Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Sustainable rural development is currently one of the priority items for the South
African government. Agricultural advancement, high rates of unemployment,
widespread poverty, a lack of access to employment opportunities, transport,
education and other services, skewed land ownership patterns that are partly due to
Apartheid policies, a lack of access to land and numerous social and health‐related
issues are just some of the problems that rural communities are currently faced with.
This study focuses mainly on the spatial planning aspects of rural development and it
explores the possibilities of adaptating strategies from the New Urbanism and New
Ruralism movements, together with a number of tools typically associated with
sustainable rural development, for use in the South African context.
Through the study of available literature on the subject, personal interviews and
practical experience, a range of strategies have been investigated and a selected
number have been identified that may be applicable to the local context. A number
of case studies are assessed, which include a new model being implemented at
Crossways Farm Village in the Eastern Cape which combines elements from the
above‐mentioned approaches. From some of the results achieved to date it seems
that the implementation of these particular spatial planning models, combined with
models like the biosphere concept that focuses on biodiversity, together with a
range of additional socio‐economic strategies, may contribute to the promotion of
sustainable rural development in South Africa. It is hoped that this study shows the
potential and challenges of these spatial planning models as a tool for sustainable
rural development, and that it may lead to further study on the subject. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Volhoubare landelike ontwikkeling is tans een van die prioriteitsitems vir die Suid‐
Afrikaanse regering. Landboukundige vooruitgang, hoë vlakke van werkloosheid, wyd
verspreide armoede, ‘n tekort aan toegang tot werksgeleenthede, vervoer,
onderwys en ander dienste, verwronge patrone van grondbesit wat deels toegeskryf
kan word aan Apartheidsbeleide, ‘n tekort aan toegang tot grond en talle sosiale‐ en
gesondheidskwessies is net ‘n paar van die probleme waarmee landelike
gemeenskappe tans gekonfronteer is. Hierdie studie fokus hoofsaaklik op die
ruimtelike beplanningsaspekte van landelike ontwikkeling en dit ondersoek die
moontlikhede om strategië van die New Urbanism en New Ruralism bewegings,
tesame met ‘n aantal werktuie wat tipies met volhoubare landelike ontwikkeling
geassosieër word, te gebruik in die Suid‐Afrikaanse konteks.
Deur die studie van die beskikbare literatuur oor die onderwerp, persoonlike
onderhoude en praktiese ondervinding, word ‘n reeks strategië ondersoek en ‘n
uitgekose aantal word geidentifiseer wat moontlik van toepassing kan wees op die
plaaslike konteks. Daar word verwys na ‘n aantal gevallestudies, wat ook ‘n nuwe
model insluit wat tans op Crossways Farm Village in die Oos‐Kaap geimplementeer
word, wat elemente van die bogenoemde benaderings kombineer. Van sommige van
die resultate wat tot op hede verkry is, blyk dit dat die implementering van hierdie
spesifieke ruimtelike beplanningsmodelle, gekombineer met modelle soos die
biosfeer konsep wat fokus op biodiversiteit, tesame met ‘n reeks addisionele sosioekonomiese
strategië, moontlik mag bydra tot die bevordering van volhoubare
landelike ontwikkeling in Suid‐Afrika. Daar word gehoop dat hierdie studie die
potensiaal en die uitdagings wys van hierdie ruimtelike beplanningsmodelle as ‘n
werktuig vir volhoubare landelike ontwikkeling en dat dit mag lei tot verdere studie
oor die onderwerp.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/20187 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Louw, Michael Paul |
| Contributors | Muller, Anneke, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Leadership . |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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