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PLANNING APPROACH ADOPTED<br />

PSDF prepared in terms of bioregional planning principles adapted to suit the site‐specific<br />

requirements of the <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong>.<br />

WHAT IS BIOREGIONAL PLANNING ??<br />

‘Planning and land management that promote sustainable development within a specific<br />

geographical area (i.e. the bioregion), the boundaries of which are determined in<br />

accordance with environmental, social and economic criteria’<br />

Place‐specific planning that recognise unique characteristics of planning area at all levels.<br />

Based upon local and global best‐practice , knowledge, science & technology.<br />

……It is not about solving problems for people, but rather creating circumstances for<br />

people to solve their own problems in a way that acknowledges the uniqueness and value<br />

of each person and place…..<br />

Bioregion is defined as a ‘geographical space that contains one whole or several nested<br />

ecosystems characterised by landforms, vegetative cover, human culture and history as<br />

identified by local communities, governments and scientists’.<br />

<strong>Provincial</strong> <strong>Spatial</strong> <strong>Development</strong> Framework/<strong>Development</strong> & Resources Management Plan<br />

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