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Title:Spluma, zoning and effective land use management in South Africa
Author:Nel, Verna
Year:2016
Periodical:Urban Forum (ISSN 1874-6330)
Volume:27
Issue:1
Pages:79-92
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:physical planning
land use
legislation
External link:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-015-9265-5
Abstract:For the first time, South Africa has a single national piece of legislation, the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013, that creates an overarching framework for spatial planning, policy and land use management for the entire country, including rural and informal settlements. Spatial plans linked to zoning schemes are at the heart of this planning system. However, zoning as a land use management tool has been intensely criticised as being exclusionary and socially, economically and environmentally unsustainable. Given that the purpose of the new legislation is to create equitable and sustainable development, this paper questions whether zoning is indeed the most suitable land use management tool in South Africa. The paper briefly outlines the requirements of the new act and then evaluates the usefulness of various forms of land use management such as land use zoning, performance zoning, form-based control and discretionary systems in the South African context. Drawing on the strengths of some of the alternative land use management systems, proposals are made for a more suitable land use management system for South Africa that could have applicability in other countries with a similar colonial history. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract]
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