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Title: | Governmental relations in the management of the Cederberg Wilderness Area: some organisational aspects |
Author: | Smith, Frank |
Year: | 2002 |
Periodical: | Politeia: Journal for Political Science and Public Administration |
Volume: | 21 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 58-79 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | nature conservation management |
Abstract: | The Cederberg Wilderness Area (CWA) situated in the drier northern part of Western Cape Province, South Africa east of the towns of Clanwilliam and Citrusdal in the Olifants River Valley. It is a massive range of mountain stretching some 125 kilometres, separating the coast from the hinterland. A forestry station was first established there in 1904, after most of the valuable cedar trees had been felled. The first ordinance concerning them was passed in 1876, far too late to be effective. In this article the author uses it as an example to discover how far the realization of the goals of any public institution is dependent on proper organizational structure and sound governmental relations. In the past, matters have run fairly smoothly. Relations with the government have been sound and this should continue in the future. This is manifest in the new management plans for the area. There is a chance that in the near future the CWA will be commercialized, which will inevitably lead to a rethinking of the present organizational structures. New projects should bring in extra income but nothing should be undertaken without the collaboration of the local population. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] |