Thesis (M.Dev) --University of Limpopo, 2010. / This study focuses on the poverty alleviation projects established in Fetakgomo Municipality which forms part of the Sekhukhune District in the Limpopo Province. The aim is to assess whether or not these projects are sustainable. The objectives of the study are: to find out how the projects are designed and implemented; to examine project resources used for sustainability; to establish the extent of the benefits which members derive from the projects and to recommend measures which could improve the manner in which the projects are managed. Sustainability concept is seeking more attention throughout the world today. Sustainable development is crucial if the world hopes to use the natural resources in a manner that future generations will also have these resources to fulfil their own demands. This study focuses on the assessment of the sustainability of Poverty Alleviation Projects because they play an important role in job creation and provide food security. It is, therefore, imperative to assess the sustainability of these projects. Furthermore it is important to promote awareness and implementation of sustainable development. The consequences of unsustainable development have a social, economical and environmental negative impact. Primary data was collected through the use of questionnaires, and interviews. The findings in the study indicate that most poverty alleviation projects are not sustainable. Sustainability and sustainable development need skilled and well trained project coordinators. Most projects are managed by unskilled or semi skilled project co-ordinators because there is no proper recruitment of these coordinators. Furthermore there are no properly trained Financial Officers who can manage the finance and donations of the projects effectively and efficiently. Some of the projects do not have a Financial Officer (treasurer) whereby every project member is responsible for the collection of the money for the sales. The level of education of most project members is low, some of them are illiterate. Crime is another challenge as most projects do not have security. Some of the agricultural implements and projects properties are stolen. Water shortage is another challenge faced by most projects in Fetakgomo. Naturally the area is hot and dry. There is not even a single dam, except Flag Boshielo which is in Makhuduthamaga Municipality. 4 Other findings include poor road infrastructure which makes marketing difficult because of inaccessible roads. Funding for the projects is limited as well as shortage of agricultural extension officers. In conclusion an integrated developmental strategy is needed if the government hope to promote sustainable development. Sustainability of the Poverty Alleviation Projects remains a challenge in Fetakgomo Municipality.

Ownership is considered a precondition for sustainable results of development projects, this primarily refers to ownership after the project is concluded. Yet the impact of the relationship between sustainability and ownership at the project stages is not yet clear. This study therefore analyses the ownership-results’ sustainability nexus at the project level, with particular attention to the implication of multi-stakeholder ownership, and how sustainability of results relates to stakeholder ownership of impacts throughout the project life cycle. This study uses the qualitative research design with an empirical point of departure combined with the abduction approach. The research analyses a multi-stakeholder project, the Kosovo Environmental Programme (KEP), using data from online semi-structured interviews with key individuals from four different stakeholder categories involved in the project: Donors, implementing agencies, partners, and right holders. The analytical framework used for the study was the Local Engagement Assessment Framework (LEAF), where the ownership of KEP stakeholders was assessed in three different categories: priorities, implementation/resources, and sustainability. By assessing KEP, the study makes several key findings that can be applicable to a wide range of cases. Firstly, that ownership develops over time and that it is a process that goes on throughout the project cycle. If there is active and effective cultivation of ownership along the process, sustainability will be strengthened in a systemic and comprehensive way. Promoting ownership and sustainability throughout the project cycle is therefore necessary for sustainability and this should start at the initial phase, not during the process nor near the end. Secondly, ownership does not belong to one actor anymore; rather, it sits with different groups of actors, and these can include both relevant international and local actors. Thus, a multi-stakeholder approach is considered especially relevant in broad based projects and where the right conditions exists, such as mutual understanding and trust between stakeholders, awareness, communication, partnership etc. Thirdly, while there have been attempts to fill the ownership gap between donor and recipient governments, the gap between recipient governments and other state and non-state-actors is evident and remains an issue. Therefore, further research is needed into extending ownership beyond central governmental institutions.

This thesis deals with development projects, their characteristics and subsequent analysis of the current development market in Prague. It identifies current trends in the management and financing of development projects, then analyzes the project office building Baawer Office House.

The thesis deals with the issue of financing development projects. The first part defines several basic concepts relevant to understanding the general issues of project financing. Generally I describe development process as an integrated chain engaged in the realization of construction of real estate for the purpose of resale or lease. Further I analyze the current situation of the developer's business. The most important part of the final chapter illustrates applying theoretical knowledge to real development project and predicts the financial flows.

