Thesis (MPA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2017 / The purpose of this qualitative research was to investigate the effects of migration on municipal planning using the case of the Greater Tubatse Local Municipality in the Limpopo Province. The research derives its origin from the notion that municipal planning, which does not consider population dynamics, is incomplete. Municipalities in South Africa are mandated to provide services to community members within their jurisdiction with limited available resources. To achieve this municipalities are expected to develop plans, referred to as Integrated Development Plans (IDPs). The IDPs are informed by various aspects for their completeness, namely: alignment with the national development perspective and consideration of population dynamics. The research was designed to explore the experience and understanding of municipal officials who are responsible for planning activities in the Greater Tubatse Local Municipality and the manner in which migration affects such municipal planning. This qualitative research employed a phenomenological method as the most appropriate to capture the perspective, understanding and experiences of individuals who were differently involved in migration and municipal planning processes. The research revealed how migration affects planning within municipal invironment in South Africa by using the experiences of municipal officials who are involved in planning activities in the Greater Tubatse Local Municipality. Among others,the research revealed the following findings, namely; (1) Migration in the Greater Tubatse Local Municipality is caused by several factors such job opportunities in the mines, better services in towns and townships among others,(2) the Greater Tubatse Local Municipality does not consider migration during community consultation processes, needs prioritisation and resource allocation, (3) the Greater Tubatse Local Municipality does not have effectivemigration data management system, (4) there is a lack of co-operation between the Greater Tubatse Local Municipality with otherspheres of government which are responsible for migration management, (5) Powers and functions delegated to the Greater Tubatse Local Municipality inhibit migration management and municipal planning and (6)there is sufficient legislative framework regulating migration management and inter-governmental relations in South Africa, however there is no implementation of such legislative framework by government officials. iii The overall experience of participants with regard to migration and municipal planning generally confirms findings of previous researches (Blase & Landau, 2014; Hofisi, 2014; Netswera & Phago, 2011) who for example, argue that migration is not taken into consideration during municipal decision making processes, need prioritisation and resource allocation. However, unlike the findings in previous researches (Friedementle & Misago, 2014; Mpehle, 2014) which highlight that municipal officials have negative attitudes towards migration this research revealed that municipal officials in the Greater Tubatse Local Municipality appreciate migrants. Municipal officials interviewed in this research appreciate migration and the challenges it poses to the municipality. Furthermore, contrary to what some reports highlight, participants in this research did not experience xenophobic attacks in the area despite the high prevalence of migration. Participants recommended that more powers and functions such as provision of water, electricity, migration management and others should be devolved to local municipalities as the sphere closest to the people. Participants further recommended that a dedicated research unit be institutionalised within municipalities to collect data which will supplement those of Statistics South Africa, and that other spheres of government should co-operate and capacitate local municipalities. This qualitative research is significant because the data gathered were analysed to develop themes which provide insight into how migration affects municipal planning, which planners in municipal environment can learn from and apply. It also contributes to a growing body of scholarly work and provides a conduit for future studies concerning the central phenomena - migration and municipal planning. This is vital, given the increasing pressure exerted by migration on municipalities and their limited resources.

Thesis (M.Dev.) --University of Limpopo, 2010 / Urbanization and rural-urban migration are processes that are surrounded by a great deal of controversy and pose as significant challenges in contemporary South Africa. In dealing, controlling, and managing urbanization and rural urban migration, the South African government has developed a number of policies to respond to this to these challenges such as Urban Development Framework of 1997 which aims to promote effective urban reconstruction and development, to guide development policies, strategies and actions of all stakeholders in the urban development processes and other policies that are geared towards urban development management. In this study, an effort is made to evaluate rural-urban migration and its link to informal settlement patterns at Disteneng area (Limpopo Province). The study used both qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect data. Questionnaires, formal interviews and observations were used to assemble primary data. Policies, journals, books were used to gather secondary data. The study found that there are quite number of issues that lead to rural-urban migration such as rural poverty and unemployment. It also established that policies that have been developed to control rural-urban migration and urbanization are not comprehensive enough to respond to rural-urban migration. They need to be revitalized and reviewed. The study also found out that the main reason for the backlog in services and development relate to a lack of commitment, capacity and experience of officials mandated to bring development to the study area. Recommendations of the study include community empowerment, skills development, monitoring of performance and capacity building for officials. There is a direct link between rural-urban migration and the sprawling of urban informal settlements calling for multi-pronged interventions from multiple government agencies to address the phenomenon. The Disteneng area is a melting pot which requires urgent attention.

"July 24, 2004" / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 297-319) / xix, 319 leaves : ill. (some col.), maps ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, School of Social Sciences, Discipline of Geographical and Environmental Studies, 2004

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Communication

Thesis (M.A.(Afrikaans))--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

Until recently it was fashionable to describe Durban as one of the fastest growing cities in the world. For those who held this view, the proliferation of informal settlements in and around the city pointed to massive rural-urban in-migration from the rural areas. Migration, itself, it was conceived, was typically the outcome of a direct move from the rural areas, whereby the migrant simply arrived in the city and took to squatting on any available land he or she could find. In actuality, while research has pointed out that substantial rural-urban in-migration is indeed a feature of the urban landscape, little light has been shed on the extent and nature of such migration. The aim of this dissertation is therefore to elucidate on these two features of the migration phenomenon. Through the application of the Todaro model of migration it is hoped that an understanding of the driving force behind migration to and within the Durban Functional Region could also be achieved. / Thesis (M.Com.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1994.

