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The quality of environmental management frameworks in South Africa / Marius MaraisMarais, Marius January 2010 (has links)
Environmental assessments and authorisations surrounding project level developments are often made in
isolation, without consideration of the regional or strategic context within which individual developments are
done. This research investigates the quality of Environmental Management Frameworks (EMF) as strategic
environmental instrument. EMF is a unique South African instrument that was first conceptualised in 1989,
enacted in 2006 and updated in 2010. EMFs were developed to map environmental sensitivity to aid the
screening out of undesired developments in sensitive environments and to minimise unnecessary project
level assessments in preferred development areas. EMFs form an important link between environmental
assessment (EA) processes and planning strategies such as Spatial Development Frameworks (SDFs) and
Integrated Development Plans (IDPs), due to their spatial output of environmental sensitivity maps and
their ability to feed strategic assessment processes required by SDFs. They have a legal mandate which
ensures their assimilation and use.
This research uses a multiple case study approach to review seven EMF documents for their quality. The
quality aspects identified are the process, methodology and documentation components, using the printed
EMF documentation as primary information source. Quality review criteria were subsequently developed to
investigate these inputs, using the legal mandate of EMF as basis. Each case was rated for compliance with
the quality criteria using a six–level rating schedule. Further analyses were made by comparing the
performance of cases against one another.
Public participation emerged as the weakest component of EMF practice, while aspects of sensitivity analysis
also performed weaker than other aspects. More focus is required on aligning scales and resolutions of map
inputs, mapping methods and general integration of spatial data, especially those of adjoining districts. The
need to substantiate a rationale for buffer determination also requires further refinement. The practice of
conducting EMF is well established and it can be valuable in sustainable development planning and decisionmaking.
Recommendations to enhance the sustainability outcomes and hence effectiveness of this
instrument are made, as well as future research objectives for increasing its utility. / Thesis (M. Environmental Management)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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The quality of environmental management frameworks in South Africa / Marius MaraisMarais, Marius January 2010 (has links)
Environmental assessments and authorisations surrounding project level developments are often made in
isolation, without consideration of the regional or strategic context within which individual developments are
done. This research investigates the quality of Environmental Management Frameworks (EMF) as strategic
environmental instrument. EMF is a unique South African instrument that was first conceptualised in 1989,
enacted in 2006 and updated in 2010. EMFs were developed to map environmental sensitivity to aid the
screening out of undesired developments in sensitive environments and to minimise unnecessary project
level assessments in preferred development areas. EMFs form an important link between environmental
assessment (EA) processes and planning strategies such as Spatial Development Frameworks (SDFs) and
Integrated Development Plans (IDPs), due to their spatial output of environmental sensitivity maps and
their ability to feed strategic assessment processes required by SDFs. They have a legal mandate which
ensures their assimilation and use.
This research uses a multiple case study approach to review seven EMF documents for their quality. The
quality aspects identified are the process, methodology and documentation components, using the printed
EMF documentation as primary information source. Quality review criteria were subsequently developed to
investigate these inputs, using the legal mandate of EMF as basis. Each case was rated for compliance with
the quality criteria using a six–level rating schedule. Further analyses were made by comparing the
performance of cases against one another.
Public participation emerged as the weakest component of EMF practice, while aspects of sensitivity analysis
also performed weaker than other aspects. More focus is required on aligning scales and resolutions of map
inputs, mapping methods and general integration of spatial data, especially those of adjoining districts. The
need to substantiate a rationale for buffer determination also requires further refinement. The practice of
conducting EMF is well established and it can be valuable in sustainable development planning and decisionmaking.