SammanfattningDe flesta företag som arbetar med produktutveckling idag använder sig av någon form avproduktutvecklings-process. Även om en process är mycket användbar, så garanterar inte den enframgångsrik produktutveckling. En av de viktigaste aspekterna i projektarbete ochproduktutveckling är kommunikation – hur projektmedlemmar utbyter information medvarandra. En framgångsrik produktutveckling är svår att uppnå utan effektivprojektkommunikation.Temat för den här uppsatsen är baserad på denna bakgrund. De frågor som ska besvaras är: Vilkaproblem finns i produktutvecklings-projekten idag? Hur är de relaterade till kommunikation?Hur kan kommunikationen förbättras för att lösa dessa problem? För att svara på dessa frågor haren fallstudie på produktutvecklings-företaget ITT Water and Wastewater genomförts. Genom 37intervjuer har data rörande företagets kommunikationsmetoder och utvecklingsprocess insamlats.Dessutom har teorier på samma studerats. Tillsammans bildar de basen till examensarbetetsanalys.Den empiriska datainsamlingen visade på problem i utvecklingsprocessen: brister i utvärderingarav projekt, långa utvecklingstider, projekt med för svag marknadsorientering och beslut tagnabaserade på otillräcklig information. De två sistnämnda har identifierats att vara beroende avkommunikationen i processen.Vidare visade studien att en projektöversikt skulle lösa dessa problem. Som resultat harförfattarna skapat en utformning av denna projektöversikt. Fastän brister i kommunikation inte ärden enda anledningen till de identifierade problemen, tror författarna att den framtagnaprojektöversikten kommer att avstyra dem. Då det finns stora likheter i hur produktutvecklingutförs på olika företag idag, anses resultatet vara överförbart även till andra organisationer. / AbstractThe majority of companies working with new product development today are using a productdevelopment process. Although very helpful, a process will not guarantee successful productdevelopment. One of the most important aspects to consider in projects and product developmentis communication - how project members exchange information with one another. Successfulproduct development is hard to achieve without efficient project communication.This master thesis is based on the previously mentioned background. The questions to beanswered are: What problems exist within product development projects? How are these relatedto communication? How can communication be improved to solve them? To answer thesequestions, a case study at the product development company ITT Water and Waste Water wascarried out. By conducting 37 interviews, data regarding the company’s communication anddevelopment process has been collected. In addition, theories regarding project development andcommunication are researched. Together, theses constitute the basis for the thesis analysis.The empirical research showed that there indeed exist problems in the case company’sdevelopment process: a lack of project evaluation, too development times, a lack of marketorientation, and decisions being made without sufficient information. The later two where foundclosely dependent on communication.Further research showed that introducing a project overview would solve these problems. As afinal conclusion, a layout of the proposed project overview was introduced. Even thoughinsufficient communication is not believed to be the only cause for the identified problems, theauthors believe that the project overview would in part solve them. Since there are largesimilarities in how product development is carried out at different companies, the findings aremost likely transferable to other organizations.

The majority of companies working with new product development today are using a product development process. Although very helpful, a process will not guarantee successful product development. One of the most important aspects to consider in projects and product development is communication - how project members exchange information with one another. Successful product development is hard to achieve without efficient project communication. This master thesis is based on the previously mentioned background. The questions to be answered are: What problems exist within product development projects? How are these related to communication? How can communication be improved to solve them? To answer these questions, a case study at the product development company ITT Water and Waste Water was carried out. By conducting 37 interviews, data regarding the company’s communication and development process has been collected. In addition, theories regarding project development and communication are researched. Together, theses constitute the basis for the thesis analysis. The empirical research showed that there indeed exist problems in the case company’s development process: a lack of project evaluation, too development times, a lack of market orientation, and decisions being made without sufficient information. The later two where found closely dependent on communication. Further research showed that introducing a project overview would solve these problems. As a final conclusion, a layout of the proposed project overview was introduced. Even though insufficient communication is not believed to be the only cause for the identified problems, the authors believe that the project overview would in part solve them. Since there are large similarities in how product development is carried out at different companies, the findings are most likely transferable to other organizations.

A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in the field of Public and Development Administration / The development of a range of regional and national soclo-economic and development forum has been one of the most unusual and facilitating phenomena of the recent system transformation and contemporary South Africa. in light of these experiences, the study covers the initial attempts of the Gauteng provincial government to structure citizen and community participation in the local implementation of the Reconstruction and Development Programme. (Abbreviation abstract) / Andrew Chakane 2019

