An AHP-TOWS Analysis of Options for Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction Infrastructure in Informal Settlements of Greater Giyani Local Municipality, South Africa

Abstract

In the face of unstoppable urbanisation, disaster risks are projected to increase, mainly in unplanned areas that usually lack disaster risk reducing infrastructure. In Africa, including South Africa, limited resources and capacity hinder the provision of such infrastructure. The objective of this study was to determine options for promoting disaster risk reducing infrastructure in informal settlements in Giyani Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa, a disaster risk-prone area. A case study was conducted to collect primary data from purposively selected experts and the SWOT factors from the Integrated Development Plan Report of 2019/2020. A TOWS analytical hierarchical process was applied to pairwise comparisons of factors to prioritize them using eigenvalues and generate strategic options for promoting disaster risk reduction infrastructure in the informal settlements of Giyani Local Municipality. In the TOWS results, the experts suggested integrating traditional authorities into the municipal development processes, implementing an environmental framework that includes disaster management policies and an integrated waste management plan, and developing innovative technological projects that provide up-to-date spatial planning data to provide disaster risk reducing infrastructure in informal areas. This study concludes that the provision of affordable housing, clean regular piped water, storm and sewer drainage systems, street lighting, accessible routes, solid waste collection, electricity, and healthcare services would reduce a range of disaster risks.

Awareness Level of Spatial Planning Tools for Disaster Risk Reduction in Informal Settlements in Mopani District, South Africa

“…This descriptive research was designed as a case study of 15 informal settlements of the 3 local municipalities (see Figure 1) in Mopani District, a disaster prone area [1,20] in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The location of Mopani District attracts unemployed youth and migrants from Mozambique and Zimbabwe who migrate to South Africa in search for "greener pastures" and, as such, create informal settlements, which are usually exposed to disaster risks.…”

“…As the world urbanizes, disaster risks are becoming more prevalent in densely populated areas such as informal settlements, as these spaces lack disaster risk reducing infrastructure and services due to the non-application of spatial planning tools [1], thereby affecting the achievement of SDG 11, target 11.1 and indicator 11.1.1 set out in Agenda 2030. Several scholars have associated this partly with an inadequate awareness level of spatial planning tools among the informal settlers [2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

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