Summary research for Community development
During my research on the community development of South Africa I came across a lot of information on policies, energy saving development, things that could affect development, some numbers on the amount of houses being developed and what the government is doing to provide the ability to achieve a well developed community. I got my sources from the sites provided by the teacher and ebscohost and a few outside sites such as Wikipedia and Google. (i.e.…. http://www.southafrica.info/about/, and http://www.statssa.gov.za/) which was provided by the teacher. During my research it was hard to find information on the problems that South Africa is having with the community development. .
One of the first things that I found was the new breaking ground policy that has been started to help and ensure the success of the development of South Africa. The breaking new ground policy is a comprehensive plan for efficient housing delivery. The reason why it was established was to help stabilize the environment’s complexity, stabilize financial issues, and create a system to build houses. When it was established, the vision that the government saw was the acceleration of the delivery of housing as a key strategy for poverty alleviation, Job creation, and access by all as an asset for wealth creation and empowerment, growth in the economy, Combating crime, promoting social cohesion and improving quality of life for the poor. They also saw the support of the entire single residential property market to reduce duality within the sector by breaking the barriers between the first economy residential property boom and the second economy slump and the utilization of housing as an instrument for the development of sustainable human settlement.
South Africa has also taken sustainability into account when designing all these new houses. Sustainable design has taken an impact all over the world because of its cost and energy efficiency. Within the sustainable design concept, it’s also enhancing the entire house. The settlement, quality and whole look of the house is being transitioned into an overall better product. Professional designers are coming in to change the whole look of the “RDP” houses which are low costing homes in South Africa and make them more efficient. With the design concept in mind this will provide more transportation routes, better use of the land, a more urban settlement, and an overall technology and culture change.
The things that are taken into affect when beginning to plan these new houses and beginning the development South Africa are mainly nearby natural resources, human resources and transportation services. The available resources available are things such as minerals, trees, grass, mud and an abundant amount of species. The human resources include the size and quality of the labor force. Is there a high labor rate in the area and will it last? Are public transportation routes available and how good is the accessibility? These are some of the questions that are asked when considering development.
Here is some statistics on the progress of the community development in South Africa. South Africa’s housing development agency is seeking to double the housing delivery in South Africa from 250,000 houses to 500,000 and eradicate all informal settlements by the year of 2014. Since 1994, South Africa has built over 2.8 million houses and have provide shelter to over 13.5 million people. 1.2 million of those houses were built in 2004 to present. In order to provide all these homes to all these people the government has spent over 100 billion dollars in the past 14 years to provide a land and top structure. This is considered to be the biggest economic development in the construction sector.
Some of the issues that South Africa is having with the development of the community are socio-economic, health, and environment issues. Even though South Africa has come to be one of the biggest developments they still face issues with the high unemployment, poverty and large wealth disparities. Health issues have also taken an effect on the development of South Africa mainly due to the high incidence of HIV/AIDS. Approximately 19 % of South African people from ages 15 to 49 have HIV or AIDS. It’s estimated that about 5.5 million people have HIV or AIDS and there are about 1.2 million orphans due to the high rate of HIV/AIDS. The life expectancy and diminished productivity have affected South Africa’s development. Problems with the environment include deforestation, rapid population growth and the scarce amount of water which stresses nearby lakes and rivers. This scarce amount of water is being polluted by agriculture runoff, urban discharge and leaks at refineries and synthetic fuel plants. There are many problems that South Africa is having with community development due to many other things as well.
South Africa may have many problems with their development but statistics show that things are still being done and development is on the uprising. It takes time and trust from investors and organizations to provide a successful development.
One of the first things that I found was the new breaking ground policy that has been started to help and ensure the success of the development of South Africa. The breaking new ground policy is a comprehensive plan for efficient housing delivery. The reason why it was established was to help stabilize the environment’s complexity, stabilize financial issues, and create a system to build houses. When it was established, the vision that the government saw was the acceleration of the delivery of housing as a key strategy for poverty alleviation, Job creation, and access by all as an asset for wealth creation and empowerment, growth in the economy, Combating crime, promoting social cohesion and improving quality of life for the poor. They also saw the support of the entire single residential property market to reduce duality within the sector by breaking the barriers between the first economy residential property boom and the second economy slump and the utilization of housing as an instrument for the development of sustainable human settlement.
South Africa has also taken sustainability into account when designing all these new houses. Sustainable design has taken an impact all over the world because of its cost and energy efficiency. Within the sustainable design concept, it’s also enhancing the entire house. The settlement, quality and whole look of the house is being transitioned into an overall better product. Professional designers are coming in to change the whole look of the “RDP” houses which are low costing homes in South Africa and make them more efficient. With the design concept in mind this will provide more transportation routes, better use of the land, a more urban settlement, and an overall technology and culture change.
The things that are taken into affect when beginning to plan these new houses and beginning the development South Africa are mainly nearby natural resources, human resources and transportation services. The available resources available are things such as minerals, trees, grass, mud and an abundant amount of species. The human resources include the size and quality of the labor force. Is there a high labor rate in the area and will it last? Are public transportation routes available and how good is the accessibility? These are some of the questions that are asked when considering development.
Here is some statistics on the progress of the community development in South Africa. South Africa’s housing development agency is seeking to double the housing delivery in South Africa from 250,000 houses to 500,000 and eradicate all informal settlements by the year of 2014. Since 1994, South Africa has built over 2.8 million houses and have provide shelter to over 13.5 million people. 1.2 million of those houses were built in 2004 to present. In order to provide all these homes to all these people the government has spent over 100 billion dollars in the past 14 years to provide a land and top structure. This is considered to be the biggest economic development in the construction sector.
Some of the issues that South Africa is having with the development of the community are socio-economic, health, and environment issues. Even though South Africa has come to be one of the biggest developments they still face issues with the high unemployment, poverty and large wealth disparities. Health issues have also taken an effect on the development of South Africa mainly due to the high incidence of HIV/AIDS. Approximately 19 % of South African people from ages 15 to 49 have HIV or AIDS. It’s estimated that about 5.5 million people have HIV or AIDS and there are about 1.2 million orphans due to the high rate of HIV/AIDS. The life expectancy and diminished productivity have affected South Africa’s development. Problems with the environment include deforestation, rapid population growth and the scarce amount of water which stresses nearby lakes and rivers. This scarce amount of water is being polluted by agriculture runoff, urban discharge and leaks at refineries and synthetic fuel plants. There are many problems that South Africa is having with community development due to many other things as well.
South Africa may have many problems with their development but statistics show that things are still being done and development is on the uprising. It takes time and trust from investors and organizations to provide a successful development.
