Summary
| Date | 01 October 1958 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1002/j.1099-162X.1958.tb01185.x |
| Published date | 01 October 1958 |
Summary
SECTION
XIV
URBAN
STABILIZATION
Historical
I.
Towns first
attract
migrant
labourers, whose presence
make
economic
expansion possible while preserving the social security afforded by tribalism
(paras. 5
and
6).
2.
The
migrant
labour
system is, however, disruptive of tribal society
and
proves
an
increasingly uneconomic source
of
labour
as the "division of
labour"
develops (para. 7).
3. A
gradual
change from the
migrant
labour
system to
urban
stabilization
is inevitable
and
desirable
both
for economic reasons
and
social reasons (para. 8).
4. An essential
complement
to
urban
stabilization is
rural
economic develop-
ment
and
rural
stabilization;
but
these processes will leave a considerable
residue of
poor
persons, whose existence will raise serious problems (para. 9)'
5. Nevertheless, a
gradual
move towards
urban
stabilization
and
a
greater
division of
labour
is essential for the sound
advancement
of
the
territories
and
for all communities in them,
and
should be encouraged (para. 10).
6. We conclude
that
the
aim
should be the creation of integrated
urban
communities
with
all participating in all aspects of town life,
and
proceed
to consider how conditions favourable to stable, integrated
urban
communities
can
be
created
(paras. 11-14).
TOWN
PLANNING
7.
Town
development should be
planned
with
areas where different building
standards
prevail. Full supervision will especially be necessary in
the
highest
density areas where low
standards
are
permitted.
Minimum
services
are
discussed (paras. 15-17).
8. Ideally, residence in different zones should
not
be controlled by racial
criteria;
but
this ideal
cannot
be
attained
at once in some territories (paras.
18-20).
9. All aspects
of
urban
development including particularly
the
human
aspect
should be co-ordinated by one authority, or a committee,
under
one ministry;
and
there
should be a
central
planning
authority
to co-ordinate
urban
and
rural
development (para. 21).
LAND
TENURE
10.
The
system
of
land
tenure
in
urban
and
peri-urban
areas should provide
certainty, security,
and
facilities which will enabledealings to be effected quickly,
simply
and
cheaply,
and
generally avoid racial discrimination in
the
grant
of
leases,
though
some protection of the economically weak is still necessary
(paras. 22-25).
II.
Land
in
peri-urban
areas should be
adjudicated
and
recorded wherever
possible (para. 26).
12. As a general rule
the
length ofleases
granted
in high density areas should
approximate
to
the
life
of
buildings. We
point
to
the
advantage
of all leases in
23°
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