- Title
- Evaluating the impact of public participation on the formulation and implementation of the Integrated Development Plan: the case of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (2004-2008)
- Creator
- Mqulwana, Nimrod Mbuyiseli
- Subject
- City planning -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Subject
- Civic improvement -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Subject
- Regional planning -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Subject
- Political participation -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Subject
- Local government -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Subject
- Community development -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MPA
- Identifier
- vital:11638
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1001247
- Identifier
- City planning -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Identifier
- Civic improvement -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Identifier
- Regional planning -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Identifier
- Political participation -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Identifier
- Local government -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Identifier
- Community development -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Description
- Local Government has a critical role to play in rebuilding local communities and environments as the basis for a democratic, integrated prosperous and truly non-racial society and this is enshrined in Chapter 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 108 of 1996. The key focus area of this research study is the evaluation of the impact of Public Participation on the formulation and implementation of the Integrated Development Plan in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality for the period 2004 – 2008. This research study has two aims that are related to public participation in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and they are: - To evaluate the impact of public participation in the Integrated Development Plan in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and whether public participation is seen as a vehicle to enhance policy formulation and implementation or not especially with respect to community ownership of the Integrated Development Plan. To provide strategies/mechanisms to remedy the situation. The research study is people focused and the methodogical approach that is used in this investigation is qualitative and quantitative. The target groups for this research is the Community residing in the jurisdiction area of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Metro Councillors and Municipal Officials.
- Format
- 124 leaves; 30 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Management & Commerce
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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