Recommendations to enhance the sustainability outcomes and hence effectiveness of this
instrument are made, as well as future research objectives for increasing its utility. / Thesis (M. Environmental Management)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Espaço periurbano fragmentado : dinâmica e desenvolvimento socioespacial em Águas Claras, Viamão/RSMartins, Samuel January 2014 (has links)
O rápido crescimento urbano verificado durante as duas últimas décadas no distrito de Águas Claras, no município de Viamão/RS, pertencente à Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre (RMPA), caracterizou-se pela produção de formas urbanas vinculadas às tendências atuais de conformação periurbana. O objeto de estudo é a configuração socioespacial de espaços periurbanos, tendo como estudo de caso o distrito de Águas Claras. O crescimento urbano, suas formas, os processos que o moldam e os agentes que o promovem são os elementos selecionados para a análise da configuração socioespacial, no contexto onde a fragmentação e a segregação socioespacial são processos que dificultam o desenvolvimento local. O objetivo da pesquisa foi analisar a configuração socioespacial de Águas Claras visando à proposição de diretrizes de planejamento para mitigar entraves ao desenvolvimento, auxiliando na superação das desigualdades socioespaciais. Para tanto, a metodologia adotada perpassou cinco etapas estruturantes do ponto de vista operacional: resgate da formação histórica local; estudo documental e por imagens da evolução da ocupação urbana; avaliação da estrutura do espaço urbano, seus agentes promotores e os processos associados; definição de tendências populacionais e de expansão urbana; contextualização dos processos dominantes e de entraves ao desenvolvimento, propondo-se ações de mitigação dos efeitos destes processos. Sempre que possível, foram realizadas atividades de campo, cujos dados obtidos foram agregados aos dados secundários. Diversos mapas temáticos foram elaborados, para subsidiar a análise e também como produtos cartográficos de síntese dos tópicos desenvolvidos. Os resultados mais relevantes da pesquisa indicaram que a forma urbana fragmentada, implantada desde o início da ocupação, é complementada por um processo de segregação socioespacial observável somente na microescala. Neste contexto, alguns agentes promotores do uso do solo têm maior efetividade, destacando-se o Estado, com atuação indireta e ampla, mas determinante. O reforço do Estado à estruturação urbana e seu distanciamento quanto aos processos em curso permitem reafirmar a importância do resgate efetivo da atividade de planejamento, associada à regulação, à participação popular e ao estímulo à autonomia local. / The rapid urban growth registered during the last two decades in the district of Águas Claras, in the municipality of Viamão/RS, in the Porto Alegre Metropolitan Region was characterized by the production of urban forms linked to the current trends of periurban conformation. The object of study is the socio-spatial configuration of periurban spaces, having as case study the district of Águas Claras. Urban growth, its forms, the processes that forge it and the agents that promote it are the elements selected for the analysis of socio-spatial configuration, in the context where fragmentation and socio-spatial segregation are processes that hinder local development. The research objective was to analyze the socio-spatial configuration of Águas Claras aiming at the proposition of directives for planning to mitigate barriers to development, helping in overcoming the socio-spatial inequalities. Therefore, the adopted methodology went on through five structuring stages of an operational standpoint: recovery of local historical formation; documental and per image study of the evolution of urban occupation; evaluation of the structure of urban space, its promoting agents and the associated processes; definition of population and urban expansion tendencies; contextualization of the dominant processes and barriers to development, proposing actions to mitigate the effects of these processes trends. Whenever possible, field activities were conducted, whose obtained data were aggregated to the secondary data. Several thematic maps were elaborated, to support the analysis and also as synthesis, in the form of cartographic products of the topics developed. The most relevant research results indicated that the fragmented urban form, implanted since the beginning of the occupation, is complemented by a process of socio-spatial segregation observable only at the microscale. In this context, some promoting agents of land use have greater effectiveness, highlighting the State, which has indirect and broad, but determinant acting. State actions that reinforce the urban structuring as observed, and its detachment about the ongoing processes, allow reaffirm the importance of the effective rescue of planning activity, associated with regulation, public participation and encouraging local autonomy.
