encontrou quatro fatores que interferem na construção social da resiliência. O primeiro é a gestão de riscos na perspectiva da governança envolvendo relações sociais caracterizadas por complexidade, diversidade e dinamismo. O segundo fator se refere aos arranjos institucionais e sua relação com a formação de estruturas sociais em um contexto de descentralização e coordenação multiescalar. O terceiro consiste na vontade política dos diferentes governos em potencializar as estruturas sociais. O quarto se refere à percepção social do risco na qual se identifica a necessidade de relação entre a produção social da ameaça, vulnerabilidade e exposição. Esses fatores influenciam a resiliência em cidades onde o objetivo é reduzir riscos, aumentar a participação dos cidadãos na gestão ambiental e adaptar-se às condições de variabilidade climática resultantes das mudanças climáticas. / The present doctoral thesis of the Territory Planning and Management Program was based on a deductive type of research, where the general context of disaster risk management and resilience generation processes were studied, which are analyzed as a social phenomenon from the theoretical conception of governance and the methodology of social network analysis (SNA). This general context is studied through the case study "The Initiatives Program with Community Participation in Disaster Risk Management in The Chiguaza Brook, Locality of San Cristobal Bogota." The research sought to develop a theoretical reflection on governance around risk management and resilience, investigating the role of the State and social and community organizations in the promotion of resilient communities. The investigation deepened on the social processes that allow the construction of resilience and how social and community organizations are organized and participate contributing to reach this purpose. As a final conclusion four factors could be identified that intervene in the social construction of resilience. The first is risk management as a governance practice being influenced by the complexity, diversity and dynamism of social relations. The second referes to the institutional arrangements that intervene in the creation of social structures based on the context of decentralization and multi-scale coordination. The third is the political will of the different governments to strengthen social structures. The fourth concerns the social perception of risks in which the need to identify the relationship between the social production of the threat, vulnerability and exposure arises. These factors influence resilience in cities where the aim is to reduce risks, increase citizen participation in environmental management and adapt to the conditions of climatic variability resulting from climate change.
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Saúde, democracia e gestão: o caso dos Conselhos Deliberativos e Fiscalizadores das Autarquias Hospitalares Regionais do Município de São Paulo / Saúde, Democracia e Gestão: O Caso dos Conselhos Deliberativos e Fiscalizadores das Autarquias Hospitalares Regionais do Município de São Paulo

Susana Rosa Lopez Barrios 10 September 2007 (has links)
O propósito desta tese foi analisar como os Conselhos Deliberativos e Fiscalizadores das Autarquias Hospitalares Regionais do Município de São Paulo exerceram suas funções de controle da gestão desses entes públicos e deliberaram sobre as políticas de saúde de sua competência em sua área de abrangência. Buscou-se, ainda, analisar o papel que os membros desses Conselhos de Saúde desempenharam; a influência exercida pelos gestores desses serviços de saúde, bem como os fatores limitantes à sua atuação e desempenho. Realizou-se pesquisa qualitativa de estudo de caso com triangulação de fontes. Foram entrevistados os superintendentes das Autarquias analisadas e os presidentes dos respectivos Conselhos, através de roteiro de entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Foi feita, ainda, a análise de documentos oficiais, incluindo as atas das reuniões desses Conselhos do período de julho de 2002 a dezembro de 2004; legislação municipal correlata; portarias do executivo municipal e documentos oficiais, entregues para vistas desses fóruns de participação comunitária. Esses Conselhos, tripartites e paritários, se reuniram mensalmente. Contaram com a participação dos membros dos segmentos usuários e servidores, porém os representantes do governo estiveram ausentes nos três conselhos, evidenciando sua falta de motivação e uma barreira à participação por conflito de interesses inerentes à suas funções na administração pública. Foi evidenciado que houve fiscalização das ações do executivo, apesar da falta de preparo técnico e da dificuldade de compreender a linguagem da burocracia do setor público pública. Tiveram acesso às informações contábeis, financeiras e assistenciais dessas Autarquias, demonstrando o respeito dos gestores pelo controle social. Deliberaramse questões pontuais da gestão, mas não políticas de saúde. A capacidade de influenciar as decisões do superintendente foi maior quando, para esse executivo, a participação social representou um grande valor. Observou-se, também, o amadurecimento desses fóruns com o exercício de suas funções e o investimento em sua capacitação que foi objeto de preocupação, principalmente de seus presidentes. Concluiu-se que, apesar dos fatores limitantes a seu desempenho, representam uma instância institucional de participação e controle que contribuiu para o acesso da sociedade organizada às instâncias de gestão, aproximando Estado e cidadãos e superando os limites da democracia representativa. / The purpose of this thesis was to analyze how the Deliberative and Supervisory Councils of Regional Hospital Autarchies in the city of Sao Paulo played their role of controlling management of these public institutions and resolved about their health policies within the Council coverage area. Moreover, it aimed to consider the role played by the health council members; the influence exerted by managers of these healthcare services, as well as the factors restricting their function and performance. A qualitative case study was conducted with triangulation of sources. The superintendents of the Autarchies studied and the presidents of the respective Councils were questioned by means of semi-structured interviews. Official document analysis was conducted including the minutes of Councils´ meetings from July 2002 to December 2004; related municipal legislation; decrees of the municipal executive branch and official documents submitted to consideration of these community participation forums. These tripartite and paritary Councils held monthly meetings, with the participation of users and employees; however, the government representatives did not often take part in the three councils, demonstrating possible lack of motivation and/or an obstacle to participate due to conflict of interests inherent to their public administration functions. It was shown that the executive branch actions had been supervised despite lack of technical preparation and difficulty to understand the language of public sector bureaucracy. The members had access to accountancy, financial and healthcare information of these Autarchies, which demonstrates respect of managers for social control. They deliberated punctual management issues but not health policies. The capacity to influence the uperintendent\'s decisions was greater when social participation represented a real value for this executive professional. Furthermore, these forums are more mature in playing their roles and investing in capacity-building processes, which are a concern, particularly to their presidents. It was concluded that despite the factors limiting their performance, the Councils represent an institutional forum of participation and control that contributes to access of the organized society to management agencies, thus placing the State and citizens closer to each other and overcoming the limits of representative democracy.
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Conquistas e desafios da gestão escolar na prática da gestão democrática participativa: um estudo de caso na cidade de Querência (MT)

