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    2016
512 pages
Soft cover
Print: 978 1 77582 083 3 Web pdf: 978 1 48511 569 4 World rights available R589.00 / $50.00 / £40.95 BISAC: SOC042000
BIC: JFFB
 URBAN STUDIES
Upgrading Informal Settlements
in South Africa
Pursuing a partnership-based approach
Editors: L Cirolia, T Görgens, M van Donk, W Smit & S Drimie
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.
 





















































































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