http://hdl.handle.net/11189/583 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:53:20 GMT 2026-08-12T10:53:20Z http://hdl.handle.net/11189/1806 Title: Community participation – A necessary element of community development projects Authors: Khan, Z; Haupt, Theodore C. Abstract: This article presents a number of important findings of a research project evaluating the importance of community participation in infrastructure delivery in the Western Cape. There is an emerging trend in South Africa that recognises that development is much more than the expansion of income and wealth and that economic growth is not enough. The focus is increasingly on human development. Participation in the development process must allow the members of the communities to use their own views and convictions to address specific conditions and problems prevailing in their community. In addition, participation must be acknowledged as a voluntary process that influences the direction and execution of community development projects in contrast to communities merely being consulted or receiving project benefits. The emerging participatory paradigm suggests two perspectives. The first consists of substantively involving local people in the selection, design, planning and implementation of programmes and projects that will affect them. The second is to make more continuous and comprehensive feedback an integral part of development activities. This paper reviews community participation and its importance in the delivery of development projects. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11189/1806 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11189/1805 Title: Construction management experiential learning: Views of employers and University of Technology Academics Authors: Fester, FC; Haupt, Theodore C. Abstract: Academic curriculum change in the main is driven by policy, industry or faculty. In South Africa, several policy initiatives are directed at influencing changes to the curriculum. The White Paper on Transformation of Higher Education (Republic of South Africa. Department of Education, 1997) stresses the challenge to redress past inequalities and to “transform the higher education system” to serve a new social order, to meet pressing needs, and to respond to new realities and opportunities. Institutions serving the higher education sector have a major role to play in providing the technological and business capability to underpin modern industrial and services development (Frain, 1992). Construction management education at South African Universities is delivered via either a co-operative learning programme or a full academic programme. This article presents findings of research into the views of employers and academics of value that experiential learning adds to the construction management programmes. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11189/1805 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11189/1775 Title: The cost of construction accidents: An exploratory study Authors: Pillay, K; Haupt, Theodore C. Abstract: This paper presents the results of a study to establish the actual accumulated costs of construction related health and safety accidents given that occupational accidents and their associated costs are a serious concern, fundamentally for management and the construction industry at large. Further, accidents have huge cost implications that potentially affect not only overall project performance but the sustainability of the enterprise. The study builds on the premise that all accidents are preventable, accompanied by positive performance impacts and outcomes. The findings of a pilot study are presented in this paper. They suggest that the costs of accidents are under calculated and in reality only represent the figurative “tip of the iceberg.” Description: Proceedings of the CIB W99 14th International Conference on Evolution of and Directions in Construction Safety and Health, pp. 456-464 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11189/1775 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11189/1774 Title: The cost of construction accidents: A pragmatic study Authors: Pillay, K; Haupt, Theodore C. Abstract: The health and safety performance of the construction industry as a whole and the associated accident costs to the industry are unacceptable. The concurrent costs of construction related accidents and fatalities are considerable. The economic benefits or costs of construction health and safety accidents are seldom analyzed or considered within the South African industry as this information is largely unknown and therefore unspecified. If the true costs of construction accidents are established; then only can the industry make informed decisions regarding alleviation and mitigation. Description: The Built Environment 3, Proceedings of the 3rd Built Environment Conference, Cape Town, July 6-8, pp. 268-283 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11189/1774 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z