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Espaço periurbano fragmentado : dinâmica e desenvolvimento socioespacial em Águas Claras, Viamão/RSMartins, Samuel January 2014 (has links)
O rápido crescimento urbano verificado durante as duas últimas décadas no distrito de Águas Claras, no município de Viamão/RS, pertencente à Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre (RMPA), caracterizou-se pela produção de formas urbanas vinculadas às tendências atuais de conformação periurbana. O objeto de estudo é a configuração socioespacial de espaços periurbanos, tendo como estudo de caso o distrito de Águas Claras. O crescimento urbano, suas formas, os processos que o moldam e os agentes que o promovem são os elementos selecionados para a análise da configuração socioespacial, no contexto onde a fragmentação e a segregação socioespacial são processos que dificultam o desenvolvimento local. O objetivo da pesquisa foi analisar a configuração socioespacial de Águas Claras visando à proposição de diretrizes de planejamento para mitigar entraves ao desenvolvimento, auxiliando na superação das desigualdades socioespaciais. Para tanto, a metodologia adotada perpassou cinco etapas estruturantes do ponto de vista operacional: resgate da formação histórica local; estudo documental e por imagens da evolução da ocupação urbana; avaliação da estrutura do espaço urbano, seus agentes promotores e os processos associados; definição de tendências populacionais e de expansão urbana; contextualização dos processos dominantes e de entraves ao desenvolvimento, propondo-se ações de mitigação dos efeitos destes processos. Sempre que possível, foram realizadas atividades de campo, cujos dados obtidos foram agregados aos dados secundários. Diversos mapas temáticos foram elaborados, para subsidiar a análise e também como produtos cartográficos de síntese dos tópicos desenvolvidos. Os resultados mais relevantes da pesquisa indicaram que a forma urbana fragmentada, implantada desde o início da ocupação, é complementada por um processo de segregação socioespacial observável somente na microescala. Neste contexto, alguns agentes promotores do uso do solo têm maior efetividade, destacando-se o Estado, com atuação indireta e ampla, mas determinante. O reforço do Estado à estruturação urbana e seu distanciamento quanto aos processos em curso permitem reafirmar a importância do resgate efetivo da atividade de planejamento, associada à regulação, à participação popular e ao estímulo à autonomia local. / The rapid urban growth registered during the last two decades in the district of Águas Claras, in the municipality of Viamão/RS, in the Porto Alegre Metropolitan Region was characterized by the production of urban forms linked to the current trends of periurban conformation. The object of study is the socio-spatial configuration of periurban spaces, having as case study the district of Águas Claras. Urban growth, its forms, the processes that forge it and the agents that promote it are the elements selected for the analysis of socio-spatial configuration, in the context where fragmentation and socio-spatial segregation are processes that hinder local development. The research objective was to analyze the socio-spatial configuration of Águas Claras aiming at the proposition of directives for planning to mitigate barriers to development, helping in overcoming the socio-spatial inequalities. Therefore, the adopted methodology went on through five structuring stages of an operational standpoint: recovery of local historical formation; documental and per image study of the evolution of urban occupation; evaluation of the structure of urban space, its promoting agents and the associated processes; definition of population and urban expansion tendencies; contextualization of the dominant processes and barriers to development, proposing actions to mitigate the effects of these processes trends. Whenever possible, field activities were conducted, whose obtained data were aggregated to the secondary data. Several thematic maps were elaborated, to support the analysis and also as synthesis, in the form of cartographic products of the topics developed. The most relevant research results indicated that the fragmented urban form, implanted since the beginning of the occupation, is complemented by a process of socio-spatial segregation observable only at the microscale. In this context, some promoting agents of land use have greater effectiveness, highlighting the State, which has indirect and broad, but determinant acting. State actions that reinforce the urban structuring as observed, and its detachment about the ongoing processes, allow reaffirm the importance of the effective rescue of planning activity, associated with regulation, public participation and encouraging local autonomy.
