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978 1 77582 083 3 978 1 48511 569 4 2016
512 PAGES
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R589.00 R589.00
UPGRADING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
A partnership-based approach
LR CIROLIA, T GÖRGENS, M VAN DONK, W SMIT & S DRIMIE (EDITORS)
At the end of apartheid the South African state launched a large-scale Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP), which included the provision of ‘free housing’ to the poor – known commonly as ‘RDP housing’. There is overwhelming evidence that this programme has largely failed and the idea of upgrading informal settlements rather than eradicating them has slowly gained traction in South Africa.
A more incremental and participatory housing delivery model is necessary, using a more plural, responsive and adaptive approach which responds to the challenges of the informal city. A range of innovative upgrading practices are emerging, among them partnerships between NGOs, local municipalities and communities to address upgrading challenges. This book captures the current successes and challenges of informal settlement upgrading initiatives in South Africa and seeks to inspire sustainable and transformative upgrading practice.
SUITABLE FOR
• Students and academics in Housing, Governance, Urban Studies, Informality, Southern Cities, Development Studies, Security and Social Welfare.
• Urban planners and policy-makers, government officials, urban and development consultants, NGOs, politicians.
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