Final Spatial Development Framework 2017 1 | P a g e TABLE 2 POPULATION DISTRIBUTION ................................................................... 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS GRAPH 1: POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OF MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN 1 BACKGROUND & INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 1 UMKHANYAKUDE DM EXPRESSE D AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF UMKHANYAKUDE DM -2016 (SOURCE: STATSSA 2011) ................................... 10 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY ................................................................. 1 1.2 STUDY OBJECTIVES ............................................................................... 2 2.1.1.4 Areas of economic significance ...................................................... 10 1.3 STUDY APPROACH ............................................................................... 2 1.4 DELINEATION OF THE STUDY AREA .......................................................... 3 GRAPH 2: AREAS OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE: PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL GVA .................................................................................................... 10 TABLE 1: UMHLABUYALINGANA SETTLEMENTS AND TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES .. 3 2.1.1.5 The Spatial Implications of the NSDP recommendations ............... 11 MAP 1 UMHLABUYALINGANA WARD BOUNDARIES 2017 ....................................... 4 2.1.2 COMPREHENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CRDP) ...... 11 PLAN 1: TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY AREAS .............................................................. 4 PLAN 2: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE: SOCIAL COHESION AND DEVELOPMENT ............. 12 2.1.3 ACCELERATED AND SHARED GROWTH INITIATIVE (ASGI-SA) ............ 13 2 POLICY ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................... 5 2.1.4 NEW GROWTH PATH .............................................................................. 13 2.1 NATIONAL POLICIES ......................................................................... 6 2.1.4.1 Implications on local ....................................................................... 14 2.1.1 NATIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE ............................... 6 2.1.5 “BREAKING NEW GROUND”: FROM HOUSING TO SUSTAINABLE 2.1.1.1 Minimum Level of Living ................................................................... 8 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS .................................................................................. 15 MAP 2: DISTRIBUTION OF PEOPLE LIVING BELOW MLL ........................................... 8 PROGRESSIVE INFORMAL SETTLEMENT ERADICATION ......................................... 15 MAP 3: DISTRIBUTION OF PEOPLE LIVING BELOW MLL STANDARDS IN RELATION PROMOTING DENSIFICATION AND INTEGRATION ................................................ 15 TO ECONOMIC ACCESSIBILITY ................................................................................. 9 ENHANCING SPATIAL PLANNING .......................................................................... 15 2.1.1.2 Distribution of economic Activity ..................................................... 9 ENHANCING THE LOCATION OF NEW HOUSING PROJECTS ................................... 16 MAP 4: DISTRIBUTION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY BASED ON GVA 2004 .................... 9 2.1.1.3 Population distribution ..................................................................... 9 SUPPORTING URBAN RENEWAL AND INNER CITY REGENERATION ....................... 16 DEVELOPING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................... 16 PLAN 4: ACCESS TO URBAN NODES ONLY ............................................................. 23 ENHANCING THE HOUSING PRODUCT................................................................... 16 PLAN 5: SETTLEMENT CORRIDORS ........................................................................ 24 2.2 PROVINCIAL POLICIES .................................................................... 17 2.2.2 SPATIAL STRUCTURING ELEMENTS / CONCEPTS IN RURAL CONTEXT 24 2.2.1 PROVINCIAL SPATIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ............ 17 2.2.3 PROVINCIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY .................... 25 2.2.1.1 AGRICULTURE & AGRI-PROCESSING: .............................................. 18 3 SPATIAL INTERPRETATION OF THE IDP ........................................................... 25 MAP 5: PSEDS AGRICULTURE & AGRI-PROCESSING ............................................... 18 3.1 SPATIAL INTERPRETATION OF THE IDP ............................................ 25 2.2.1.2 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................................... 18 3.1.1 STATUS OF THE IDP ON DISTRICT AND LOCAL LEVELS ........................ 25 MAP 6: PSEDS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT .......................................................... 19 TABLE 2: SECTOR PLANS ADOPTED ....................................................................... 26 2.2.1.3 TOURISM ......................................................................................... 19 3.1.2 SPATIAL INTERPRETATION OF THE IDP VISION .................................. 27 3.2 MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT VISION AND MISSION ............................. 27 MAP 6: PSEDS TOURISM ....................................................................................... 20 3.3 SECTORAL STRATEGIES WITH SPATIAL MANIFESTATION .................. 29 2.2.1.4 TERTIARY (SERVICES) SECTOR ......................................................... 20 TABLE 3: KPA’S ..................................................................................................... 29 MAP 7: PSEDS TERTIARY/SERVICES SECTOR .......................................................... 20 3.4 AREAS OF NEED IDENTIFIED ........................................................... 30 2.2.1.5 CLASSIFICATION OF POVERTY / NEED ............................................. 20 MAP 9: INDEX OF KZN SOCIAL NEEDS ................................................................... 30 MAP 8: PSEDS CLASSIFICATION OF POVERTY/NEED .............................................. 21 3.5 AREAS OF POTENTIAL INTERVENTION IDENTIFIED ........................... 31 3.5.1 NODES ................................................................................................ 31 2.2.1.6 CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT ............................................................. 21 TABLE 4: EXISTING NODAL HIERARCHY (AS WELL AS NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS MAP 9: PSEDS CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT ............................................................ 21 PER HA) ................................................................................................................ 31 PLAN 3: ACCESS TO ALL NODES (URBAN AND RURAL) ........................................... 22 PLAN 6: EXISTING NODAL HIERARCHY (AS WELL AS NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS PER HA) 32 3.5.2 CORRIDORS ........................................................................................ 32 GRAPH 4: PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL UMHLABUYALINGANA LM AREA THAT OCCURS WITHIN PROTECTED AREAS .................................................................... 41 PLAN 7: SETTLEMENT CORRIDORS ........................................................................ 33 MAP 12: PROTECTED / CONSERVATION AREAS WITHIN THE UMHLABUYALINGANA 3.6 STRUCTURING ELEMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE IDP ............................ 34 LM 43 3.6.1 CAPITAL PROJECTS IDENTIFIED .................................................................. 34 3.7 AREAS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ............................................. 35 4.2.8 HUMAN FOOTPRINT ............................................................................... 44 4.3 HUMAN RESOURCES........................................................................... 44 4.3.1 POPULATION ......................................................................................... 44 TABLE 5: ECONOMIC RESOURCES .......................................................................... 35 4.3.1.1 Population size and distribution ..................................................... 44 4 STATUS QUO ANALYSIS .................................................................................. 36 GRAPH 5: POPULATION UMHLABUYALINGANA LM 2017 ( STATISTICS SOUTH 4.1 AVAILABLE BASE INFORMATION ............................................................ 36 AFRICA 2017) ........................................................................................................ 45 4.2 NATURAL RESOURCES ......................................................................... 37 4.2.1 TOPOGRAPHY & RUNOFF ......................................................................... 37 TABLE 6: POPULATION GROWTH AND POPULATION COMPOUND GROWTH RATE 4.2.2 WATER BODIES & CATCHMENT AREAS ....................................................... 37 2005-2017 (URBAN-ECON AND QUANTEC 2012 AND STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA 2017 ) ................................................................................................................... 45 MAP 10: TOPOGRAPHIC STRUCTURING ELEMENTS ............................................... 38 4.3.2 AGE & GENDER DISTRIBUTION ................................................................. 45 4.2.3 RIVER ECOSYSTEM STATUS ....................................................................... 38 4.3.3 HOUSEHOLD SIZE ................................................................................... 46 4.2.4 EVAPORATION ....................................................................................... 38 4.2.5 GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY ..............................................................