Masters Degrees (Urban and Regional Planning)

Permanent URI for this collection

http://hdl.handle.net/11660/471

Browse

Browsing Masters Degrees (Urban and Regional Planning) by Author "Nel, V. J."

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    Participation of traditional leadership on spatial planning and land use management matters in the Mpumalanga province Republic of South Africa
    (University of the Free State, 2016-01) Nkosi, Simanga Acron; Nel, V. J.
    This research report explores the participation of traditional leadership in spatial planning and land use management matters in Mpumalanga Province. The report provides a brief overview of the historic background of traditional leadership in South Africa and the applicable legislation that outlines the mandates and the roles of traditional leadership on land matters. The compilation of the mini-dissertation from inception to conclusion is driven by data resources on traditional leadership guided by the following measures: literature review, which entails defining traditional leaders and their existence through the epoch in history, policy framework, as well as history and theory of planning. Information collected from traditional leaders and municipal officials was analysed to provide outcomes of the survey which was compared with the literature outcome to provide a final outcome which presents a final view of the extent of participation of traditional leadership in spatial planning and land use management. The finding of the report indicates that systems of traditional leadership are alive and existing in rural areas of South Africa and that the institution of traditional leadership will still exist in the coming future. Their involvement in land matters is inherited from the past, therefore their current role in spatial planning and land use management must be defined and agreed between the traditional council and municipalities and finally the agreements must be documented in a form of a Service Level Agreement.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    The sustainability of housing built under the “breaking new grounds” housing policy: a case study of Carr Gardens, Johannesburg
    (University of the Free State, 2015) Khuzwayo, Nhlanhla Zamokuhle; Nel, V. J.
    English: The housing challenge in South Africa is complex and often political. The post- apartheid government has to efficiently use scare resources to provide housing for poor South Africans. On the one hand, the state has done exceptionally well in quantitatively providing housing opportunities but, on the other hand, there has been increasing concern about the quality of houses provided by the post-apartheid government. In response to these concerns, the than National Department of Housing adopted Breaking New Grounds (BNG) policy which attempts to address fundamental issues such as integration, sustainability, security of tenure, and providing wider housing options. As a result, this research endeavour seeks to assess the level to which the notion of sustainability has been incorporated to the BNG policy. It does this by exploring the Carr Gardens human settlements which is considered to be one of the BNG pilot projects. This study used both quantitative and qualitative research paradigms which were deemed appropriate to sufficiently answer the main research question. Self-administered questionnaires were strategically (random sampling) distributed in Carr Gardens to identify respondents with peculiar responders; which were then followed by semi-structured interviews. Semi-structured Interviews provided the research with the “thick description” or in-depth understand of the research phenomenon. During this research process, it was discovered that the concept of sustainability is complex and multi-dimensional which considers issues of tenure, affordability of housing, integration, etc. It was also discovered that policy-makers involved in the housing process often have a limited understanding of sustainable housing process in South Africa.