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Title: | Urban Planning and Employment Creation |
Author: | Levin, Michiel |
Year: | 1993 |
Periodical: | Africa Insight |
Volume: | 23 |
Issue: | 4 |
Pages: | 232-239 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | employment urban planning Urbanization and Migration Development and Technology Labor and Employment |
Abstract: | It is anticipated that urbanization in South Africa will accelerate rapidly in the 1990s. A total of approximately 330,000 houses, accompanied by appropriate infrastructure, will have to be provided every year for the next ten years. This article argues that urban authorities in South Africa, both regional and local, should go beyond mere physical planning and should add a development perspective to their planning. This will make it possible to realize urban development in a manner that will lead to the creation of employment and the generation of income. The article first briefly outlines the international experience of urbanization and planning. Thereafter, the need for employment creation against the background of increasing urbanization in South Africa together with increasing poverty, is examined. The article then examines the potential in terms of employment creation of the different economic sectors and urban activities. Finally, it explains why urban planners should incorporate the employment creation potential of the various economic sectors and activities in their physical designs, plans and management. Ref. |