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uThukela DM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK No. Study / Discipline / Feature 6. Culture and Heritage 7. Socio-Economic Features Overview Desktop assessment to determine cultural heritage significance of UTDM, which will include stakeholder consultation, literature review , selected site surveys (as required), and identification of heritage resources. Determine issues, opportunities and constraints. Develop socio-economic profile for UDM. Identify pressures on natural resources, lack of basic services, anticipated future development conflicts, etc. Determine issues, opportunities and constraints. Information Sources Data Source* Heritage archives and libraries Existing specialist studies Local Economic Development Plans Provincial Growth Development Strategy Existing specialist studies Institutions Amafa aKwaZulu-Natali SAHRA Municipal planning and LED units Deliverables Report GIS mapping Report GIS mapping *See Table 3 for additional types of Information to be considered. Draft Inception Report (June 2012) Page 18
uThukela DM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 6.2.5 Desired State of the Environment (WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE?) Environmental priorities will emanate from the issues, opportunities and constraints identified during the status quo assessment, and through a consultative process with the PSC, authorities and I&APs. The environmental priorities will be translated into the desired state of the UTDM, which will determine the destination for ensuing management measures. The desired state will include setting the vision for the UTDM and providing the environmental management context for the management zones and related requirements for the various environmental features. It will also focus on critical conflict points, such as conservation of sensitive natural environments, protection of cultural and heritage landscapes, natural resource protection, land-use planning, rehabilitation or reuse of derelict land, etc. The development pressures and trends in UTDM will be investigated to identify and resolve potential conflict areas, to allow for accurate and realistic delineation of management zones in order to bridge the divide between the status quo and desired state of the environment. Where conflict exists between the desired environmental state and development pressures, solutions will be investigated to attempt to resolve these variances. These solutions will be based on the opinions and recommendations of the specialists, perceptions of I&APs, and the balancing of Integrated Environmental Management principles and development priorities. Where necessary, workshops will be held with I&APs, the relevant PSC members and specialists to seek a fair and pragmatic way forward for managing discourse. Conflict management will be measured against the manner in which solutions uphold the environmental vision for UTDM. A sensitivity analysis will be undertaken by integrating spatially represented baseline information from the status quo assessment. During the analysis, the status of the environmental features will be determined based on legislative requirements, accepted norms and quality standards, and through technical and specialist input. Weightings will be allocated to environmental Figure 5: Determining sensitivity by integrating base layers Draft Inception Report (June 2012) Page 19
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