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Table 11.
Goals and strategies in the Western Cape Integrated Coastal Management Programme with particular relevance to management of the Uilkraals Estuary.
Goal # Goal Strategies
Goal B3:
Goal C1:
Goal C3:
Goal C4:
Goal C5:
Goal D1
Goal D2:
To preserve, promote or protect archaeological, historical and
cultural resources and activities of the coast
To promote the diversity, vitality and long term viability of coastal
economies and activities, giving preference to those that are
distinctly coastal or dependent on a coastal location
To maintain an appropriate balance between built, rural and
wilderness coastal areas in the Western Cape
To design and manage coastal settlements to be in harmony with the
aesthetic, environmental and cultural attributes of the Western Cape
Coast
To plan and manage coastal development so as to avoid increasing
the incidence and severity of natural hazards and to avoid exposure
of people, property and economic activities to significant risk from
dynamic coastal processes
To maintain the diversity, health and productivity of coastal and
marine processes and ecosystems
To establish and effectively manage a system of coastal protected
areas
B3.1.1: Implementation of section 38 of the National Heritage Resources Act
B3.1.2: Encouragement of heritage conservation planning
B3.1.6: Termination of inappropriate uses of places, illegal activities
C1.7.1: Diversify tourism opportunities
C1.7.3: Build capacity of communities to initiate and effectively participate in sustainable
tourism ventures
C1.7.4: Identify and address the limits imposed by natural and manmade environments
when planning tourism (and other) initiatives
C3.4.2: Ensure the protection and conservation of natural/wilderness areas
C4.1.1: Determine adequate setback and buffer zones along the coast
C4.1.2: Control the sitting of infrastructure in the coastal zone
C4.1.3: Restrict non-coastal related land uses from being located in the coastal zone
C4.1.4: Encourage appropriate forms of coastal settlement and building
C4.1.5: Formulate design guidelines for all buildings and structures in the coastal zone
C4.2.1: Develop regulations to restrict the alteration of landforms and vegetation cover in
dynamic coastal zones
C4.2.3: Manage pedestrian and vehicular access in coastal environments
C5.1.1 Protect and maintain dynamic coastal features that act as a buffer against natural
coastal processes and hazards
C5.2.1: Incorporate appropriate preventative and adaptive measures into all planning and
management policies, plans and decision-making processes to account for projected
changes in climate, particularly increases in sea level
D1.2.1 Identify and protect unique sensitive environments and habitats in the coastal and
marine zones
D2.1.3: Ensure proper management of protected areas that caters for ecological and
human use requirements
Goal D3: To ensure that the use of renewable resources and associated user D3.1.2: Adopt holistic rather than single species management approaches
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