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Espaço periurbano fragmentado : dinâmica e desenvolvimento socioespacial em Águas Claras, Viamão/RSMartins, Samuel January 2014 (has links)
O rápido crescimento urbano verificado durante as duas últimas décadas no distrito de Águas Claras, no município de Viamão/RS, pertencente à Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre (RMPA), caracterizou-se pela produção de formas urbanas vinculadas às tendências atuais de conformação periurbana. O objeto de estudo é a configuração socioespacial de espaços periurbanos, tendo como estudo de caso o distrito de Águas Claras. O crescimento urbano, suas formas, os processos que o moldam e os agentes que o promovem são os elementos selecionados para a análise da configuração socioespacial, no contexto onde a fragmentação e a segregação socioespacial são processos que dificultam o desenvolvimento local. O objetivo da pesquisa foi analisar a configuração socioespacial de Águas Claras visando à proposição de diretrizes de planejamento para mitigar entraves ao desenvolvimento, auxiliando na superação das desigualdades socioespaciais. Para tanto, a metodologia adotada perpassou cinco etapas estruturantes do ponto de vista operacional: resgate da formação histórica local; estudo documental e por imagens da evolução da ocupação urbana; avaliação da estrutura do espaço urbano, seus agentes promotores e os processos associados; definição de tendências populacionais e de expansão urbana; contextualização dos processos dominantes e de entraves ao desenvolvimento, propondo-se ações de mitigação dos efeitos destes processos. Sempre que possível, foram realizadas atividades de campo, cujos dados obtidos foram agregados aos dados secundários. Diversos mapas temáticos foram elaborados, para subsidiar a análise e também como produtos cartográficos de síntese dos tópicos desenvolvidos. Os resultados mais relevantes da pesquisa indicaram que a forma urbana fragmentada, implantada desde o início da ocupação, é complementada por um processo de segregação socioespacial observável somente na microescala. Neste contexto, alguns agentes promotores do uso do solo têm maior efetividade, destacando-se o Estado, com atuação indireta e ampla, mas determinante. O reforço do Estado à estruturação urbana e seu distanciamento quanto aos processos em curso permitem reafirmar a importância do resgate efetivo da atividade de planejamento, associada à regulação, à participação popular e ao estímulo à autonomia local. / The rapid urban growth registered during the last two decades in the district of Águas Claras, in the municipality of Viamão/RS, in the Porto Alegre Metropolitan Region was characterized by the production of urban forms linked to the current trends of periurban conformation. The object of study is the socio-spatial configuration of periurban spaces, having as case study the district of Águas Claras. Urban growth, its forms, the processes that forge it and the agents that promote it are the elements selected for the analysis of socio-spatial configuration, in the context where fragmentation and socio-spatial segregation are processes that hinder local development. The research objective was to analyze the socio-spatial configuration of Águas Claras aiming at the proposition of directives for planning to mitigate barriers to development, helping in overcoming the socio-spatial inequalities. Therefore, the adopted methodology went on through five structuring stages of an operational standpoint: recovery of local historical formation; documental and per image study of the evolution of urban occupation; evaluation of the structure of urban space, its promoting agents and the associated processes; definition of population and urban expansion tendencies; contextualization of the dominant processes and barriers to development, proposing actions to mitigate the effects of these processes trends. Whenever possible, field activities were conducted, whose obtained data were aggregated to the secondary data. Several thematic maps were elaborated, to support the analysis and also as synthesis, in the form of cartographic products of the topics developed. The most relevant research results indicated that the fragmented urban form, implanted since the beginning of the occupation, is complemented by a process of socio-spatial segregation observable only at the microscale. In this context, some promoting agents of land use have greater effectiveness, highlighting the State, which has indirect and broad, but determinant acting. State actions that reinforce the urban structuring as observed, and its detachment about the ongoing processes, allow reaffirm the importance of the effective rescue of planning activity, associated with regulation, public participation and encouraging local autonomy.
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Ontwikkeling van Randfontein : 'n ruimtelike perspektiefVan der Walt, Josef Cornelius. 06 1900 (has links)
Text in Afrikaans / The growth and development of Randfontein is analysed within a
spatial perspective. The theoretical point of departure is found
in settlement geography and in the spatial economic approach. As
continuous perspective, the PWV serves as major metroplitan
region, of which Randfontein is a functional subsystem.
