Governance
An Assessment of the Karoo-Hoogland Integrated Development Plan
Ingle, M (2010), An Assessment of the Karoo-Hoogland Integrated Development Plan, Politeia 29(2): 85-102. Abstract The Karoo-Hoogland Local Municipality is situated in the extreme south of the Northern Cape, perched atop the escarpment, and consists of the three small towns of Sutherland, Fraserburg and Williston. The municipality’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) provides an interesting […]
District Socio-Economic Profile and Development Plans
Atkinson, D and Marais, L (2007), District Socio-Economic Profile and Development Plans, Arid Areas Research Programme Vol. 1, Centre for Development Support, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein. Introduction The arid areas comprise a major part of South Africa’s land surface. These areas are the Karoo (including the Little Karoo), Namaqualand and Kalahari, and straddle […]
Exercising the Mind with Integrated Development Planning
Ingle, M (2007), Exercising the Mind with Integrated Development Planning, Politeia 26(1):5-17. Abstract The contention of this article is that an undue fixation on the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) as an end product, as opposed to the processes that should be implicit in its formulation, has tended to detract from the IDP’s considerable potential […]
Fracking in a fractured environment: Shale gas mining and institutional dynamics in South Africa’s young democracy
This paper situates the question of shale gas mining in South Africa within broader debates on policy co-ordination within governmental systems. The prospect of shale gas mining has posed severe challenges for the complex inter-governmental system in South Africa. Three key Departments are affected by possible shale gas mining: Mineral Resources, Environmental Affairs and Water […]
Getting the chemistry right: Assessing the impact of the FIFA 2010 on Karoo towns
Atkinson, D (2012), “Getting the chemistry right: Assessing the impact of the FIFA 2010 on Karoo towns”, in Ronnie Donaldson and Lochner Marais (eds), Small Town Geographies in Africa: Experiences from South Africa and Elsewhere, Nova Publishers, New York. (Contact author at karoo@intekom.co.za; book for sale from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com).
Institutional Capacity for Local Economic Development in the Karoo District Municipality
Botes, L (2002), Institutional Capacity for Local Economic Development in the Karoo District Municipality, Local Government Support and Learning (LOGOSUL) Programme, Northern Cape Department of Local Government & DFID (UK), Unpublished report. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The priority option that is proposed by Urban Econ to implement in the Karoo District Municipality is the temporary centralisation […]
Land use management, spatial planning and the land market in small towns
Kitchin, F (2008), “Land use management, spatial planning and the land market in small towns” (with Wendy Ovens), in ASSAF (Academy of Science of South Africa), Local Economic Development in Small Towns, Housing Delivery and Impact on the Environment, Pretoria – p53 – 59 Introduction Research conducted by Urban LandMark has shown that land […]
Municipal Commonage Management in Emthanjeni Municipality, De Aar Area
Cartwright, A, Harrison, T and Benseler, A (2002), Municipal Commonage Management in Emthanjeni Municipality, De Aar Area, unpublished report, Local Government Support and Learning Programme, Department of Local Government, Northern Cape. Introduction The National Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs has set the target of redistributing 30% of the land to black aspirant farmers by […]
Noka e Tlatswa ke Dinokana – A river swells from little streams
Botes, L and Abrahams, D (2008, 2009), Noka e Tlatswa ke Dinokana – A river swells from little streams: Responsive partnership-building approaches to development, in S De Gruchy, N Koopman and S Strijbos (eds), From our side: Emerging Perspectives on Development and Ethics, Amsterdam and Pretoria: Rozenberg Publishers & UNISA Press, pp. 117-133. Synopsis: From […]
Public perceptions of local government
Roefs, M and Atkinson, D (2010), Public perceptions of local government, in Roberts, B, W Kivilu, M and Davids, YD, South African Social Attitudes, 2nd Report: Reflections on the Age of Hope, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria. Click here for whole e-book. see chapter 3