This dissertation explores the real world problem of rural youth out-migration and finds that the central problem is one of persistent class difference in this rural Oregon town. The research that informs this dissertation was conducted in a rural community of approximately 2300 residents in Eastern Oregon, here called Talltown. Data was collected through participant observation, photovoice (n = 8) and semi- structured interview (n = 63) among adolescents, emerging adults, and adults, specifically those working with local youth. The dissertation explores the ways in which Talltown youth encounter, internalize, and strategically enact dominant and counter norms of the local and larger fields. The primary finding of this dissertation is that as rural communities vie for position in the era of global neoliberalism, they discursively impose a similar competitive logic upon their youth, which reinforces the myth of meritocracy yet supports persistent class difference. Using the themes of "going somewhere" and "getting stuck," this dissertation aims to make visible, and thus challenge the hierarchical system with which class and other forms of socially constructed difference persist. / Graduation date: 2012

Bibliography: leaves 339-372. / 372 leaves : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Maintains, and substantiates in the ethnographic context, that cultural identity is both a conscious and symbolic construction. The ethnography is situated in the Shepherd (Central) Region of the Republic of Vanuatu, a Y-shaped archipelago in the south west Pacific Ocean. Fieldwork was conducted between July 1995 and February 1997 on two islands - Mataso and Efate. Mataso and Matah Keru communities have gradually become distinct, each possessing particular structural organizations, customs (kastom) and histories. Yet, the two groups remain united. Credence in historical ancestors, indigenous mythologies and territorial places continually cement an ethnic commitment between urban and rural dwellers, a bond that is forever reinforced through the movement of persons between places. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Anthropology, 2000?

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Osnabrück, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [417]-439) and glossary.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Nayana Guimarães Souza de Oliveira - 2017.pdf: 2336431 bytes, checksum: b09aca0462669d8bf73973774ac8c06c (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-09-27 / This research aims to be a study about the criminal management of agrarian poverty in the temporal space that goes from the urban and industrial transformation of Brazil to the present. It seeks to unravel the socially excluding and criminally inclusive impacts of the rapid urbanization and industrialization process in Brazil. The emptying of the countryside that happened in the same time with the expansion of the cities, was one of the causes of structural unemployment and the formation of the urban peripheries, where the marginalized majority of the population is segregated. To cross this path, the genesis of the periphery is studied, building a bridge between the exclusion of the countryside and urban segregation. It takes care of delineating the Brazilian land characteristics, a context in which the rural-urban migratory movement and the process of rural and urban poverty formation are inserted. It stands out as the State - in which hopes of realizing socially guaranteed rights are placed - has become increasingly a minimal State, with minimum obligations. In sequence, this study deals with the criminal management of poverty in Brazil through the expansion of repression directed at poor individuals, with a stratospheric increase in public expenditures directed at the expansion of a police force that, however, isn’t succeed in effectively combating the increase of urban violence, since this is part of the contradictions proper to capitalism. In this society created by the contradictions of the economic system, the poor, the “favelado” and marginalized, is easy target of the police apparatus of the State, while it does not guarantee social rights; He is seen as dangerous individual and inspires distrust for the most privileged classes in society. In this Penal State, not only the repressive apparatus of the State grows, but also private security; on the other had, the rate of incarceration increases, especially of the poorer class of the population. Thus, there is an interweaving between agrarian question, criminal issue and urban violence, which involves the transfer of agrarian poverty to the cities, the formation of urban peripheries and the segregation of the poor’s in this places, where they will receive very little of the rule of law and will perceive the daily presence of the Criminal State. / Esta pesquisa faz um estudo acerca da gestão penal da pobreza agrária no Brasil, desde a transformação urbana e industrial, iniciada na década de 1930 até a contemporaneidade. Busca-se desvendar os impactos socialmente excludentes e penalmente includentes do rápido processo de urbanização e industrialização ocorridos no Brasil. O esvaziamento do campo, pari passu com a expansão das cidades, foi uma das causas do desemprego estrutural e da formação das periferias urbanas, onde está segregada a grande maioria marginalizada da população. Para percorrer este caminho, estuda-se gênese da periferia, construindo uma ponte entre a exclusão do campo e a segregação urbana. Cuida-se de delinear as características fundiárias brasileiras, contexto no qual se insere o movimento migratório do tipo rural-urbano e o processo de formação da pobreza rural e urbana. Destaca-se como o Estado – no qual se depositam esperanças de realização dos direitos socialmente garantidos – tornou-se cada vez mais um Estado mínimo, com mínimas obrigações. Em sequência, aborda-se o tema da gestão penal da pobreza no Brasil por meio da dilatação da repressão direcionada aos indivíduos pobres, com aumento estratosférico nos gastos públicos direcionados à ampliação de um corpo policialesco que, contudo, não logra êxito em combater efetivamente o incremento da violência urbana, já que este faz parte das contradições próprias ao capitalismo. Nessa sociedade criada pelas contradições do sistema econômico, o pobre, favelado e marginalizado, é alvo fácil do aparelho repressivo do Estado, ao passo que a ele não se garantem direitos sociais; ele é visto como indivíduo perigoso e que inspira desconfiança pelas classes mais privilegiadas da sociedade. Neste Estado Penal, cresce não só o aparelho repressivo do Estado, mas também a segurança privada; de outro lado, aumenta o índice de encarceramento, em especial da classe mais pauperizada da população. Assim, verifica-se um entrelaçamento entre questão agrária, questão criminal e violência urbana, que perpassa pela transferência da pobreza agrária para as cidades, pela formação das periferias urbanas e pela segregação do pobre neste local, onde ele receberá muito pouco do Estado de Direito e perceberá a presença cotidiana do Estado Penal.