A developmental appraisal of the Midlands State University(MSU) relocation to Zvishavane
This study sought to assess the developmental impacts of MSU relocation to Zvishavane community. MSU’s relocation is derived from the idea of expansion and growth of the University to obtain quality tertiary education reaching throughout Zimbabwe, as a result of adoption of multi campus concept. The...
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| description | This study sought to assess the developmental impacts of MSU relocation to Zvishavane community. MSU’s relocation is derived from the idea of expansion and growth of the University to obtain quality tertiary education reaching throughout Zimbabwe, as a result of adoption of multi campus concept. The study unearthed the social, economic and environmental impacts that were brought about as a result of the relocation. Whenever a developmental activity is done, there are always negative and positive impacts associated, thus the relocation of MSU to Zvishavane has impacts on both the university and the recipient town socially there are impacts on health, accommodation and education, such areas have negative impacts especially on MSU students and staff. On the economic side, positive changes were brought about on areas such infrastructure development, employment creation, the establishment of small scale business by local people, increase in scales for local large and small scale businesses. However the environment was affected negatively through increase in dumping sites |
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| spelling | ir-11408-20052022-06-27T13:49:04Z A developmental appraisal of the Midlands State University(MSU) relocation to Zvishavane Marufu, Tatenda V. Developmental impacts This study sought to assess the developmental impacts of MSU relocation to Zvishavane community. MSU’s relocation is derived from the idea of expansion and growth of the University to obtain quality tertiary education reaching throughout Zimbabwe, as a result of adoption of multi campus concept. The study unearthed the social, economic and environmental impacts that were brought about as a result of the relocation. Whenever a developmental activity is done, there are always negative and positive impacts associated, thus the relocation of MSU to Zvishavane has impacts on both the university and the recipient town socially there are impacts on health, accommodation and education, such areas have negative impacts especially on MSU students and staff. On the economic side, positive changes were brought about on areas such infrastructure development, employment creation, the establishment of small scale business by local people, increase in scales for local large and small scale businesses. However the environment was affected negatively through increase in dumping sites 2017-06-12T13:14:29Z 2017-06-12T13:14:29Z 2016-06 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/2005 en open Midlands State University |
| spellingShingle | Developmental impacts Marufu, Tatenda V. A developmental appraisal of the Midlands State University(MSU) relocation to Zvishavane |
| title | A developmental appraisal of the Midlands State University(MSU) relocation to Zvishavane |
| title_full | A developmental appraisal of the Midlands State University(MSU) relocation to Zvishavane |
| title_fullStr | A developmental appraisal of the Midlands State University(MSU) relocation to Zvishavane |
| title_full_unstemmed | A developmental appraisal of the Midlands State University(MSU) relocation to Zvishavane |
| title_short | A developmental appraisal of the Midlands State University(MSU) relocation to Zvishavane |
| title_sort | developmental appraisal of the midlands state university(msu) relocation to zvishavane |
| topic | Developmental impacts |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11408/2005 |
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