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The impact of immigration on the planning of mining cities in the North West Province
(2016)
There has been an increase in immigration trends all over the developing world and the SADC region has not been left out, with South Africa hosting more immigrants than its SADC counterparts. The purpose of this study is ...
Reflecting on SPLUMA requirements and the implications thereof for municipalities in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
Land use management in South Africa can be traced back to the 1800s but achieved its notoriety status during the 1960s to 1980s due to its apartheid objectives. Since 1994, spatial planning instruments such as Spatial ...
Critical evaluation of the extent to which environmental aspects are considered in strategic level municipal decision making : case studies from the Gauteng Province
(North-West University, 2011)
Historically the practice of conservation planning has occurred in an ad hoc manner in areas that have no economic or agricultural value. When systematic conservation planning has been implemented it has ensured the ...
A proposed green planning development framework : integration of spatial planning and green infrastructure planning approaches
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
Throughout human history, civilizations have impaired their own chances of survival by damaging their own environment as they did not follow sustainable practises (Diamond, 2005). For over 40 years humankind’s demand on ...
Inconsistencies in National and Provincial Legislation and their Impact on Municipal Planning Processes and Service Delivery
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
The architects of apartheid deliberately used legislation and urban and regional planning to perpetuate segregation and inequalities within all spatial planning systems in South Africa. Now that South Africa knows better ...
A framework for placemaking as spatial planning instrument in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
Purpose: Placemaking is not the monopoly of spatial planners, but it is a key focus. Planning enables the development, shaping or reproduction of place identities. Placemaking contributes to the reimagination of place ...
Setting the scene for Water Sensitive Planning in South Africa : considering the perspectives of planning professionals
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
Water is considered a vital resource for human survival. The management of water and water resource planning is increasingly being recognised, from a spatial planning perspective, as vital components within the broader ...
Considering nature-based solutions for place-branding : a spatial planning perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
”Branding has invaded all aspects of public and private life” (Van Ham, 2002:249). Certain geographic locations devote significant efforts to enhance place marketing and place-branding strategies (Vuignier, 2016). ...
The silent voice of sense of place in spatial planning : Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)
Sense of place is widely acknowledged across multiple disciplines as an umbrella term for the interplay between the environment, person in the environment and the broader context that shape the interactions between these ...
The long-term viability of Elim mall as a growth point in Makhado Municipality
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)
Spatial fragmentation is a deeply entrenched feature of the south African space economy. Little progress has been made in reversing this after more than 25 years of enlightened, post-apartheid, spatial planning. A key ...