2013_14 IDP Review.pdf - KZN Development Planning

Address spatial imbalances, curb urban sprawl and ensuresustainable interventions Identify priority areas and types of development Align to municipal spatial development frameworks Guide budgeting processes of the province and municipalities Influence investment decisions of the private sector.The PSEDS focus on four strategic development sectors namely:. The Agricultural Sector: Agriculture & Agri-processingThe industrial sectorPrimary sectors of tourism potential are beach, cultural and ecotourism.The service sectorThe KwaZulu Natal Growth and Development Strategy 2011 (PGDS)The KZN PGDS 2011 list seven strategic goals within which theProvincial SDF is embedded. These goals are supported by 30objectives and linked to 124 interventions. These goals deal with: Job creation Human resource development Strategic infrastructure Responsible climate change Governance and policy Spatial equity.Within this framework, the provincial SDF was developed around anumber of “sustainability pillars” based on economic efficiency, socialequality, and ecological integrity. The sustainability pillars gave rise tonine spatial principles, namely:Environmental planningEconomic potentialSustainable communitiesLocal self sufficiencySpatial concentrationSustainable rural livelihoodsBalanced developmentAccessibility Coordinated implementation.The provincial area was assessed in terms of social needs, economicpotential, environmental vulnerability, and accessibility to establish fivelevels of intervention. The final framework indicates the area aroundDundee as an “economic support area” the middle part and eastern partsof the DM area as “social investment areas” and the southern partaround Greytown is earmarked as an “agricultural investment area.” Thearea is also traversed “priority conservation areas” along the major rivervalleys and the Biggarsberg range.Map 9: KZN SDF 2011Draft 2013/14 IDP Review Page 156Prepared by Umzinyathi District Municipality22 March 2013