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nAmI BIA unIVERSITY
OF SCIEn CE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTYOF ENGINEERINGAND SPATIALSCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND SPATIAL SCIENCES
QUALi FICATION:
Diploma in Property Studies
Bachelor of Property Studies
Bachelor of Land Administration
Diploma in Geomatics
Bachelor of Geomatics
Bachelor of Geo-Information Technology
Bachelor of Town and Regional Planning
Bachelor of Regional and Rural Development
QUALIFICATION CODE:
06DPRS
08BPRS
07BLAM
06DGEO
07BGEO
07BGEI
07BTAR
07BRAR
LEVEL: 5
COURSE CODE: : ILPSl0S
DATE: July 2022
COURSE NAME: Introduction to Land Use Planning and
Management
PAPER: Theory
DURATION: 3 hours
MARKS: 100
SECONDOPPORTUNITY/ SUPPLEMENTARYEXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) N Korrubel, Contact Details: (061) 207 2570, nkorrubel@nust.na
MODERATOR: C Tjipetekera, Contact Details: (061) 207 2163, tjipetekera@nust.na
INSTRUCTIONS
l. The model answers are used as guidelines only.
2. The information presented by the students will be evaluated on merit.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 7 PAGES (including this front page)
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Question 1
State whether the following statement is true or false. If your answer is "false", please provide the
correct answer as well. Each answer counts 2 marks.
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a) In order to produce meaningful plans for land use planning in Namibia horizontal integration
is required. This is achieved through the flow of information and regulations from the local
"bottom-level" to the national "top-level" and vice versa.
b) Another element of the public interest which has been pointed out is that planning has been
justified on its money-making potential for the national and regional government, this may
take the form of the sale of development rights, exaction of development fees, imposition of
conditions on development and so on.
c) The Community Transformation pillar refers to the change the Namibian population is
undergoing, a demographic transition. According to the National Development Plan 5
(NDPS) there is potential for demographic dividend for Namibia, therefore the country
should choose to accelerate demographic transition through investment in youth, education
and health.
d) The Environmental Assessment Act provides for the appointment of the Environmental
Commissioner and the Environmental Officers.
e) The Lands Tribunal is responsible for a system that registers or transfers and records
freehold property rights and other real rights attached to large parts (farms or portions of
farms) and small parts (erven) of Namibia's land
f) Local authority areas within the boundaries of a communal land area do not form part of
communal lands.
g) A policy is a statement of a set of principles or a course of action adopted by government.
Policies state what government intends to do to address certain issues or problems, and
they are binding.
h) The Sustainable Development Advisory Council makes recommendations to the minister
considering the preparation, review and implementation of the national spatial development
framework.
i) The aim of the National Land Policy is to resettle eligible people in an institutionally,
sociologically economically and environmentally sustainable manner and in such a way that
they become self-supporting.
j) The 1991 National Land conference laid an important foundation for the development of
Namibia's legal and policy framework on land reform.
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Question 2
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Two types of regional planning exist, namely Inter-Regional planning and Intra-Regional planning.
a) State whether the Integrated Regional Land Use Planning documents (IRLUPs)are examples
of Inter-Regional planning or Intra-Regional planning.
(1)
b) Describe your answer, provided in (2a), for an additional four marks.
(4)
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Question 3
The essential justification for land use planning is the public interest. Identify the relevant public
interest element for each of the descriptions in the table below. Write down the correct public
interest element for questions (a) to (i).
(9)
Description
A In land use planning the controls over the location, density, use, bulk, forms of construction
and occupancy are aimed at ensuring a secure environment for the user and the public.
B Planning should not only take a preventive role to avoid unequal opportunity but should
actually take on an affirmative role to make up for past deficiencies and lack of access,
especially regarding housing and community facilities.
C Land use planning is concerned with the time and distance relationships between locations,
in the case of movement of goods, through reduction in time and distance between
wholesale and retail areas, retail and industrial areas, and so on.
