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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE AnD TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF ENGINEERINGAND THE BUILTENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENTOF ARCHITECTUREP, LANNINGAND CONSTRUCTION
QUALIFICATION:BACHELOR OF REGIONAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
QUALIFICATIONCODE:07BRAR
NQF LEVEL:5
COURSECODE:PTY510S
COURSENAME: PLANNING THEORY
DATE:JULY 2024
PAPER:THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SUPPELEMENTARY/ SECONDOPPORTUNITYEXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER
Mr AC Harris
MODERATOR Ms GB van Rooi
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer ALLthe questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly and legibly.
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 4 PAGES(Including this front page)
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Planning Theory
Question 1
Clarify the difference between the following concepts:
(a) Intra- and inter-regional planning
(b) Formal, functional and planning regions
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Question 2
Planning theory can be grouped into three intricately connected categories.
(a) Name and describe the three categories of planning theory to illustrate the differences and
relations among them.
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(b) Briefly explain what is meant by the incremental planning tradition.
(4)
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Question 3
Briefly describe three main objectives of development.
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Question 4
In his linear-stages of growth model, Rostow described the development process as series of steps.
(a) Summarise the five stages of Rostow's linear-stages of economic growth model.
(10)
(b) Explain what peripheral nations need to do to overcome the World SystemsTheory.
(6)
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Question 5
In 1966, John Friedmann developed the core-periphery four-stage model as a representation of the
emergence of regional development.
(a) Elaborate what is meant by backwash effects.
(3)
(b) Friedmann proposed to divide the global economy into four main regions. Explain what you
understand by a core region.
(4)
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Planning Theory
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(c) Identify and describe the following stages of development of regions shown in the figure
below:
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i. Stage 2
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ii. Stage 4
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(d) The Growth PoleTheory has been valued as a policy tool in regional planning, even if it has its
limitations.
i. Define the growth pole concept.
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ii. Briefly discussthree lessonsthat can be learnt from the practical use of the theory.
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QUESTION 6
In the early 18OOsVon Th0nen's model of rural/agricultural land use may already have been
unrepresentative of the actual conditions of spatial distribution.
(a) Elaborate what his simplified assumptions and modifications did manage to demonstrate. (4)
(b) Name the three principles Walter Christaller applied in the arrangement of the central places.
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(c) Briefly discuss five limitations to Walter Christaller's Central Place Theory.
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Planning Theory
Question 7
Distinguish between three methods usually used to analyse settlement systems.
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Question 8
Development has mainly been concerned with economic development, and in particular the growth
and structure of the national economy.
(a) Summarise the major problems associated with the traditional approach to development
planning.
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(b) Briefly discuss the change in scope that has resulted from the crisis in planning.
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