- Title
- Integrated development planning and sustainable development in Blue Crane Route Local Municipality
- Creator
- Hanabe, Samela Gift
- Subject
- Sustainable development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Citizen participation
- Subject
- Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Citizen participation Municipal government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Citizen participation
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/39610
- Identifier
- vital:35332
- Description
- The concept of public participation gained more recognition after the introduction of democracy in South Africa. Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Democracy allows people to participate equally - either directly or through elected representatives. Several forms of democracy exist, key among them is direct democracy, in which citizens have direct and active participation in the decision making of the government; and representative democracy, where the political power is exercised indirectly through elected representatives (parliamentarians and councillors in the case of South Africa). Although there is no universally accepted definition of the democracy, equality and freedom have both been identified as important characteristics of democracies since ancient times. Due to the nature of the past systems pre-1994 in terms of public participation, the government passed several reforms to redress the problem. Legislation was developed in order to be a yardstick on how the issues of public participation should be carried out. These reforms are more effectively implemented in the local sphere (municipalities) as the services are rendered within their space; they further ensure sustainability and continuity in development issues so as to strengthen good governance and accountability. Using the Blue Crane Route Municipality as a point of departure, the study explored the extent to which the community is involved in their development in terms of development programmes and planning as well as the role played by the public in terms of planning. The study further discovered ways in which stumbling blocks pertaining to public participation in local government planning can be improved for the betterment of the community. Though there are many systems in place to address the issues of public participation between the municipality and community, there is still a cry in the community that public participation is not implemented in a satisfactory manner. Recommendations have been made as to how far can this public participation issue be carried through, in order to ensure fair implementation for the betterment of the community.
- Format
- vii, 40 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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