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ANNEXURE E: GLOSSARY OF TERMSIntegrated Development Plan (IDP)IDP is a plan for an area that gives an overall framework for development. It aims to coordinatethe work of local and other spheres of government in a coherent plan to improvethe quality of life for all the people living in an area. It should take into account the existingconditions and problems and resources available for development. The plan should lookat economic and social development for the area as a whole. It must set a framework forhow land should be used, what infrastructure and services are needed and how theenvironment should be protected. According to the Municipal Systems Act (2000), allmunicipalities have to produce an Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The municipality isresponsible for the co-ordination of the IDP and must draw in other stakeholders in thearea who can impact on and/or benefit from development in the area.Integrated Environmental Management (IEM)A code of practice to ensure that environmental considerations are fully integrated into themanagement of all activities, so as to achieve a desirablebalance between conservation anddevelopment.LLand-use PatternThe generalized spatial distribution of development. The land-use pattern is a generaldescription of how land is occupied or utilized and how land-uses tend to cluster. The namesgiven to the various patterns connote the predominant physical pattern created by localstreets and building locations in a developed area, by major arterials and highways or byrelative population densities in a metropolitan area, and the spatial relationships amongmunicipalities within a regional area.Land-use PlanningThe planning of human activity to ensure that land is put to the optimal use, taking intoaccount the different effects that land-uses can have in relation to social, political, economicand environmental concerns.Leapfrog DevelopmentA pattern of growth in which vacant parcels adjacent to existing development are bypassedand land farther out is developed instead. Leapfrog development generally occurs asdevelopers choose to build on less expensive, more removed parcels. Considered part ofa sprawl pattern, leapfrog development often uses extensive amounts of land beyonthe city fringe and requires extra utility extensions.IntensificationThe development of a property, site or area at a higher density than currently exists through:(a) redevelopment, including the use of brownfield sites; (b) the development of vacantand/or underutilized lots within previously developed areas; (c) infill development; or (d) theexpansion or conversion of existing buildings.Limits of DevelopmentLimits of development identify the area within which development proposals would beacceptable, subject to complying with other policies contained in the Development Plan.They seek to prevent development from gradually extending into the surrounding countryside.Low Density Development (see density)MMedium Density Development (see density)Metropolitan AreaThe densely populated region surrounding a city that is tied to it by economic and socialfactors. Most metropolitan areas are identified by one central city, though some arepolynucleated. Economic ties are most often used to define a metropolitan area, particularlythe region within which people commute daily to work. Metropolitan areas frequently crossmunicipal, county and even regional boundaries. Some planning issues, such as transportationand air pollution, can therefore only be realistically managed on a metropolitan area basis.203 GAUTENG SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 2011 GAUTENG GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY