Phase 2: Basic Product
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Basic organisation
Output
Households that are allocated to the land are organised into a (semi-) formal structure with rules that are represented by a democratic committee.
Summary
Households agree on rules to govern their organisation, and elect a committee to represent their needs throughout the MLS process.
Key decisions
- What organisational forms will be found at the block scale?
- Who will represent the community at the block scale?
Visit Organising for more information and discussion on this topic.
Basic planning / demarcation
Output Summary
Plots within the block are demarcated on the ground and on a plan in a way that represents both community and government needs.
Action summary
The developer, with the support of planners and others, working in a participative manner with households allocated to the plots (if they are available), plans where the plots will go in the block and/ or demarcates plots on the ground.
Key decisions
- Where will the roads and open space be provided within the blocks?
- Where will the households plots be located within the block?
- Who will do the basic planning and plot demarcation and what support will they get from whom?
Visit Land and Planning for more information and discussion on this topic.
Basic tenure
Output summary
Households have basic tenure security.
Action summary
The developer, working in a participatory and transparent manner, arranges for households to get tenure security, with evidence kept by both household and local authority, that outlines clear rules on what tenure rights and responsibilities are involved.
Key decisions
- Who will manage/ administer the local tenure system? (The community, municipality, or other?)
- Who will keep what evidence of tenure?
- What local rules will apply – roles and responsibilities/ rights and obligations?
- What procedure will be used for administering tenure?
Visit Tenure for more information and discussion on this topic.
Basic services
Output summary
Households have access to a basic level of services.
Action summary
The developer provides a basic level of services (water, sanitation, roads, storm water, electricity, refuse removal, etc)) prior to or immediately after households move onto the land.
Key decisions
- What level and quality of services will be provided?
- Where will these services be located?
- When will these services be provided?
- Who will provide the services?
- Where will the money come from to provide the services?
Visit Services and Facilities for more information and discussion on this topic.
Basic facilities
Output summary
Households have access to basic set of facilities.
Action summary
The developer provides a basic set of facilities (community hall, open space, post, fire, etc) at the neighbourhood level prior to or immediately after households move onto the land.
Key decisions
- What set of facilities will be provided?
- To what level will these facilities be provided?
- Where will these facilities be located?
- When will facilities be provided?
- Who will provide the facilities?
- Where will the money come from to provide these services?
- What plans for on-going management and maintenance will be put in place?
Visit Services and Facilities for more information and discussion on this topic.
Basic access
Output
Household have access to local public transport nodes (from which they can access opportunities at the municipal scale) and environment pedestrian friendly.
Summary actions
Municipality provides local public service facilities like taxi bays and bus stops. Municipality and/ or developer provide pedestrianisation facilities.
Key decisions
- What local public transport facilities will be provided? (buss stop shelter, taxi stops spaces, etc.)
- Who will pay for pedestrinisation?
Visit Access for more information and discussion on this topic.
Basic financing
Output
Finance is secured for provision of basic products.
Summary actions
Appropriate role-players (developer, municipality, community, etc.) secure funding (state, private, community) for basic products (tenure, services, organisation, etc).
Key decisions
- Who will secure finance?
- What will finance be needed for?
- What type of finance will be secured?
Visit Financing for more information and discussion on this topic.
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