Cortez, Catarina de Arruda 20 January 2015 (has links)
Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-04-18T14:07:43Z No. of bitstreams: 1 catarinadearrudacortez.pdf: 1191116 bytes, checksum: 9e3ec18615ca6c12b876aad444026c64 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-04-24T03:11:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 catarinadearrudacortez.pdf: 1191116 bytes, checksum: 9e3ec18615ca6c12b876aad444026c64 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-24T03:11:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 catarinadearrudacortez.pdf: 1191116 bytes, checksum: 9e3ec18615ca6c12b876aad444026c64 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-01-20 / Esta dissertação é caracterizada pelo estudo de caso realizado em duas escolas estaduais urbanas, no município de Querência – MT, com o objetivo de analisar as ações da equipe gestora, a partir de preceitos definidos na Lei de Gestão Democrática nº 7.040/98 do Estado de Mato Grosso. A pesquisa foi executada para responder a seguinte questão: de que maneira as ações da equipe gestora das duas escolas urbanas do município de Querência, embasadas nos princípios da gestão democrática participativa, podem ou não contribuir para a efetividade da educação escolar? Para responder a essa questão, foi feita a coleta de dados através de entrevistas semiestruturadas com membros do Conselho Deliberativo da Comunidade Escolar (CDCE), observação não participante e análise documental de registros das escolas. A análise dos dados constituiu-se em um conjunto de informações que, à luz das legislações vigentes e das concepções teóricas revisitadas em Paro, Lück e Machado, apontaram avanços e desafios para a efetividade da gestão democrática participativa nas escolas. No Capítulo I, são apresentadas a estrutura organizacional da Secretaria de Estado de Educação do Mato Grosso (SEDUC/MT) e das escolas, bem como dados que as caracterizam, inclusive os das aprendizagens dos alunos. O Capítulo II traz a fundamentação teórica que subsidia o modelo de gestão escolar democrática e participativa. O Capítulo III apresenta um Plano de Ação Educacional voltado para a consolidação de práticas participativas na gestão das escolas, com ação conjunta SEDUC a fim de integrar colaborativamente os atores educativos internos e externos do Órgão Central e Escolas e desta com a comunidade escolar. A efetividade da gestão democrática participativa contribui significativamente para a melhoria da qualidade da educação, sendo esta o resultado de uma escola considerada eficaz. / This work is characterized by case study in two urban public schools in the municipality of Querencia-MT, in order to analyze the actions of the management team, from precepts defined in the Democratic Management Law No. 7,040 / 98 of the State of Mato Grosso. The research was performed to answer the following question: how the actions of the management team of two urban schools in the municipality of Querencia, based in the principles of participatory democratic management, may or may not contribute to the effectiveness of school education? To answer this question was asked to collect data through semi-structured interviews with members of the Board of the School Community (DCEC), non-participant observation and document analysis of records of the schools. The data analysis consisted of a set of information that the light of current laws and theoretical concepts revisited in Paro, Lück and Machado, showed progress and challenges to the effectiveness of participatory democratic management in schools. In Chapter I, are presented the organizational structure of SEDUC and schools, as well as data that characterize them, including student learning. Chapter II provides the theoretical foundation that gives subsidize the model of democratic and participatory school management. Chapter III presents an Educational Action Plan aimed at the consolidation of participatory practices in the management of schools, with joint action SEDUC in order to integrate collaboratively internal and external educational actors in the Central and Schools Authority and this with the school community. The effectiveness of participatory democratic management contributes significantly to improving the quality of education, which is the result of a considered effective school.
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Expanding Water Service Delivery through Partnership between Water Utility and Small Scale Water Providers in Lusaka, Zambia : A Case of Lusaka’s Peri-Urban Areas

