The post-1994 South African spatial planning system and Bill of Rights : a meaningful and mutually beneficial fit?

dc.contributor.authorVan Wyk, Jeannie
dc.contributor.authorOranje, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-18T07:19:05Z
dc.date.available2015-02-18T07:19:05Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractWith a new planning system taking shape, and a new Bill of Rights embodied in a transformative Constitution having been introduced in South Africa in 1994, this article grapples with the dual questions as to whether the new spatial planning system fits within the spirit of the Bill of Rights, and the Bill of Rights assists the new spatial planning system in the realisation of its objectives. As a prequel to the engagement with these questions, a brief overview of the events leading to institution of the Bill of Rights and its contents is provided. This is followed by a brief historical overview of the creation of the South African spatial planning system and a summary of its key features. These features can be reduced to the following basic components: (1) meaningful participation in all aspects of spatial planning; (2) an open, inclusive and just decision-making process where information is readily available; (3) recognition of religion and culture and equal treatment in application and decision-making; (4) an awareness of environmental issues; and (5) the significance of property and housing. The way in which these components are addressed in the Bill of Rights and other parts of the Constitution provides the starting point to determine the extent to which there is a meaningful and mutually beneficial fit between the planning system and the Bill of Rights.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianhj2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal201559en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Wyk, J & Oranje, M 2014, 'The post-1994 South African spatial planning system and Bill of Rights : a meaningful and mutually beneficial fit?', Planning Theory, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 349-369.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1473-0952 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1741-3052 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1177/1473095213511966
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/43711
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSageen_ZA
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2013en_ZA
dc.subjectPost-1994 South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectBill of Rightsen_ZA
dc.subjectSpatial planningen_ZA
dc.subjectDecision-makingen_ZA
dc.subjectPublic participationen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.titleThe post-1994 South African spatial planning system and Bill of Rights : a meaningful and mutually beneficial fit?en_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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