An assessment of the municipal infrastructure and systems and their implications on the small town revitalisation strategy at Engcobo local municipality, Eastern Cape.
| dc.contributor.author | Xuba, Zibele | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-15T06:18:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-09-15T06:18:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study is an attempt to assess municipal structures and systems of Engcobo Local Municipality in the implementation of small town revitalisation strategy. Van de Waldt & Knipe (2007: 82) define implementation as the process in which all planned actions are executed. This research has intentions to offer contributions on current academic literature and scientific work on municipal institutional framework which can lead to efficient implementation of small town revitalisation. It will achieve its objectives through analysing a wide range of institutional structures and systems anticipated during implementation of the strategy. Such examination will unleash lessons on institutional processes of small town revitalisation as well as propose institutional framework which can lead to effective implementation of the strategy. This piece of academic work will also add to limited literature that outlines role of municipal structures and systems in the implementation of small town revitalisation strategies, particularly in rural towns where implementation of small town revitalisation is urgently required. This study sets its orientation from preceding research contributions such as studies by Taylor (1999: 147) which evaluated effectiveness of government urban policy and improvement of urban regeneration. It also traces its research interest from a recent research paper titled Evaluation of Urban Renewal Strategy: A Case Study of Ngcobo Municipality, Eastern Cape submitted at Walter Sisulu University by Xuba (2014) which explored alternative spatial development strategies. From onset, it is indicated that, the previous paper by Xuba (2014: 68) fell short to assess institutional capacity of small town revitalisation strategy. This mini-dissertation would add on the baseline research for urban renewal and will certainly provide detailed analysis on the municipal institutional structures, systems and processes ideal for successful implementation of small town revitalisation strategy. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/479 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | University of Fort Hare | en_ZA |
| dc.title | An assessment of the municipal infrastructure and systems and their implications on the small town revitalisation strategy at Engcobo local municipality, Eastern Cape. | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |