Thesis (MS en S)--Stellenbosch University, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Internationally a reconciliation of man and nature is taking place in environmental
management, a movement in the direction of sustain ability. This movement also
developed in South Africa, but against the background of the characteristics of the
post-Apartheid phase in which the country is still at present. Various development
programmes are undertaken in the name of sustainability, while in actual practice the
full potential of existing environmental management tools for proactive, integrated
environmental management and therefore the assurance of sustainability are not
employed.
In the time of rapid change in which South Africa is at present, it is important that an
integrated, holistic, proactive, multi-disciplinary approach should be followed in
environmental management. It is also important that the public should form part of
the events, so that a learning process can take place in which shared visions and
objectives for sustainable development can be identified.
In the this study it was found that the model of the biosphere reserve offers a
mechanism for planning based on public participation and the proactive demarcation
of zones for the different functions of it. The concept of a biosphere reserve has
various characteristics which give it the potential to offer a good framework for
environmental management, if it can be executed in an integrated way. From the case
study it is clear that there are various stumbling-blocks for the implementation of the
biosphere reserve concept in South Africa. The country is therefore in the process of
forming co-ordinating bodies on provincial as well as national level with the purpose
of addressing several of these stumbling-blocks. Moss (2000) said the following at a seminar in this regard: "Rather than forming
islands in a world increasingly affected by severe human impacts, they can become
theatres for reconciling people and nature; they can bring knowledge of the past to
the needs of the future". / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Internasionaal vind daar in omgewingsbestuur 'n versoening van die mens en natuur
plaas, 'n beweging in die rigting van volhoubaarheid. Hierdie beweging het ook in
Suid-Afrika posgevat, maar teen die agtergrond van die eienskappe van die post-
Apartheidsfase waarin die land steeds is. Verskeie ontwikkelingsprogramme word in
die naam van volhoubaarheid aangepak, terwyl daar in die praktyk nie van die volle
potensiaal van die bestaande instrumente vir pro-aktiewe, geïntegreerde
omgewingsbestuur en dus die versekering van volhoubaarheid gebruik gemaak word
nie.
In die tyd van vinnige verandering waarin Suid-Afrika tans is, is dit belangrik dat 'n
geïntegreerde, holistiese, pro-aktiewe, multi-dissiplinêre benadering in
omgewingsbestuur gevolg word. Verder is dit ook nodig dat die publiek deel van die
gebeure sal wees sodat daar 'n leerproses kan plaasvind waarin gesamentlike visies en
doelwitte vir volhoubare ontwikkeling geïdentifiseer kan word.
In die hierdie studie is bevind dat die biosfeerreservaat-model 'n
beplanningsmeganisme bied wat op publieke deelname en die pro-aktiewe afbakening
van sones vir die verskillende funksies daarvan gebaseer is. Die biosfeerreservaatkonsep
het verskeie eienskappe wat die potensiaal daaraan gee om 'n goeie raamwerk
te bied vir omgewingsbestuur, indien dit geïntegreerd gedoen word. Uit die
gevallestudie is dit egter duidelik dat daar verskeie struikelblokke vir die
implementering van die biosfeerreservaat-konsep in Suid-Afrika is. Die land is steeds
in die proses van vorming van koordineringsliggame op provinsiale en nasionale vlak
ten einde hierdie struikelblokke aan te spreek. Moss (2000) het tydens 'n seminaar daaroor die volgende gesê: "Rather than forming
islands in a world increasingly affected by severe human impacts, they can become
theaters for reconciling people and nature; they can bring knowledge of the past to
the needs of the future".
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/51725 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Venter, Christine |
| Contributors | Claassen, P. E., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Sustainable Development Planning & Management. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | af_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 122 p. : ill., some col. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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