[ES] Mary Beaumont Crowley (1907-2005) y David Leslie Medd (1917-2009) trabajaron como arquitectos en el Ministerio de Educación de Reino Unido desde 1949 hasta pasada la década de 1970. Los Medd encabezaron el equipo del Development Group dentro del Architects & Building Branch, que desarrolló las nuevas bases para el diseño de escuelas tras el Education Act de 1944. El planteamiento ideado por los Medd se alejó de los tipos más tradicionales, formados por una serie de aulas, y presentó un nuevo modelo de escuela fundamentado en la variedad. Este principio, del que surgió la estrategia conocida como Built-in variety, y el sistema de los Planning Ingredients, fue una respuesta a los métodos educativos empleados por los docentes en aquel momento, inspirados en las corrientes más revolucionarias conocidas como Child-Centred Education. A lo largo del periodo de posguerra, a través de un proceso de experimentación e investigación, los arquitectos dirigieron un proceso que abordó cuestiones como la diversidad de lugares en los interiores de escuelas primarias, su domesticidad, la integración de las partes, la utilización de sistemas prefabricados o la participación de la comunidad, que tienen un amplio recorrido e interés desde el punto de vista del proyecto arquitectónico. En la presente investigación, tras una lectura de los escritos de los arquitectos, se han utilizado estos conceptos para comprender el proceso de proyecto llevado a cabo por los Medd durante casi tres décadas. Esta tesis toma el proyecto como objeto de estudio, pero no pretende documentar el proceso siguiendo un orden lineal, sino volver a proyectar las escuelas a través de un método interpretativo que ponga en relación las palabras de Mary y David Medd con las de otros autores, para comprender el significado de estas escuelas hoy, 60 años después. / [EN] Mary Beaumont Crowley (1907-2005) and David Leslie Medd (1917-2009) worked as architects in the Ministry of Education of Great Britain from 1949 until after the 1970s. The Medds were the acknowledged leaders of the well-known Development Group in the Architects & Building Branch, that developed the new school design bases after The Education Act of 1944 was approved. The approach of the new school design shifted from the more traditional types, with a series of self-contained classrooms, towards an alternative substantiated on variety. This principle from which the strategy known as Built-in variety emerged, and the system of the Planning Ingredients, was a response to the educational methods employed by teachers at the time, inspired by the most revolutionary principles of the Child-Centred Education. Throughout this post-war period, the Medds followed a process of experimentation and research to develop a school design approach that addressed issues such as the diversity of places within the teaching area, its domesticity, the integration, the use of prefabricated systems, the participation of the community, which have a broad path and interest from the design perspective. In the present research, having read the architects' documents, these concepts have been used to understand the design process carried out by the Medds for almost three decades. This research takes the design as an object of study; it is not intended to document the process following a linear order, but to re-design the schools through an interpretative method, which relates David and Mary Medds' words with those of other authors, to understand the meaning of these schools today, 60 years later. / [CA] Mary Beaumont Crowley (1907-2005) y David Leslie Medd (1917-2009) treballaren com arquitectes en el Ministeri d'Educació de Regne Unit des de 1949 fins passada la dècada de 1970. Els Medd encapçalaren l'equip del Development Group dins del Architects & Building Branch, que desenvolupà les noves bases per al disseny d'escoles després del Education Act de 1944. El plantejament ideat pels Medd s'allunyà dels tipus més tradicionals, formats per una sèrie d'aules, i presentà un nou model d'escola fonamentat en la varietat. Aquest principi, del que va sorgir l'estratègia coneguda com Built-in Variety, i el sistema dels Planning Ingredients, fou una resposta als mètodes educatius emprats pels docents d'aquell moment, inspirats en els corrents més revolucionàries conegudes com Child-Centred Education. Al llarg del període de postguerra, a través d'un procés d'experimentació i investigació, els arquitectes dirigiren un procés que abordà qüestions com la diversitat de llocs en els interiors d'escoles primàries, la seua domesticitat, la integració de les parts, la utilització de sistemes prefabricats o la participació de la comunitat, que tenen un ampli recorregut i interès des del punt de vista del projecte arquitectònic. En la present investigació, després d'una lectura dels escrits dels arquitectes, s'han utilitzat aquests conceptes per a comprendre el procés de projecte dut a terme pels Medd durant casi tres dècades. Aquesta tesi pren el projecte com a objecte d'estudi, però no pretén documentar el procés seguint un ordre lineal, sinó tornar a projectar les escoles mitjançant un mètode interpretatiu que pose en relació les paraules de Mary i David Medd amb les d'altres autors, per a comprendre el significat de les escoles hui, 60 anys després. / Esta tesis ha sido posible gracias a la financiación del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte, a través de un contrato predoctoral y una ayuda para una estancia (mayo y junio de 2019) en un centro de investigación fuera de España, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London bajo la supervisión de Andrew Saint / Lacomba Montes, P. (2020). Casa y escuela: la aportación de Mary y David Medd a la arquitectura escolar británica de posguerra. Cinco Development Projects del Architects & Building Branch [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/149384 / TESIS

With the advent of President Zuma’s administration, the issue of rural development became one of the key focal areas in South Africa (2009-2014). This is also premised in the South African Constitution (Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996) which provides for planning, coordination and implementation of development (rural development included) as one of the key foundations of a developmental state that South Africa envisages. Previous research found that the poorest people in South Africa live in the rural areas where they are still poor, disempowered, characterised with high dependency and outmigration of the economically active. This research used a mixed method approach where quantitative and qualitative questionnaires were used to collect primary data from 50 heads of household in Impumelelo. It was found that the Impumelelo heads of household generally hold positive perceptions on whether service delivery has improved in Impumelelo since the introduction of Comprehensive Rural Development Programme. However, there has been mixed reactions on whether locals have had access to jobs locally and on the issue of skills development for the youth. The majority of Impumelelo heads of household hold negative perceptions on whether Comprehensive Rural Development Programme has been beneficial to women empowerment, youth empowerment and long term employment in Impumelelo. / GR2018

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