Land-use management to support sustainable settlements in South Africa by Verna Nel and and Stuart Paul Denoon-Stevens

Abstract

The book Land-use management to support sustainable settlements in South Africa is set to provide a theoretical and practical foundation needed to change the practice of land-use management in Southern Africa. The argument for change is the premise of changing values, technological developments, progression in medical science, changes in the standard of living, and globalisation. The authors highlight, inter alia, the increased emphasis on sustainability and climate change. The book addresses five main areas, namely a discussion of the evolution of land-use management; planning theory and its applicability to the Global South; the question as to why the current system is inadequate for the South African context; the principles and options for a land-use management system to support sustainable and equitable settlements, and a southern approach to sustainable land-use management.