Information has been obtained from businessmen, industrialists,
the local authorities and the inhabitants of Randfontein. The
economic sectors (mining, manufacturing and services) are
analysed 1n terms of their contribution (or lack of) to the
course of the economic realities in town.
The behaviouristic approach provides a perspective 1n the sense
that behavioral patterns are prominently analysed. A special
technique of analyses is used to highlight the economic activities
of Randfontein (with the graphic illustrations), by determining
strong and weak factors.
Problems that have been experienced in terms of the economic
activities of Randfontein are identified and possibilities for
the future are stipulated. / Educational Studies / M.A. (Geography)
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Regional hegemony as a tool for peace : an evaluation of South Africa’s role in regional developmentMandela, Babongile Thabile 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA (Political Science. International Studies))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Southern Africa as a region requires a rallying point from where they can integrate and
mobilize their resources in order to create a security community, which acts both as a
deterrent to the outbreak of conflict and regional bloc to protect local industries from global
forces. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) does not have the strong
relationship which usually exists between states that share a common goal or interest. The
study argues that the lack of leadership within the region accounts for the weak cooperative
relationship that presently exists in Southern Africa.
This study argues that regionalization does not come about unless the states in a particular
region want it. It may come about through spontaneous or unintended convergence in terms
of political regime, economic policy or security, but often one can identify a triggering
political event which sets the process in motion. The study argues that the Development
Corridors apparent in Southern Africa can act as the triggering event and have the promise to
forge the most feasible cooperation amongst regional states. The phenomenon of Peace Parks
rooted in the Spatial Development Initiatives, offer a unique type of regional integration
embedded on traditional focal areas and Southern African Identity.
This study intends to analyze the potential ability of regional hegemony to foster peace
through development. The primary objective of this study consequently is to examine the role
of regional hegemonies as tools for peace; using South Africa’s hegemony in Southern Africa
as a case study. This study describes the importance of South Africa as a regional hegemon to
lead the process of creating a peaceful co-existence in SADC. To achieve the research
objectives the following questions have been formulated: What is South Africa’s role as a
development partner in Southern Africa? The second research question asks how the political
economy of regionalism is apparent in the Spatial Development Indicators (Development
Corridors). Specifically what contribution could Spatial Development Initiatives make
towards SADC’s regional integration objectives? The research questions provide an
impression of major socio-political developments looming in the region and also seek to
provide the required tools to analyze and understand what is going on in Southern Africa
today. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Suider-Afrikaanse streek het ’n definitiewe behoefte om ‘n sentrale punt te identifiseer
waar beide integrasie kan plaasvind en hulpbronne gemobiliseer kan word om ’n veiligheids
gemeenskap te skep. Dit kan as ’n definitiewe teenvoeter dien vir die onstaan van konflik en
om plaaslike industrie te beskerm teen die soms negatiewe invloed van internasionale magte.
Die Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelings Gemeenskap (SAOG) het huidiglik nie ’n sterk
verhouding wat tussen state met gemeenskaplike doelwitte en belange heers nie. Die kern
argument van hierdie studie is dat die tekort aan leierskap binne die streek een van die
hoofoorsake is vir die algemene swak samewerking wat tans bestaan in Suider-Afrika.
Die studie argumenteer dat sogenaamde streeks/regionale integrasie nie tot stand kan kom
tensy die state in ’n spesifieke streek ’n definitiewe behoefte daartoe het nie. Dit kan wel
onstaan deur middel van ’n spontane samevloei van politieke regimes, ekonomiese beleid en
veiligheid. Daar is soms egter ’n spesifieke gebeurtenis wat die proses laat onstaan. Die
studie argumenteer dat die sogenaamde Ontwikkelings Deurgange (‘Development Corridors’)
wat tans in Suider-Afrika ontwikkel as ’n moontlike vertrekpunt gesien kan word wat die
beste kans bied om samewerking tussen state te bevorder. Die onstaan van Vredes Parke
(‘Peace Parks’) gevestig binne die Ontwikkelings Deurgange, bied ’n unieke vorm van
regionale integrasie in Suider-Afrika.
