A Management Concept for Driving Sustainability in Marginalised Communities in South Africa

Boyle, Luke; Michell, Kathy

doi:10.1007/s12132-017-9329-9

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“…Finally, and in coincidence with Wan Mohamed Radzi et al [6], Aguayo and Eames [21], Boyle and Michell [22], Aranda-Usón et al [29], and Xu et al [36] it was identified that, although natural attributes confer distinctive and competitive advantages that can have a positive impact in economic terms on the communities of RAMSAR sites, in practice environmentally reactive plans and temporary solutions are implemented. In that sense, it is considered that the proposed relationships can propitiate continuous equilibrium in the organisations under study.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…Concerning the expressed ideas, the works of Aguayo and Eames [21], Boyle and Michell [22] and McCool [23] suggest that the human factor, and its awareness, are essential to achieve sustainable organisational changes. In this regard, the socio-ecological approach is considered a pertinent way to lead a group towards learning and propitiating a comprehensive integration of social, environmental, economic, and institutional dimensions of sustainability, especially in emerging countries.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Also, from a causal perspective, Butler and Adamowski [11] emphasise that interventions based on group modelling can engage stakeholders with the consequence of sustainability. However, these proposals are limited because they do not consider aspects that, from the management's theory perspective, should be reinforced such as operations, management, resources and capacities aligning with the strategy to respond to the restrictions and expectations of sustainable management [22,36]. Considering this, it can be inferred that, although the application of PLS-PM approaches has been significant, efforts have focused on explanation or prediction, and the aspects of integration and operationalisation at a real level have been neglected in order to contribute to social development [21,[37][38][39].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Performance in RAMSAR Sites

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This article explores and validates the integrated use of the viable system model (VSM) and the partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) approach to assess the sustainable management of RAMSAR sites carrying out economic activities. This work adopts a systems-thinking approach integrating systemic methodologies in three phases: (1) the VSM was first used to develop a conceptual model of the organisational problem; (2) PLS-PM was used to propose a construct to outline a solution, as well as to statistically validate the relationships proposed in the conceptual model; finally, (3) through the VSM, the relationships between actors were rethought in order to promote sustainable performance. The results obtained suggest that the joint use of VSM and PLS-PM is an effective approach that aids in the identification of relational and structural pathologies affecting the observed RAMSAR systems. It also proved useful to suggest that relationships can lead to the sustainable performance of the sites under study. It should be noted that the framework of systemic tools is constrained in its application to the organisational domain: assessing two RAMSAR areas in Mexico. Methodologically, this is the first application of the integrated use of VSM and PLS-PM to analyse the management and viability/sustainability of RAMSAR areas from an organisational perspective, opening a new avenue for the analysis and optimisation of management of such areas. This study provides tools to support actors and academics related to RAMSAR sites and opens up a discussion on how to rethink the organisational interactions in order to improve RAMSAR sites’ adaptive capabilities.

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“…Simultaneously, non-white, "lower class" households predominantly resided on the urban periphery (Seekings, 2011: p.11). These were spatially and economically isolated in human settlements characterized by their informality, irregularity, and lack of basic service and infrastructure provision (Boyle & Michell, 2018;Dzikiti & Leonard, 2016). This engineered development created a social structure which was as rigid as it was self-perpetuating; one in which race was the primary determinant of class (Seekings, 2011).…”

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“…However, the current situation continues to show ongoing spatial fragmentation along socioeconomic lines (Boyle & Michell, 2018;Todes, 2012). These segregating patterns are reinforced by the legacy of planning policies and practices which located marginalized communities in areas on the city's periphery (Cirolia & Scheba, 2019).…”

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Inclusivity insights: two urban development projects in Johannesburg

Hofer

Musakwa

Lanen

et al. 2021

J Hous and the Built Environ

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Johannesburg, which is South Africa’s largest city and economic center, is still influenced by patterns of inequality of the past. Although spatial transformation has been rapid since 1994, spatial divisions along class lines are still prevalent long after the apartheid era. This is despite the fact that societal values such as inclusivity, spatial justice and equal access to resources have become the core goals of Johannesburg’s spatial and urban development. This is particularly true when addressing housing, public open spaces, transport and social infrastructure embedded in a suitable land-use mix. However, despite the adoption of numerous policies by government, this research indicates that even recent urban development projects such as Fleurhof and Waterfall are falling short in delivering those objectives. Based on a case study analysis, we show that significant dysfunctionalities become evident when evaluating these two projects, despite their meeting relevant indicators of spatial inclusion on paper. Tensions are identified between theoretical approaches and the implementation of societally relevant policy goals. These include inclusivity and spatial justice by mostly privatized provision of housing and services, and deficiencies in public maintenance of infrastructure. The research reveals, that ‘ticking-the-boxes’ behavior on policy and project level does not produce equitable, inclusive neighborhoods and urban spatial patterns, but rather reproduces spatial inequalities of the past. If these policies are to result in real spatial change and improvement in the lives of Johannesburg residents, a more proactive approach by the public sector at different levels will be necessary.

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Investigating the safety and security of the open campus using community-based facilities management and technological innovation principles: University of Cape Town

Moghayedi

Jeune

Massyn

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Safety and security is a major issue affecting South Africa, especially within the context of Cape Town as it is one of South Africa’s most crime ridden metropolitans. The University of Cape Town (UCT) as a large open campus located in Rondebosch has also fallen victim to increasing levels of crime. The provision of safety and security is largely the responsibility of an organization’s facilities management services. Therefore, the study was undertaken to determine whether the University has implemented the Community-based Facilities Management (CbFM) principle of community participation to better understand and manage the needs of the community regarding issues of safety and security. The study was initiated with an investigation into the literature relevant to the research. This is followed by the research methodology which employed a mixed method approach and utilised both an online survey of the university community and semi-structured interviews with university executive management to obtain data from the single case study of UCT. The findings are then presented and establish an overall view of the provision of safety and security at UCT, the unique challenges management faces in doing so and the main safety and security issues affecting the community. The findings of study reveal that UCT has implemented community participation processes in the past with limited success. The processes implemented constitute a narrow perspective of community participation and a much smarter and inclusive perspective by using technological innovation is required in order for successful community participation to occur and to be successfully utilised in the provision of safety and security.

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A Management Concept for Driving Sustainability in Marginalised Communities in South Africa

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Performance in RAMSAR Sites

Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Performance in RAMSAR Sites

Inclusivity insights: two urban development projects in Johannesburg

Investigating the safety and security of the open campus using community-based facilities management and technological innovation principles: University of Cape Town

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