Mwandu Siyeni, Yvonne January 2008 (has links)
Zambia is a highly urbanized country with 60% of its urban population residing in low cost areas also called peri-urban, slum or informal settlements. The increase in urban population attributed to rapid migration and urbanization due to political and economic changes has taken a toll on service provision as the infrastructure development and service provision has failed to meet the demand. For the 33 peri-urban areas in Lusaka, the water supply and sanitation has been poor, inadequate and unreliable with the coverage being slightly above 50% for water while 90% of the urban population does not have access to the much needed sanitation. The low coverage is a result of lack the financial capacity on the part of the service providers to extend services to un served areas. This research focuses on the strategies to provide sustainable water and sanitation services to peri-urban areas to ensure improved accessibility through the expansion of infrastructure and attainment of full cost recovery. In this era of increasing migration to unplanned settlements where the services are inadequate, alternatives to public provision of water and sanitation services need to be put in place. One of the alternatives is the public-private partnership which encompasses the society, private and the civil society. As has been found in the study the best alternative should not only be completely bottom up but should also be more demand driven and be able to provide for greater contributions from the affected communities. The hypothesis of the study is to ascertain if provision of water supply to the Peri-Urban Areas (PUAs) can be achieved through the partnership between the water utility and the small scale water providers. Therefore, the objectives of the research are to: evaluate and compare the current service provision to the peri-urban areas by the utility and small scale providers in terms of technical, social and institutional arrangements and determine the best way of ensuring sustained service provision to peri urban areas and show how partnership can be the best solution to improving service delivery to these areas. Service provision in PUAs can not be achieved without the involvement of all the stakeholders especially the community who are also the users and whose major role is paying for the service to enhance sustainability. In this study the Small Scale Water Providers (SSWP) users were found to be satisfied with the service provided than the utility users who felt that more needed to be done. The two providers are found to have different strengths which when combined would enhance service provision. The collaboration between utility with its competence in water supply, technical installations, water quality testing and SSWP with theirs in community involvement, cost recovery, effective operation and maintenance and demand driven water schemes have to be merged to achieve the intended goal and it is also an indication that the two can complement each other. Utility should therefore consider opening investment accounts for all the areas so as to detach PUAs needs from the general plan and eventually budget as they would be self sustaining and enhance willingness to pay for the users. The SSWP should therefore be viewed as partners by all and licensing should be considered by the government for the benefit of the urban poor.
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Expanding Water Service Delivery through Partnership between Water Utility and Small Scale Water Providers in Lusaka, Zambia : A Case of Lusaka's Peri-Urban Areas