Hierdie studie het ten doel om die potensiële moontlikheid van regionale hegemonie om
vrede te bewerkstellig deur middel van ontwikkeling te ontleed. Die hoof doelwit van hierdie
studie is om die rol van regionale hegemonie as instrument van vrede te ontleed. Die studie
sal spesifiek die gevallestudie van Suid-Afrika se regionale hegemonie in Suider-Afrika
ondersoek. Hierdie studie beskryf die belangrikheid van Suid-Afrika as ’n streeks moondheid
om die leiding te neem om vreedsame samewerking binne die SAOG te bewerkstellig. Die
volgende belangrike vrae is in hierdie studie gestel: Wat is Suid-Afrika se rol as ’n
ontwikkelings-vennoot in Suider-Afrika? Die tweede vraag probeer vasstel tot watter mate
die politieke ekonomie van regionale samewerking tans bestaan in die Omgewings
Ontwikkelings Indikatore (die sogenaamde ‘Development Corridors’). Watter spesifieke
bydraes kan hierdie inisiatiewe lewer om die SAOG se regionale integrasie doelwitte te
bereik? Die vrae probeer ’n geheel indruk skep hoe die Omgewings-Ontwikkelings Inisiatiewe (‘Spatial Development Initiatives’) tans bydra om ’n beter begrip te skep van
huidige verwikkelinge in Suider-Afrika.
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Kritická analýza metod hodnocení ekonomického a ekologického rozvoje území / Analysis of sustainable spatial development assessmentLouda, Jiří January 2009 (has links)
Sustainable development has become in last two decades a phenomenon. Principles of this concept are implemented into most of political development documents at the international, national, regional and local level. Outcomes of sustainable development assessment are often used as basis of measures which influence the process of spatial development. However there exist many approaches how to assess the sustainable development, so far it haven`t been achieved a general consensus how to do it. The aim of this thesis is a critical interpretation of literature considering sustainable development and analysis of implementation of sustainable development assessment in municipalities of Czech Republic. Method of this analysis is desk research of documents called analysis of spatial sustainable development (rozbor udržitelného rozvoje území), which the municipalities have to (by law) make out and semi-standardized interview with representatives of local and regional authorities
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Implications of land reform on spatial planning and development in the Tzaneen Local Municipality / I. HenningHenning, Ineke January 2010 (has links)
A thorough investigation of legislation involved in the land reform programme was conducted.
This includes the Constitution of South Africa, as well as the legal frameworks that manage the
land reform process. Many of the unintended results are because of misunderstandings. This
study sought to clarify those misunderstandings and confusing language.
The South African land reform process was excellently planned. The process is managed in
three phases, namely land restitution, land redistribution and land tenure. There are some
successes and failures due to the way those programmes were implemented.
In order to implement and manage the land reform programmes and spatial planning on
national, provincial and district level, the following plans were introduced:
National Level: Pro-active Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) & Area-based Planning
Provincial Level: Limpopo Growth and Development Strategy (LGDS)
District Level: Mopani Integrated Development Plan
Local Level: Greater Tzaneen Municipality Integrated Development Plan & Spatial
Development Framework
The study area, the Tzaneen Local Municipality, was chosen because it is home to some of the
first land reform projects in South Africa, it is the district with some of the highest intensity of
land claims and it offers a complete menu of land reform programmes in an advanced state on
a small area.
The impact that land reform has had on the spatial development in the Tzaneen Local
Municipality has been studied in more detail. As the study progressed, it was realised that the
impact not only stops at spatial development. The influence was much bigger than that. The
local economy was affected, as were job opportunities, tourism, food security, the retail industry
and even the mining industry. Such an impact is also not restricted to the Tzaneen Local
Municipality.
