Development Policies and Processes
DPP720S
Question 1
[20]
At the national level, a distinctive policy document, relevant to spatial planning in Namibia is
Namibia's Vision-2030.
a)
Identify the proposed things to do as indicated in Namibia's Vision-2030 for the aspect of
conducive urban and rural living
(5)
b)
Describe the Vision-2030 proposed process of identifying policy priority issues.
(5)
c)
Explain any five principles (values) of spatial planning as provided for in the Urban and
Regional Planning Act, 2018 that align with Namibia's Vision-2030
(5)
d)
Develop a policy outline to address urban sprawl in Namibia - only write down the content
page of your policy to indicate the issues (critical aspects) to be included in this policy.
(5)
Question 2
[20]
a) Discussthe purpose of a regional structure plan as provided for in the Urban and Regional
Planning Act, 2018.
(5)
b) The World Bank (2011) stated that using land effectively is critical to address poverty. Critically
reflect on this statement in relation to the role of government for inclusion in current
development policy.
(10)
c) Discussthe component: urban policy dimensions of CITIESAS ENGINESOF GROWTH(FRONTIERS
IN DEVELOPMENTPOLICY-WORLD BANK,2011) for inclusion in urban policy in Namibia. (5)
Question 3
[20]
a) A group of planning academics was key in developing alternative proposals for urban
restructuring and criticised South African spatial planning in terms of its inappropriate
modernistic planning trends (land use segregation & sprawl). What are the important spatial
planning aspects they were advocating for implementation in urban spatial policy?
(5)
b) South Africa's Development Planning Green Paper, 1998 (DPGP)provided for provincial spatial
plans (regional spatial development frameworks) to converge government sector programmes &
decision-making (where public investment should focus). [Source: Atkinson & Marais in
DEMOCRACYAND DELIVERY- URBAN POLICYIN SOUTHAFRICA]. Discussany five of the key
elements of the DPGPthat Namibia should apply in its regional spatial development policies. (5)
c) Explain the polycentric spatial development model by describing any five of its strategic
components.
(5)
First Opportunity Question Paper
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November 2022