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Perception of local community participation in wildlife and tourism management: Phinda Private Game Reserve, Umkhanyakude District, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaMuzirambi, Jones Mudimu 10 1900 (has links)
In South Africa, conservation and tourism planning that incorporate local communities, has a greater significance today than before given the historical Apartheid legacy, which marginalised the majority of the population from democratic processes and economic opportunities. Community participation in the critical facets of conservation and tourism, that is planning, decision-making and management has been an object of research discourse for a long time. Issues around sustainability, governance, employment opportunity and equity, cost and benefit-sharing, land rights, capacity-building, active participation and conflicts have received great attention from scholars throughout the world. Externally-generated (observer) views on the nature and extent of local community participation in conservation and tourism management, more often than not, fail to depict the perceptions of the local residents. Explanations tend to be more prescriptive and are forced onto the stakeholders, who are directly affected by the circumstances around them.
The voice of the local residents clearly articulates their views and attitudes much more than any other external views. The goal of this research study is to investigate the perceptions of local community on their participation in wildlife conservation, ecotourism and social development and the information gathered will be used to develop a new model for enhanced private sector-community collaboration and communication for sustainability. The study interrogates factors constraining collaboration, which include organisational culture, power differentials and communication, from the perspectives of stakeholders, especially the grassroots community. It engages with the community for its views and opinions and as a result, delivers valuable criticisms of and suggestions for the improvement of the process followed.
A qualitative approach was adopted. Data collection and analysis methods were identified, explained, justified and implemented. This project is a Case Study, carried out in Umkhanyakhude District of KZN, in which Phinda Game Reserve and the surrounding local communities are located. Makhasa and Mnqobokazi are situated about 30-40 kilometres north-east of Hluhluwe, on the R22 Road that links the town with Sodwana Bay. Semi-structured individual and group interviews allow the study participants to identify and describe concerns or concepts that may not have been expected or considered by the researcher Interviews are of particular importance to ensure honesty and impartiality. Documentary analysis allowed to generate inferences through objective and systematic identification of core elements of a written communication. Observation was used to capture situations of interest not readily volunteered by the participants due to notable different views among members of the particular community. The Adapted Nominal Group Technique workshop was prepared and conducted, to augment the other methods. A multi-method approach ensured the reliability of the findings and the validity of both the approaches and the data collected.
The historical background of &Beyond, its philosophy and journey towards sustainable wildlife conservation, tourism and social development was discussed. It was evident that due to the proximity of Makhasa and Mnqobokazi, activities of Phinda directly affected the communities and the same applies to those of the communities in Phinda. There was an apparent need to carefully and properly manage the cultural, socio-economic, political and spatial relationships to build a common understanding about roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in a mutually beneficial manner.
The findings of the study illustrates that the perceptions and attitudes of the local residents on their participation in decision-making and management of conservation, tourism and social development are important for sustainability. The understanding of land rights issues was restricted to a few. While there was general appreciation for the activities of Phinda and Africa Foundation, the participants expressed their unfulfilled expectations, concerns and also made suggestions for a way forward to prevent conflict and ensure sustainable conservation and tourism. Skewed power relations, lack of participation in decision-making, poor governance, employment opportunities and equity, lack of transparency and poor communication strategies were among the main issues raised by the participants.
Constructive criticism and recommendations, together with the Bending the Curve Model could serve as a valuable community engagement framework for private sector tourism companies and private game reserves to involve and work with surrounding communities to ensure more sustainable private game reserves in the future. The study recommends the model with some concrete, practical measures adapted from ideas of collaborative theory, for sustainable development / School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences / Ph. D. (Environmental Management)
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Desenvolvimento Local Integrado e Sustentável DLIS: um olhar sob a perspectiva dos agentes implementadoresLima, Adriana Rosado Maia de 25 October 2006 (has links)
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Previous issue date: 2006-10-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The Local Development Integrated and Sustainable - DLIS represented in the 1990s in Brazil, a strategic investment in the design and operation of public policies to combat poverty and social exclusion, sought to promote involvement and participation of civil society, building partnerships, establishing a vision of development more inclusive and integrated, surveillance and social control in the process of setting priorities in allocation of public resources in order to initiate a nationwide process of development more sustainable. This study focused on the theoretical debate, historical facts and conceptual categories relevant to understanding the new meaning that space takes place before an international context of economic globalization of capital and strong influence of neoliberalism in the planning of public policies of the Brazilian state. We attempted to ascertain the perceptions of implementing agents (governmental and non governmental organizations) the methodological strategy concerned about the efficiency of the process of community organization through the political role of civil society in local space. This was an analytical research of a qualitative approach, carried out through field