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What could improve or hinder the implementation of spatial planning towards environmental justice?

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  • Bongane C. Ntiwane
  • Johnny P. V. V. Coetzee

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The failure of spatial planning implementation (SPI) in local municipalities contributes to the growing call for spatial planning reform and overhaul. Some barriers and enablers to the implementation of spatial planning are salient both in theory and practice. However, it remains unknown and unconfirmed whether these factors could enhance or impede the implementation of spatial planning in pursuit of environmental justice (EJ). EJ calls for equality in spatial transformation to bridge the gap between fragmented development and existing spatial patterns. The text addresses the question of what factors are perceived to enhance or impede strategies of SPI whilst promoting environmental justice. The study adopts a mixed research strategy, which is applied to a sample of municipalities in six provinces of South Africa. The results reveal that there are various barriers and enablers that can promote or hinder the process of improving SPI in an attempt to facilitate and maintain EJ.

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  • Bongane C. Ntiwane & Johnny P. V. V. Coetzee, 2021. "What could improve or hinder the implementation of spatial planning towards environmental justice?," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(3), pages 404-422, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:38:y:2021:i:3:p:404-422
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2020.1847046
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