The Development Planning and
Urban Management Department
Urban Management Department
The departmental structure
The department has five directorates:
Because of the nature of the department's work, it relies heavily on other City departments - as well as on municipal-owned utilities, agencies and corporatised entities - to carry out its functions. The department also cooperates with adjoining municipalities to ensure coherent policies across administrative boundaries. |
An Overview
Johannesburg's long-term strategy, outlined in the Joburg 2030 document, sets out goals for the city - including reducing urban sprawl, improving bylaw enforcement, creating a well-defined north-south and east-west development axis, improving sectoral clustering and fostering a well-defined urban boundary.
These goals directly influence the work of the City's department of Development Planning and Urban Management, which has as its vision for Johannesburg "a spatial form and functionality that embraces the principles of integration, efficiency and sustainability, and realises tangible increases in accessibility, amenity, opportunities and quality of life for all communities, especially the poor".
The department is the key to spatial and settlement transformation within Johannesburg, creating:
- a city with an urban form that is efficient, sustainable and accessible;
- a city with a quality urban environment providing for integrated and sustainable settlements and well-designed urban spaces;
- an appropriate and efficient land use system that facilitates investment and continuous regeneration;
- effective urban management to ensure maintenance of appropriate standards of safety, cleanliness and orderliness across the city; and
- an efficient and affective spatial information service that meets the standards of a world class African city.
