scholarly journals The Value of Public Participation in Land-Use Planning for Redeeming Congestion in South African Municipalities

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 17-31
Author(s):  
France Khutso Lavhelani Kgobe ◽  
John Mamokhere
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Collaborative Planning ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Planning Theory

This paper captures the value of public participation as a redeemer of South African municipalities in land use planning. In this paper, it is argued that there is scant public participation in local government developmental matters, especially in land-use planning. South African municipalities are congested due to lack of public participation in land-use planning in the municipal arena. This is despite the fact that the constitution requires active public engagement in questions of developing local administration. The challenge of inactive public participation endures throughout the IDP, and this is now perceived as a dream wish. It is further argued that it is important to involve the public in land-use, especially in the following categories: commercial, residential, public facilities, industrial, and open spaces. The arguments in this paper were also founded on Patsy Healey's 1997 theory of collaborative planning. Collaborative planning theory has been used to develop ideas and arguments. This is a conceptual paper based on secondary data. The paper relied heavily on current literature on public participation and land-use planning. Despite the arrival of democracy in South Africa, the theoretical findings of this research indicated that there is still apartheid in spatial planning. It is also discovered that the adopted South African apartheid spatial planning continues to overlook community involvement in municipal land-use planning. When it comes to planning, the study proposes that municipal authorities follow the Batho Pele principles. At the municipal level, public engagement should not be passive but interactive and consultative. Finally, the paper advocates for land-use planning reforms and the use of active public engagement to save South African municipalities from congestion.

scholarly journals Agricultural Land Conversion in the Sub-Urban Area: A Case Study of Rajshahi Metropolitan City

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 21-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Abdul Halim ◽  
Md Mizanoor Rahman ◽  
Md Zahidul Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Land Conversion ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
Arc Gis ◽  
Gis Software

Bangladesh is a land scarce country where per capita cultivated land is only 12.5 decimals. It is claimed that every year about one percent of farm land in the country is being converted to non-agricultural uses. The study is based mainly on field survey covering 2 villages (Narikel Baria and Baze Silinda) from 10 sub-urban villages around Rajshahi City Corporation under Paba Upazila of Rajshahi district. The study area was selected purposively and the respondents of this research work were selected randomly. The major focus was on to mention the general land use pattern of the area, estimates the agricultural land conversion besides determining the causes and consequences affecting such conversion. Both Narikel Baria and Baze Silinda villages were selected as study area because of its relatively higher growth in infrastructure. In order to fulfill the goal of this study, primary and secondary data were collected from various sources and to analyze and process of collected data the SPSS, Excel and Arc GIS software were used. Different types of descriptive statistics were applied for representing the analyzed data. It is observed that the land conversion form agriculture to non-agriculture allied in recent time is more than the previous time due to gradually increasing land demand in housing and relevant services which invites adverse impact on agricultural land as well as its dependent population. So, it is necessary to take integrated land-use planning to offer better options for the fulfillment of land demand both of housing and agricultural sectors. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jles.v8i0.20136 J. Life Earth Sci., Vol. 8: 21-30, 2013

scholarly journals Policy advice for public participation in British Columbia forest management

2007 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 672-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Tyler DesRoches
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Forest Practices ◽  
Policy Level

This paper explores the current status of public participation in BC forest management with the objective of finding ways to improve it at the policy level. Public participation is discussed in relation to features of deliberative democratic theory and then within the historical context of BC forest management. Recent public complaints concerning inadequate participatory opportunities received at the Forest Practices Board and the move to diminish the extent of public participation in land-use planning is discussed. This paper maintains that effective public participation should be a goal of public forest management and that a corresponding policy should be devised. Key words: public participation, forest management, legitimacy, British Columbia

scholarly journals ANÁLISE COMPARADA DA PARTICIPAÇÃO POPULAR EM PLANOS DE ORDENAMENTO DO TERRITÓRIO: estudo empírico brasileiro e português

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 423 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Aparecido Bazolli ◽  
Cecilia Maria Neves Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Participatory Democracy ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Popular Participation ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Participatory Model

Resumo: Este estudo analisou planos de ordenamento de território brasileiros e portugueses, com o objetivo de compreender a prática da participação popular na construção da democracia participativa. A metodologia aplicada ao trabalho consistiu na análise empírica da participação popular do Plano-Diretor Municipal (2007); e o de Regularização Fundiária (2012), em Palmas-TO, Brasil; do Plano Nacional da Política de Ordenamento do Território (2006); e o do Diretor Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia (2007), em Portugal. Da análise efetuada, verificou a participação popular nos planos estudados com caráter meramente homologatório, com reduzida presença de atores, e da forte influência da legislação urbana, de difícil aplicação prática. Concluiu que o modelo participativo aplicado aos casos brasileiros e portugueses estudados merece reflexão quanto à sua qualidade, em razão dos fatores apontados neste estudo descaracterizarem e comprometerem a construção da democracia participativa, usada como instrumento moderno de gestão no ordenamento do território.Palavras-chave: Participação pública, Plano Diretor, Plano de Ordenamento.COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN LAND USE PLANNING: brazilian and portuguese empirical studyAbstract: This study analyzed Brazilian and Portuguese land use planning in order to understand the practice of popular participation in the construction of participatory democracy. The methodology applied consisted on empirical analysis of popular participation: in Brazil the Palmas - TO Master Plan (2007) and land regularization (2012); in Portugal the National Land Use Planning Policy (2006) and the master Plan of Vila Nova de Gaia (2007). From the analysis made, should be highlight, the involvement practice with merely ratifying aims, reduced presence of actors, and strong influence of urban legislation. In conclusion the participatory model applied to Brazilian and Portuguese studied cases deserves reflection regarding its quality, due to the factors identified in this study, mischaracterize and compromise participatory democracy concept, as a modern management tool in land use planning.Key words: Public participation, master plan, Development Plan.

