Local Economic Development in Small Towns, Housing Delivery and Impact on the Environment. Forum proceedings
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Date
2009
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa
Sponsorship
United States National Academies
Academy of Science of South Africa
Abstract
This Forum on Local Economic Development in Small Towns, Housing Delivery and Impact on the Environment is the second in a series that are being convened by the ASSAf Forum Committee on Science for Poverty Alleviation.
Noting that poverty is a major issue of concern in South Africa; it is a very broad topic that can be addressed as a combination of selected elements. Local economic development in small towns, several cases on this important topic has been tried. The purpose of this workshop was therefore to bring all these cases together and critically address them as a whole. The plenary decided to structure the workshop to consider the following issues that would guide the national strategy: The population in small towns; Creating entrepreneurship culture amongst the youth; Infrastructure and resource development, e.g. railway lines, artisan schools, etc; and look at economic versus physical model approach. The outcome of the workshop is therefore not necessarily a strategy but rather a methodology of how ‘local economic development in small towns’ can be achieved.
Description
Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2008). Local Economic Development in Small Towns, Housing Delivery and Impact on the Environment. Forum proceedings. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf/0016
Subject
Poverty , Unemployment , National priorities , Sustainable livelihood , Urbanisation , Informal settlements , Spatial development , Land use management , Resource development , Entrepreneurship , Water , Energy , Agriculture , Land , Technology , Health , Rural diversificationCitation
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2008). Local Economic Development in Small Towns, Housing Delivery and Impact on the Environment. Forum proceedings. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf/0016
Peer review status
Non-Peer Reviewed