Development of an observatory for spatial planning in South Africa : a best practice review

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dc.contributor.author Coetzee, Serena Martha
dc.contributor.author Smit, Julian
dc.date.accessioned 2016-04-29T06:07:18Z
dc.date.available 2016-04-29T06:07:18Z
dc.date.issued 2015-08
dc.description.abstract The National Development Plan (NDP) of South Africa describes a 2030 vision for the country. The NDP proposes an observatory as one of the measures to develop capabilities for effective spatial decision-making and implementation. This article presents results of a review of observatories with the aim to unpack the details for setting up the proposed observatory. A review of mainly South African observatories was conducted in order to clarify the focus of the observatory (i.e. its purpose and main operations) and how it should be set up (i.e. stakeholders to be involved and hosting options). The review draws on interviews, questionnaires and a workshop with stakeholders, experts and key players. A review of relevant scientific literature and observatory websites was also done. Results underline the importance of drawing on existing data collection, integration and analysis initiatives, as well as the coordinating role such an observatory will have to play. en_ZA
dc.description.department Centre for Geoinformation Science en_ZA
dc.description.department Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2016 en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship Partially funded by the Secretariat of the National Planning Commission of South Africa. en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.sajg.org.za/index.php/sajg en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Coetzee, S & Smit, J 2015, 'Development of an observatory for spatial planning in South Africa : a best practice review', South African Journal of Geomatics, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 326-338. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 2225-8531
dc.identifier.other 10.4314/sajg.v4i3.13
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52195
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher CONSAS Conference en_ZA
dc.rights CONSAS Conference en_ZA
dc.subject Observatory en_ZA
dc.subject 2030 Vision en_ZA
dc.subject National Development Plan (NDP) en_ZA
dc.subject South Africa (SA) en_ZA
dc.title Development of an observatory for spatial planning in South Africa : a best practice review en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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