Real estate developers’ influence of land use legislation in the Toronto region: An institutionalist investigation of developers, land conflict and property law

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (14) ◽  
pp. 3059-3075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Leffers
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Planning Theory ◽  
Property Law ◽  
Land Conflicts ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Real Estate Developers

This paper investigates the role of real estate developers in shaping land use legislation, land use planning and property law. The conceptual framework draws on third-phase institutionalism and socio-legal theory to examine actors and ideas that influence knowledge and practices of land use, planning and property. This paper confronts absences in planning theory that overlook the role of real estate developers in disputes over land, especially their role in shaping the legislative framework governing land use. The argument is that property law is not simply an objective system of rules interpreted by lawyers, judges and the courts. Neither is it a singular concept protecting private property rights. Rather, it is a complex concept and institution that emerges in practice through political processes, such as social movements, the exercise of power and influence by elite actors, and strategic acts by political actors navigating diverse and competing agendas. The empirical evidence informing this argument derives from case study research of land conflicts on the Oak Ridges Moraine in the Toronto region, Canada, with particular attention given to the relationship between real estate developers, social movement actors, and politicians involved in resolving the conflict.

The Features and Causes of Spatial Planning Conflicts in China: Taking Urban Planning and Land-Use Planning as Examples

2019 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. 1950003
Author(s):  
Weifeng KONG ◽  
Hanchu LIU ◽  
Jie FAN
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Design System ◽  
Construction Land

The conflicts in spatial planning are the main reason that restricts the sustainable development of land use in China, and it is also the main barrier to the building of “Territorial Spatial Planning System”. This study analyzes the conflicts between urban planning and land-use planning from the three dimensions of construction land, basic farmland and ecological land based on a land-use transition matrix with the central urban area of Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province as a case region, and analyzes the causes of spatial planning conflicts from the perspectives of the central and local governments in terms of their preferences and interactive relationships. The main conclusions of this paper are as follows. (1) Urban planning and land-use planning have comprehensive conflicts with each other in terms of the construction land, basic farmland and ecological land, i.e. the scale of construction land in urban planning is 154% of that in land-use planning, and the scale of basic farmland in urban planning is 88.56% of that in land-use planning. (2) Central and local governments are the two main stakeholders of spatial planning, and they have different preferences for the utilization of spatial resources at prefecture-level cities. The central government is concerned about food security, and therefore, pays more attention to the protection of cultivated land, while the local governments focus on economic benefits and the ecological environment, and therefore, pay more attention to construction and ecological lands. (3) The urban planning system is a bottom-up design system, which determines that urban planning mainly reflects the preferences of local governments, while the land-use planning system is a top-down design system, which determines that land-use planning mainly reflects the central government’s preferences. The policy implication of this study is that in order to manage spatial planning conflicts, it is necessary to manage the conflicts of interest among stakeholders.

scholarly journals People's perception on urban traffic congestion; a case study on Chittagong Metropolitan City, Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
pp. 149-160
Author(s):  
Shahek MMA Al-Qadery ◽  
Md Muhibbullah
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
Metropolitan City

An attempt has been taken to identify the major causes of traffic congestion along with existing system deficiencies, their consequences, and finally a policy options are recommended on Chittagong Metropolitan City. For the study primary data were collected through questionnaire survey and secondary data were used from various sources. The collected data were analyzed by using statistical techniques. It was found that rapid growth of population, inefficient land use pattern, indiscriminate roadside uses, past urban development trends and inadequate land use planning are responsible for traffic congestion in the city area. Lack of coordination and integration of concerned institutions is one of the major system deficiencies of traffic congestion situation in the study area. Opinion survey revealed that the overall quality of transportation system of Chittagong city is unsatisfactory. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cujbs.v3i1.13415 The Chittagong Univ. J. B. Sci.,Vol. 3(1&2):149-160, 2008

Participatory planning in Israel: from theory to practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Batel Eshkol ◽  
Alon Eshkol
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Planning Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Neighborhood Level

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the gap between the declarations regarding participatory planning and its actual implementation in practice within the Israeli spatial planning context. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores the gap between theory of participatory spatial planning and its implementation in practice by a comparative analysis of three participatory case studies in the Israeli planning context. The data collected to analyze the case studies is secondary data, including previous research on the three case studies and their re-evaluation on the basis of indicators for participation. Findings Participatory spatial planning processes are not often implemented in the Israeli context, as they are not required by law. All the three case studies explored in this paper deal with local spatial plans at the neighborhood level, but each expresses a very different participation mode: one is a national, government-led program; the second is a residents-led opposition to a municipal plan; and the third is a third-sector initiative offering an alternative plan to an existing one. The findings suggest that there is a correlation between the initiating body, its commitment to participation and the level of success of the participatory process. Research limitations/implications This paper focuses on three specific participatory spatial planning projects in Israel. Further exploration of additional participatory projects may prove useful to verify or refute the conclusions reached in this paper. Originality/value There is very little exploration and evaluation of participatory spatial planning processes in Israel. This paper provides a valuable, although limited, analysis, linking participatory planning theory to practice within the Israeli context.

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