Mwandu Siyeni, Yvonne January 2008 (has links)
Zambia is a highly urbanized country with 60% of its urban population residing in low cost areas also called peri-urban, slum or informal settlements. The increase in urban population attributed to rapid migration and urbanization due to political and economic changes has taken a toll on service provision as the infrastructure development and service provision has failed to meet the demand. For the 33 peri-urban areas in Lusaka, the water supply and sanitation has been poor, inadequate and unreliable with the coverage being slightly above 50% for water while 90% of the urban population does not have access to the much needed sanitation. The low coverage is a result of lack the financial capacity on the part of the service providers to extend services to un served areas. This research focuses on the strategies to provide sustainable water and sanitation services to peri-urban areas to ensure improved accessibility through the expansion of infrastructure and attainment of full cost recovery. In this era of increasing migration to unplanned settlements where the services are inadequate, alternatives to public provision of water and sanitation services need to be put in place. One of the alternatives is the public-private partnership which encompasses the society, private and the civil society. As has been found in the study the best alternative should not only be completely bottom up but should also be more demand driven and be able to provide for reater contributions from the affected communities. The hypothesis of the study is to ascertain if provision of water supply to the Peri-Urban Areas (PUAs) can be achieved through the partnership between the water utility and the small scale water providers. Therefore, the objectives of the research are to: evaluate and compare the current service provision to the peri-urban areas by the utility and small scale providers in terms of technical, social and institutional arrangements and determine the best way of ensuring sustained service provision to peri urban areas and show how partnership can be the best solution to improving service delivery to these areas. Service provision in PUAs can not be achieved without the involvement of all the stakeholders especially the community who are also the users and whose major role is paying for the service to enhance sustainability. In this study the Small Scale Water Providers (SSWP) users were found to be satisfied with the service provided than the utility users who felt that more needed to be done. The two providers are found to have different strengths which when combined would enhance service provision. The collaboration between utility with its competence in water supply, technical installations, water quality testing and SSWP with theirs in community involvement, cost recovery, effective operation and maintenance and demand driven water schemes have to be merged to achieve the intended goal and it is also an indication that the two can complement each other. Utility should therefore consider opening investment accounts for all the areas so as to detach PUAs needs from the general plan and eventually budget as they would be self sustaining and enhance  illingness to pay for the users. The SSWP should therefore be viewed as partners by all and licensing should be considered by the government for the benefit of the urban poor.
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Corporate social investment practitioners’ views regarding Eskom’s contribution towards integrated community economic development

Masete, Minnie Boitshoko 30 October 2012 (has links)
Eskom makes a significant contribution to social and economic development in South Africa, which is realised through its corporate social investment policy. Eskom could reinforce its contribution by adopting Integrated Community Economic Development (ICED), which addresses issues of poverty in a holistic way. Nthomang and Rankopo (1997:209) regard (ICED) as “...a holistic approach that seeks to address socio-political constraints preventing marginalised communities from attaining humane standards of living”. The goal of the study was to explore the views held by corporate social investment practitioners’ on Eskom’s contribution to socio-economic projects within a sustainable framework to alleviate poverty and unemployment. The research followed a qualitative approach, and data was gathered by means of semi-structured interviews. Participants in the study came from four regions, the Central, Southern, Northern regions and part of the North Western region of Eskom’s terrain. From the key findings, it was evident that Eskom contributes to the social and economic development of communities, but its contribution could be more effective and meaningful if funding policies, partnership involvement, the role played by corporate social investment practitioners’ and community economic development strategies were more closely aligned with an Integrated Community Economic Development approach. The study concluded that the Solertia Institute Model Program for the advancement of capable communities provided a relevant framework that could be adapted as a viable strategy whereby Eskom could contribute to sustainable Integrated Social and Economic Development. The researcher recommends that the Eskom management adopt the proposed strategy as part of Eskom’s corporate social investment policy. Further, the implementation of the respective projects should be aligned with the phases of the Solertia Institute Model Program. Projects should therefore be continuously monitored to assess and evaluate Eskom’s contribution to sustainable Integrated Community Economic Development. Copyright / Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Social Work and Criminology / unrestricted
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Participação comunitária e sustentabilidade socioambiental do turismo na vila ferroviária de Paranapiacaba, S.P. / Community participation and socio-environmental sustainability of tourism in the railway village of Paranapiacaba, S.P

