A nine (9) point project report submitted to the Faculty of
Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,
partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Science in Engineering / The successful execution of urban development projects in South Africa's
developing comunities is not, as recent
experience has amply demonstrated, solely a matter of
resolving the technical difficulties. This report motivates
the opinion that other matters outside the traditional
responsibility of the civil engineer are vital to successful
urban development. These matters include planning for
economic development. urban managerial and financial matters
as well as peripheral project related issues.
The report identifies and reviews the most important issues in
each of the above mentioned categories, and, based on the
author's experience in practice, suggests approaches to these
matters.
The report concludes that civil engineers, and particularly
project managers, should reconsider their role in urban
development, A need exists is in this field for project managers
to broaden their scope to the management of development in its
widest sense. Should timeous action not be taken by the
engineering profession to prepare their members for this new
role, the void is bound to be filled by another discipline. / Andrew Chakane 2018
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/25077 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Gericke, Vivian Coenraad |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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