D The improvement and better use of the existing housing stock, and the enhancement of
community facilities and neighborhood environment.
E The usual requirement is that the building or buildings should have special architectural or
historic merit, ... In practice it is the building fa~ade which will be kept.
F An emerging issue is the redevelopment or reuse of abandoned, idled or under-used land
which have been contaminated. These "brownfield sites" are usually located on prime land
which is often adequately serviced but the environmental problems can be serious.
G The location of enterprises may provide needed service to some but may cause stress to
neighbours. In such cases, someone's gain is another's loss. Good planning ensures that
decisions are taken to foster the greatest good of the community without local or individual
biases.
H Traditionally hazards in the surroundings such as flooding and landslides are well recognised
in land use planning. The more current issues include the location of waste treatment
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facilities and landfill sites.
I The careful channeling or segregation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic has been
considered a major achievement in modern planning. Another consideration is safety
against the natural elements and security against crimes.
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Question 4
The essential justification for land use planning is the public interest. Discuss the public interest
element "Protection of Agricultural Land".
(3)
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Question 5
Identify the relevant planning documents which are produced and or used by planning officials in
each of the three categories of urban planning:
a) Investigations
(1)
b) Forward Planning and Design
(1)
c) Development Guidance and Control
(2)
[4]
Question 6
Describe the scope of the Regional Councils Act.
Note that an answer referring to "Define powers, duties and functions ..." will not receive any
marks - it refers to the aim ofthe act.
(4)
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Question 7
Discussthe scope of the Urban and Regional Planning Act.
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Question 8
Environmental Sustainability and Good Governance are two of the four pillars of the current
National Development Plan, No 5 (NDPS).
a) Name the remaining two pillars.
(2)
b) Identify the goals of the two pillars (refers to your answer provided in 8(a)).
(4)
c) Briefly describe one of the pillars, for an additional two marks. Provide a heading to
indicate which one your answer refers to.
(2)
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Question 9
a) The development of un- or underutilised land is one of the four pillars (or sub-programs) of
the land reform program. Name the remaining three pillars.
(3)
b) Refer to your answer provided in 9{a) and identify the two relevant acts, in terms of which
the relevant sub-programs (or pillars) are introduced and implemented. Provide full details
(Name & year).
(2 X 2=4)
For example:
Pillar/Sub-program
Development of un- or underutilised
land.
Name of Relevant Legislation
Act XYZ(year)
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Question 10
ANSWER ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO QUESTIONS. Provide a heading to indicate which
one your answer refers to.
A] Discussthe scope of the Agricultural Commercial Land Reform Act.
(5)
OR
B] Discussthe aim and scope of the Flexible Land Tenure Act.
(5)
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Question 11
a) State whether the following statement is true or false:
(1)
"There is no legal framework for the compilation of Integrated Regional Land Use Plans."
b) Describe the following two aspects which are focused on during the compilation of IRLUPs:
i.
Potentials
(2)
ii.
Structural Deficits
(2)
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Question 12
Sketch a site plan of an erf with the dimensions 20m by 30m. The new owner proposes to convert
the existing dwelling on the erf, into offices. A servitude for a pipeline exists.
a) The sketch must illustrate some of the information which should be included on a site plan,
in order to allow the relevant officials to evaluate the application for the proposed change in
land use.
(3)
b) Define the term "servitude".
(3)
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Question 13
Changing the real rights and restrictions attached to a property, where a development guidance
and control document is in force, are done by a rezoning or consent application.
a) Define the term "real rights".
(3)
b) Explain the approval process for a rezoning application within a local authority area with the
necessary accreditation.
(6)
c) An application for a consent use must include among others a SG Diagram. Indicate what
the abbreviation SG stands for?
(1)
d) Explain the term "land use compatibility".
(4)
e) Different zoning mechanisms exists to control land use activities and their intensities.
Identify the three mechanisms.
(3)
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