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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
's unique environment is arguably also its greatest asset, making it one of the most sought after urban areas in the world. In recognition of the need to effectively manage and protect this valuable and diverse environment, the City of Cape Town (CC) is geared at implementing integrated policies that will ensure that the principles of environmental sustainability are adhered to. However, given this daunting task, the CC has not succeeded at implementing all of its policies effectively.
In 2003, a Spatial Development Framework and phase 1 Environmental Management Plan (SDF & EMP1) for the area at the confluence of the Black and Liesbeek River was promulgated by the CC in collaboration with various key stakeholders e.g. the Friends of the Liesbeek, the River Club, e.t.c. The framework was developed after several extensive studies showed that there was a need for a management plan for the area in order to put in place a comprehensive and realistic means to govern the area.
These studies include Crowther’s report in which the authors pointed out that ‘a management plan would be needed in order to set in place a process for improving partnerships between the City and NGO’s with the aim of providing an effective upgrading of the Liesbeek River valley system and a base against which to assess any future development which could significantly affect the system’ (Crowther et al, 1996). In response to this, the city failed to particularly achieve the former. However, presented with the desperate call of management the CC declared the area and its broader locale as a metropolitan park known at present as the Two Rivers Urban Park (TRUP) on 18 August 1998 and five years later subsequently produced the broader management framework.
Additionally, a case study undertaken by Luger despondently concluded that unless the scope of rehabilitation was expanded to include the floodplain and entire catchment and, real need to control the quality and quantity of storm water runoff, instead of merely focussing primarily on the River Channel and amenity, the system will continue to degrade and its full potential will not be recognised (Luger, 1996).
It has been approximately four years since the endorsement of the document but very little has been done to realize the parks maximum potential.
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's unique environment is arguably also its greatest asset, making it one of the most sought after urban areas in the world. In recognition of the need to effectively manage and protect this valuable and diverse environment, the City of Cape Town (CC) is geared at implementing integrated policies that will ensure that the principles of environmental sustainability are adhered to. However, given this daunting task, the CC has not succeeded at implementing all of its policies effectively.
In 2003, a Spatial Development Framework and phase 1 Environmental Management Plan (SDF & EMP1) for the area at the confluence of the Black and Liesbeek River was promulgated by the CC in collaboration with various key stakeholders e.g. the Friends of the Liesbeek, the River Club, e.t.c. The framework was developed after several extensive studies showed that there was a need for a management plan for the area in order to put in place a comprehensive and realistic means to govern the area.
These studies include Crowther’s report in which the authors pointed out that ‘a management plan would be needed in order to set in place a process for improving partnerships between the City and NGO’s with the aim of providing an effective upgrading of the Liesbeek River valley system and a base against which to assess any future development which could significantly affect the system’ (Crowther et al, 1996). In response to this, the city failed to particularly achieve the former. However, presented with the desperate call of management the CC declared the area and its broader locale as a metropolitan park known at present as the Two Rivers Urban Park (TRUP) on 18 August 1998 and five years later subsequently produced the broader management framework.
Additionally, a case study undertaken by Luger despondently concluded that unless the scope of rehabilitation was expanded to include the floodplain and entire catchment and, real need to control the quality and quantity of storm water runoff, instead of merely focussing primarily on the River Channel and amenity, the system will continue to degrade and its full potential will not be recognised (Luger, 1996).
It has been approximately four years since the endorsement of the document but very little has been done to realize the parks maximum potential.
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