municipalities in the country (see Section 2.1). This element of the IUDF should thus be prioritized in the new SDF currently under preparation. Provide additional options for The IUDF recommends that the diverse accessing urban of different kinds of households opportunities should be met by providing a greater variety of housing stock. Although the SDF supports the principle of a balanced supply of low-, middle- and high income housing in each node, including some social and gap-housing, it does not provide any clear spatial proposals in this regard. Promote densification, The IUDF proposes that cities and including support for extend basic services to backyarders, backyarding assist with creating more permanent structures and enhance tenant security. Densification is an important principle advocated in the Stellenbosch SDF and some successes have been achieved in this regard. No specific proposals for dealing with back yard housing are however provided. Identify and fast track land Challenges with the release of strategic for settlement interventions land owned by other organs of state have been identified as specific issue impeding potential spatial transformation projects. Integrated urban Institutionalize municipal The IUDF strongly supports the idea of infrastructure long-term infrastructure projects and major capital investments planning that are spatially targeted and aligned to the municipal SDF. SM recently acquired a decision support system to facilitate the alignment of capital expenditure with the strategic spatial vision of the municipality and ensuring that capital is spent in the priority areas identified by strategic planning documents such as the SDF. Efficient land governance Address the fragmentation in is no consolidated spatially and management public land information referenced data on available public land in SM. This may also be related to the absence of a fully functional GIS system to support spatial planning. Improve municipal access to The IUDF proposes that integrated state owned entities (SOE) strategic land plans be prepared which and state-owned land would include the identification of SOEs, state, municipal and privately owned land, and provides clear motivations of why and when the land is necessary for urban transformation purposes. This plan must be linked to the IDP and the SDF. An integrated strategic land plan should form part of the implementation plan of the new SDF currently being prepared. Inclusive economic Support urban livelihoods The IUDF recommends that informal development and the informal sector trade and informality should also be
municipalities in the country (see Section 2.1). This element of the IUDF should thus be prioritized in the new SDF currently under preparation. Provide additional options for accessing urban opportunities The IUDF recommends that the diverse of different kinds of households should be met by providing a greater variety of housing stock. Although the SDF supports the principle of a balanced supply of low-, middle- and high income housing in each node, including some social and gap-housing, it does not provide any clear spatial proposals in this regard. Promote densification, including support for backyarding The IUDF proposes that cities and extend basic services to backyarders, assist with creating more permanent structures and enhance tenant security. Densification is an important principle advocated in the Stellenbosch SDF and some successes have been achieved in this regard. No specific proposals for dealing with back yard housing are however provided. Identify and fast track land for settlement interventions Challenges with the release of strategic land owned by other organs of state have been identified as specific issue impeding potential spatial transformation projects. Integrated urban infrastructure Institutionalize municipal long-term infrastructure planning The IUDF strongly supports the idea of projects and major capital investments that are spatially targeted and aligned to the municipal SDF. SM recently acquired a decision support system to facilitate the alignment of capital expenditure with the strategic spatial vision of the municipality and ensuring that capital is spent in the priority areas identified by strategic planning documents such as the SDF. Efficient land governance and management Address the fragmentation in public land information is no consolidated spatially referenced data on available public land in SM. This may also be related to the absence of a fully functional GIS system to support spatial planning. Improve municipal access to state owned entities (SOE) and state-owned land The IUDF proposes that integrated strategic land plans be prepared which would include the identification of SOEs, state, municipal and privately owned land, and provides clear motivations of why and when the land is necessary for urban transformation purposes. This plan must be linked to the IDP and the SDF. An integrated strategic land plan should form part of the implementation plan of the new SDF currently being prepared. Inclusive economic development Support urban livelihoods and the informal sector The IUDF recommends that informal trade and informality should also be
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