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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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

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.

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.