The Interface Between Practice and Theory Within Participation and Decision Making: The Development of a Precinct Plan in the Suburb of Bramley, Johannesburg
Date
2015-11
Authors
Lishivha, Keitumetse
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Publisher
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Abstract
In essence the study will investigate the link between Governance and
Development control and how fair and inclusive the processes of decision making
are by looking at these processes in the formation of the Precinct Plan of a specific
neighbourhood. At the end of this research process I outline what has been
discovered through the research process and identify to what extent the
participatory process within the Precinct Plan process has accounted for the
different interests of different stakeholders. From that I deduce if and how the
decision making process in precinct Plans needs to be changed to be more
participatory or whether we need to find more pragmatic and contextually
applicable participatory processes to ensure equal contribution in contested
spaces. The main interest of this study investigates how different interests of
stakeholders are managed .The study attempts to uncover the rationale behind
changes in land use and the prioritisation of land use in that specific space and how
these decisions are particularity influenced by interest-based negotiations.
Description
Planning Honours Report 2015, Wits University
Keywords
governance, development control, precinct plan, land use, participation, decision making, process. contested spaces
Citation
Lishivha, K (2015). The Interface Between Practice and Theory Within Participation and Decision Making: The Development of a Precinct Plan in the Suburb of Bramley, Johannesburg