LED520S - LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - 2ND OPP SUPL - JAN 2023


LED520S - LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - 2ND OPP SUPL - JAN 2023



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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BTAR
COURSE CODE: LED 520S
NQF LEVEL: 5
COURSE NAME: LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SESSION: JANUARY 2023
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/ SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER($) Mr. Cyrlius Tjipetekera
MODERATOR: Mr. Laudika Kandjinga
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions
2. Write clearly and legibly
3. Number the answers clearly
4. Do not forget to write your Student Number on the Answer Book(s)
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES (Including this front page)

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Local Economic Development
QUESTION 1
LED 520S
Explain in detail the following terms:
a) Absolute poverty
(5)
b) Relative poverty
(5)
c) Participatory planning approach
(5)
d) Local Economic Development
(5)
[20]
QUESTION 2
a) Outline the purpose of the various Safety Nets.
(10)
b) Discuss in detail the role of Vocational Training Centre (VTC) as a form of poverty alleviation intervention
with reference to both the traditional VTCsas well as the community VTCs.
(10)
[20]
QUESTION 3
a) What is the multiple deprivation index?
(2)
b) List and discuss six domains/indicators used for measuring multiple deprivation.
(12)
[14]
QUESTION 4
The following are tools for measuring poverty. Describe each of them, showing how they can be used in LED:
a) Head count index
(5)
b) Poverty line
(5)
c) Explain why it is important to measure poverty.
(5)
[15]
QUESTION 5
a) Discuss the various reason as to why the informal sector exist.
(6)
b) What is a Public Private Partnership?
(2)
[8]
Second Opportunity/Supplementary Examination Paper
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Local Economic Development
LED 520S
QUESTION 6
a) Discuss five possible activities that you will undertake as a Planner to reduce child labour in the
urban informal sector.
(10)
b) The working conditions in the informal sector tend to be poor and labour rights are
often meaningless. Outline three main problems that are common in this sector?
(3)
(13]
QUESTION 7
Explain five advantages and disadvantages of setting up an urban agricultural project to stimulate
local economic development in the Goreagab Dam area, Windhoek.
(10)
(10]
TOTAL 100 MARKS
END OF PAPER
Second Opportunity/Supplementary Examination Paper
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