study. As procedures, cite the literature, analysis of official documents, specific legislation. As a tool for data collection was used semi-structured interviews, participant observation and oral history. The interviews were conducted between November 2005 and January 2006, together with research subjects in the municipalities of Pedro Régis (forest area) and Nova Olinda (interior). The sample (n = 14) was intentional because it encompassed only professionals who have direct or indirect link with the municipalities that joined the expansion of the Active Community Program, the state of Paraíba. It was concluded that there was a dissociation between the principles and objectives of the strategy of the DLIS government with the intention of effecting an articulated process and sustainable development, which is useful in principle the rationalization of public resources and strengthening of visions of hegemonic power which showed a fragmented conception of development. / O Desenvolvimento Local Integrado e Sustentável DLIS, representou no Brasil dos anos 90 uma inversão estratégica na concepção e operacionalização de Políticas Públicas voltadas ao enfrentamento da pobreza e exclusão social. Buscou promover envolvimento e participação da sociedade civil, constituir parcerias, instituir uma visão de desenvolvimento mais abrangente e integradora e promover a fiscalização e controle social no processo de definição de prioridades na alocação de recursos públicos desencadeando em âmbito nacional um processo de desenvolvimento mais sustentável. O foco do presente estudo foi o debate teórico, fatos históricos e categorias conceituais relevantes para a compreensão da ressignificação que o espaço local adquire diante de um contexto internacional de globalização econômica do capital e forte influência do neoliberalismo no planejamento das políticas públicas do Estado brasileiro. Buscou conhecer as percepções dos agentes implementadores (governamentais e não governamentais) da metodologia em questão sobre sua eficácia no processo de organização comunitária, por meio da atuação política da sociedade civil, no espaço local. Tratou-se de uma pesquisa analítica, de cunho qualitativo, realizada através de estudo de campo. Como procedimentos aplicados citam-se a pesquisa bibliográfica, análise de documentos oficiais e legislação específica. Como instrumento de coleta de dados foram utilizadas entrevista semi-estruturada, observação de participante e história oral. As entrevistas foram realizadas entre os meses de novembro de 2005 a janeiro de 2006, junto aos sujeitos da pesquisa nos municípios de Pedro Régis (zona da mata) e Nova Olinda (sertão). A amostra (n=14) foi intencional porque englobou apenas profissionais que tiveram vinculação direta ou indireta com os municípios que aderiram à expansão do Programa Comunidade Ativa, no Estado da Paraíba. Concluiu-se que existiu uma dissociação entre os princípios e objetivos da metodologia do DLIS com a intenção governamental de efetivar um processo articulado e sustentável de desenvolvimento, sendo útil a princípio a racionalização dos recursos públicos e reforço de visões hegemônicas de poder, o que evidenciou uma concepção fragmentária de desenvolvimento.
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The role of communities in the recruitment and retention process of medical doctors for rural South AfricaMarinus, Thurston Walter January 2013 (has links)
Magister Commercii - MCom / The purpose of this research study is to explore the variables that contribute to
improving the process of recruiting and retaining rural doctors within the South African context. The aim is to explore rural doctors’ perceptions of the role which the rural community can and ought to play in respect of the latter process. A basic recognition is that the emphasis on the Mainstream Approach (which elevates health workforce planning and management as well as market-related interventions and solutions) cannot exclusively achieve the desired result of effective and efficient recruitment and retention of rural doctors. The ‘active’ role which communities can and ought to play in the recruitment/ retention process, is an overlooked and neglected aspect within the South African research and healthcare service-delivery context. Even though the notion of collaborative management and governance of human resources within the health sector is generally mandated from a policy and legislative perspective, the practical manifestation and implementation thereof remain limited or at best piece-meal. An alternative governance model with reference to the humanresources- in-health system outlines the Partnership Approach advocating the need for the establishment of practical working relationships, amongst an identified range of
multiple-stakeholders. This study examines the notions of ‘passive’ vis-à-vis ‘active’
community participation equated to the Utilitarian and Community Empowerment/
Development Perspectives continuum. The study introduces the ‘Principle of Balancing Model’ as well as the notion of a ‘hybrid perspective’ as key underpinnings of an efficacious rural-doctor recruitment and retention process.
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Streamlining Certification Management with Automation and Certification Retrieval : System development using ABP Framework, Angular, and MongoDB / Effektivisering av certifikathantering med automatisering och certifikathämtning : Systemutveckling med ABP Framework, Angular och MongoDBHassan, Nour Al Dine January 2024 (has links)
This thesis examines the certification management challenge faced by Integrity360. The decentralized approach, characterized by manual processes and disparate data sources, leads to inefficient tracking of certification status and study progress. The main objective of this project was to construct a system that automates data retrieval, ensures a complete audit, and increases security and privacy. Leveraging the ASP.NET Boilerplate (ABP) framework, Angular, and MongoDB, an efficient and scalable system was designed, developed, and built based on DDD (domain-driven design) principles for a modular and maintainable architecture. The implemented system automates data retrieval from the Credly API, tracks exam information, manages exam vouchers, and implements a credible authentication system with role-based access control. With the time limitations behind the full-scale implementation of all the planned features, such as a dashboard with aggregated charts and automatic report generation, the platform significantly increases the efficiency and precision of employee certification management. Future work will include these advanced functionalities and integrations with external platforms to improve the system and increase its impact on operations in Integrity360.
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