Beatriz Veroneze Stigliano 16 April 2009 (has links)
Esta pesquisa, de natureza qualitativa e caráter teórico-prático, alicerça-se nas técnicas de observação, entrevista (com base em história oral), análise de documentos e no referencial bibliográfico. O interacionismo simbólico reflete a postura teórica adotada, de valorização do ponto de vista do sujeito. Trabalha-se com as categorias: sustentabilidade, paisagem, patrimônio e comunidade. Seu desenvolvimento define-se na qualificação da paisagem cultural e do turismo sustentável. Tem-se como objeto de pesquisa as representações da comunidade local da vila ferroviária de Paranapiacaba com relação às transformações ocorridas relativas à patrimonialização e à menor influência da atividade ferroviária - e o envolvimento com o turismo na localidade. Em uma abordagem multidisciplinar, utilizam-se conceitos de diversas ciências - Geografia, Sociologia, Antropologia, Psicologia Social -, além de subsídios de estudos sobre Turismo. Como resultados, verificou-se que a comunidade participa da atividade turística desenvolvida em Paranapiacaba, entretanto, essa participação, atualmente, é marginal: dá-se, sobretudo, no nível operacional, não no patamar das decisões quanto aos rumos do setor. Em termos teóricos, propõe-se a aproximação do conceito de paisagem cultural aos estudos do turismo, no contexto da sustentabilidade socioambiental. / This theoretical-practical qualitative research was developed based on several techniques, such as observation, interviews (oral history), and documental analysis. The symbolic interactionism reflects the theoretical approach adopted in valuing the research subjects´ point of view. Categories analyzed were: sustainability, landscape, heritage and community. Its development was defined in the context of cultural landscape and sustainable tourism. The main focus of this thesis was on the representations of the local community of Paranapiacaba, a railway village, in relation to the transformations that have occurred, mainly related to the heritage and the declining influence of railroad activity, and their role in the tourism activity. In a multidisciplinary approach, concepts of several sciences - Geography, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Psychology were used, as well as studies in the tourism and leisure field. As a result, it was found that the local community participates in the activity, however, their participation is, mainly, at the operational level, not at the strategic decision-making level. In theoretical terms, this study suggests approaching the concept of cultural landscape in tourism studies, related to the context of social-environmental sustainability.
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Community participation in development projects as Tickyline Village in Tzaneen

Malatji, Khutso Peace January 2019 (has links)
MPM / Oliver Reginald Tambo Institute of Governance and Policy Studies / Community participation is a concept which is meant to ensure that community members are an integral part of processes that determine their destination in relation to their development needs. It is a means of empowering people by developing their skills and abilities to enable them to negotiate and make appropriate decisions for their development. Community participation, however, is not without its challenges. In most development projects initiated by local municipalities and other government departments, community participation appears to be an afterthought. In this regard, the study aimed to investigate challenges of community participation in Tickyline. The research methods used for this study were both qualitative and quantitative and data was collected from twenty-two (22) research participants using open-ended interviews and questionnaires. Data was analysed using thematic method and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Findings The study revealed that majority of the participants do not participate in development projects because some meetings are arranged during odd times, particularly during the initial phases of the projects. The study further revealed that these challenges of participation are influenced by officials who take decisions on behalf of communities as they regard the participants as less capable of taking independent decisions regarding their own projects. It was found that community projects are literally imposed to the communities and therefore, participation and community involvement is very minimal which consequently collapses the projects. Recommendations Consequent to the findings, it is recommended that community leaders should make community meetings open to all community members. There should be regular community gatherings to discuss issues affecting the community; and there should be inclusion of community members in every phase of projects by municipal and government members to ensure maximum participation in relation to development projects. The officials should regard the participants as important stakeholders in the development of the projects in the area. Community members should be literally made ii sole beneficiaries of development projects from the inception to the hand-over phase. By so doing, they will be able to sustain both themselves and the development projects within their area. / NRF
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Cultivating the city - a multifunctional landscape along the Walker Spruit, Pretoria

Rossi, Dominique Gina 07 December 2012 (has links)
The purpose of this dissertation was to explore how a landscape architect may help to address environmental decay and the threat of food scarcity that are the results of rapid urban growth. For this urban renewal scheme, it is proposed that the underutilized open spaces within the city are reclaimed and interconnected in order to maximize their potential, forming a continuous landscape network. It is believed that this landscape network needs to function beyond mere beautification in order to be successful and productive. A multifunctional strategy is thus brought forward, as emphasis is placed upon providing for food security and realizing the city’s wasted resources. Along with related economic and ecological advantages, ways in which open space may be more sustainably managed are explored. Acknowledging the sheer lack of municipal funds, community involvement is believed to be the catalyst of this vision. Surrounding neighbourhoods are hence proposed to be the maintainers of their surrounding open spaces, decreasing the monetary pressures on the authorities. Emphasis is placed on ways in which communities may be incorporated through designing for flexibility, pride of ownership and sense of belonging. A new identity that ties in with the original genius of place is ultimately promoted through this meaningful utility parkland. An abandoned stretch of land along the Walker Spruit between Pretoria’s Sunnyside East and Clydesdale suburbs served as a model for testing the hypothesis of a spatially continuous, linear and productive community park. / Dissertation ML(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Architecture / Unrestricted

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