Chapter 8: A View on South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Coast: Stressors and Coastal Management

South Africa has some of the finest beaches in the world, encompassing a pristine coastal stretch of Cape Vidal in KwaZulu-Natal to the Eastern Cape’s famous wild coast, from the penguin colony of Boulders beach to sun-drenched Camps Bay in the Western Cape. The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South Africa, also known as the “garden province,” is an extravagant and enticing destination flanked by the warm Indian Ocean on the east and soaring peaks to the west. The province stretches from Port Edward in the south to the borders of Swaziland and Mozambique to the north

Overcoming the factors inhibiting the mainstreaming of gender into spatial planning policy in the United Kingdom

This paper investigates why gender is not being effectively mainstreamed into the work of local planning authorities in the UK. It discusses means whereby this reluctance might be overcome. Research undertaken for the Royal Town Planning Institute is drawn upon to illustrate the situation. Whilst generic mainstreaming is widespread, it predominantly relates to personnel matters and social policy issues; but there is little evidence of the mainstreaming of gender issues into spatial policy. Factors that hinder progress are identified at central and local government levels. Drawing on principles from a gender mainstreaming toolkit, developed as part of the research, key stages and components of the planning process are identified through which gender might be more successfully mainstreamed into substantive spatial policy. © 2005 The Editors of Urban Studies