In order to control the land reform process, the government should involve the private sector in
the land reform process. The moment this happens, the skills and experience locked in the
private sector are transferred to the government for the benefit of all people involved in and
influenced by the land reform process. An Integrated Land Reform Action Forum (ILRAF) must be established that manages the land
reform process on national, provincial and local level. This ILRAF has to fulfil much the same
purpose as the former Joint Monitoring Committees (JMCs) accomplished.
The ILRAF must consist of all role-players within the land reform process. These include,
national, provincial and local government officials, commercial farmers, key role-players from
the private sector, farm worker representatives, Agri-SA, professionals such as town and
regional planners and transfer attorneys, farmers? associations, commercial banks and the
media to ensure transparency.
In order to correct past mistakes and to ensure that the next five years of the land reform
process goes off without a hitch, it is important to involve all role-players and ensure
transparency throughout all decision-making processes.
Key Terms: Land Reform; Agri-village; Area Based Planning; Land Restitution; Land
Redistribution; Land Tenure Reform; Greater Tzaneen Municipality; Willing buyer-willing seller;
Spatial Development Framework; Integrated Development Plan. / Thesis (M.Art. et Scien. (Town and Regional Planning))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.
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Implications of land reform on spatial planning and development in the Tzaneen Local Municipality / I. HenningHenning, Ineke January 2010 (has links)
A thorough investigation of legislation involved in the land reform programme was conducted.
This includes the Constitution of South Africa, as well as the legal frameworks that manage the
land reform process. Many of the unintended results are because of misunderstandings. This
study sought to clarify those misunderstandings and confusing language.
The South African land reform process was excellently planned. The process is managed in
three phases, namely land restitution, land redistribution and land tenure. There are some
successes and failures due to the way those programmes were implemented.
In order to implement and manage the land reform programmes and spatial planning on
national, provincial and district level, the following plans were introduced:
National Level: Pro-active Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) & Area-based Planning
Provincial Level: Limpopo Growth and Development Strategy (LGDS)
District Level: Mopani Integrated Development Plan
Local Level: Greater Tzaneen Municipality Integrated Development Plan & Spatial
Development Framework
The study area, the Tzaneen Local Municipality, was chosen because it is home to some of the
first land reform projects in South Africa, it is the district with some of the highest intensity of
land claims and it offers a complete menu of land reform programmes in an advanced state on
a small area.
The impact that land reform has had on the spatial development in the Tzaneen Local
Municipality has been studied in more detail. As the study progressed, it was realised that the
impact not only stops at spatial development. The influence was much bigger than that. The
local economy was affected, as were job opportunities, tourism, food security, the retail industry
and even the mining industry. Such an impact is also not restricted to the Tzaneen Local
Municipality.
In order to control the land reform process, the government should involve the private sector in
the land reform process. The moment this happens, the skills and experience locked in the
private sector are transferred to the government for the benefit of all people involved in and
influenced by the land reform process. An Integrated Land Reform Action Forum (ILRAF) must be established that manages the land
reform process on national, provincial and local level. This ILRAF has to fulfil much the same
purpose as the former Joint Monitoring Committees (JMCs) accomplished.
The ILRAF must consist of all role-players within the land reform process. These include,
national, provincial and local government officials, commercial farmers, key role-players from
the private sector, farm worker representatives, Agri-SA, professionals such as town and
regional planners and transfer attorneys, farmers? associations, commercial banks and the
media to ensure transparency.
In order to correct past mistakes and to ensure that the next five years of the land reform
process goes off without a hitch, it is important to involve all role-players and ensure
transparency throughout all decision-making processes.
Key Terms: Land Reform; Agri-village; Area Based Planning; Land Restitution; Land
Redistribution; Land Tenure Reform; Greater Tzaneen Municipality; Willing buyer-willing seller;
Spatial Development Framework; Integrated Development Plan. / Thesis (M.Art. et Scien. (Town and Regional Planning))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.
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