The formulation of an administrative structure for the management of False Bay.

A study of the administrative mechanisms for planning and controlling False Bay, a complex marine and coastal system, provides insight into the problems that beset South African resource management in general and coastal zone management in particular. Problems of management result from the uncoordinated approach to the planning of development and the diffused control of resource utilization. The situation is unlikely to be improved through the imposition of various ad hoc restrictions on developments and exploitation rates alone. As with the whole of the South African coastal zone, a comprehensive co-ordinated management effort is needed, with boundaries, exploitation rates and development limitations based strictly on recognised ecological principles. This paper examines the options that exist for the formulation of an administrative structure for the management of False Bay and suggests that a co-ordinated management effort will contribute greatly towards the attainment of the maximum sustainable utilization of all its natural resources, to the best advantage of the greater society.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Environmental and Geographical Science

Year dc:date.issued

1982

Author dc:creator

• Malan, Justin George Steytler

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9936

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9936