Planning and Sustainable Development of Low Income Human Settlements in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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ID5220352
AuthorsSultan Khan (0000-0003-2835-4655, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, Durban, South Africa), Malcolm Wallis (0000-0003-2917-3274, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus, Durban, South Africa)
Year2015
Volume50
Issue1
Pages43-58
Publication date2015-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
PublisherKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.2015.11906858
OpenAlexW2769490114
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

Integrated Development Planning (IDP) is one of the key tools used by the South African Government to deal with its developmental role in the post-apartheid era. In contrast to the role of planning in the past, integrated development planning is now a function of municipal management for service delivery in the different sectors. It serves as the principal strategic management instrument for municipalities. In the housing sector numerous policies and programmes have been formulated for the planning and development of low income human settlements to meet the country’s chronic shortage of housing for the homeless. Despite this, the provision of low income human settlements since 1994 has been unsustainable. The paper concludes by noting that subsequent attempts at policy reformulation have not significantly reduced the political, logistical and technical challenges within the low income human settlement sector

Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Human settlement · Political science · Service delivery framework · Sustainable development · Urban planning · Engineering · Legal Issues in South Africa · Local Economic Development and Planning · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Finance

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