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The making of apartheid in Springs : group areas and forced removals.Nieftagodien, Mohamed Noor January 1995 (has links)
Submitted for the degree of Master of Arts, History Department, University of the Witwatersrand / Andrew Chakane 2018
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The effects of prevailing attitudes to informal settlements on housing delivery in Cape TownNziweni, Andy Thabo January 2017 (has links)
Thesis (MTech (Architectural Technology))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. / Informal settlements are increasing in the cities of the global South in line with the rapid
rate of urbanisation that is taking place in countries of this region. The growth of informal
settlements in these countries has been exacerbated by factors that are unique to this
region, factors such as scarcity of resources, colonial legacies and rapid urbanisation.
Cape Town, a city that relates to the global South both in terms of geographical location
and socio-economic context, has also seen a rapid growth of informal settlements,
particularly in the last two decades. Like other cities in this region, Cape Town has
ambitions of being regarded as a global city. Global cities are modelled on cities of the
global North such as London, New York and Tokyo. Beyond the economic prestige that is
generally associated with the cities of the global North, the imagery that they conjure up
is also seen as an inspiration to be emulated by cities across the world, and it does not
include informal settlements. As such, informal settlements generate a host of attitudes.
Attitudes towards informal settlements don’t just emanate from political authorities, but
emanate from across the spectrum that constitutes inhabitants and interest groups in
these cities, including the creators of informal settlements themselves. These individuals
and interests, according to their social standing and thus influence, have varying degrees
of agency in the matters related to informal settlements. The aim in this study is to probe
the effect of these attitudes on housing delivery to the poor. Attitudes not only influence
the choice of what is regarded as the norm, but also how any entity that is regarded as
the ‘other’ is evaluated.
Almost without exception, cities that have been characterised by large numbers of
informal settlements have attempted, without success, to eradicate informal settlements
from their urban fabrics. An overarching assumption in this study is that the resilience of
informal settlements says something about their necessity, and the failure by some, to
recognise this necessity or the utilitarian value of informal settlements is influenced by
attitudes.
This research is done by first using a literature review to elucidate on:
• the social condition, that is, the phenomenon of informal settlements,
• the relevant theories applicable to the academic field the thesis is anchored in
(architecture) and other social orders impacting architecture such as modernism,
• the construct of attitudes and its impacts on beliefs, evaluations and perceptions
on the affect of objects.
The Joe Slovo informal settlement is then used as an analytic case study to investigate the
effects of attitudes on the dynamics that have seen the site being transformed into what
had been conceived as a prototype for transforming informal settlements to formal
housing. The study shows that such transformations, although often carried out in the
name of changing the lives of the inhabitants of informal settlements, do not necessarily
entail them remaining at the site post its transformation. In the case of Joe Slovo, it
actually resulted in a sizeable number of the original inhabitants being relocated to a new,
less favourable site.
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A critique on the implementation of the housing policy through housing projects as a means to alleviate homelessness and poverty in the Northern Province, with specific reference to the Mhinga Housing ProjectMutshinyali, I. P. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (M.Dev.) --University of the North, 2001 / Refer to document
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Post-occupancy evaluation of state-subsidised housing units in Kayamandi, StellenboschDarkwa, Irene 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MSc (Consumer Science)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / The South African government drafted a national housing policy in 1994. This policy is being implemented in terms of seven strategies. One of the housing strategies is to provide subsidy assistance to low-income groups to enable them to become home owners and improve their quality of life. The delivery of state-subsidised housing will help to reduce the housing backlog and to reach the goal of eradicating informal settlements by 2014. The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of housing satisfaction of residents in state-subsidised housing units.
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Perceptions and preferences on high density residential development in low-cost housing : a case study of LangaMadikane, Thulani 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MS en S)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The provision of low-cost housing constitutes one of South Africa's biggest challenges. As a
result, high density residential development, amid an ever increasing urban population in
South Africa, is seen as the answer to address the housing problems by the authorities. The
concept of densification presupposes, upon its implementation, the advantages of promoting
an integrated urban system, more economical use of land, a better quality of life for the
recipients, containing urban sprawl and the protection of the agricultural and natural
resources.
However, the application of the concept of high density development in low-cost housing has
been criticised for failing to fulfil its main objectives which are intended to better the lives of
the people. The hypothesis is that the concept of densification may impact negatively on the
quality of family living. As a result, the main objective of this study is to seek statistical data
which is related to quality of family living and to uncover the views and experiences of
household members.
To achieve this objective, a questionnaire, interviews and literature-based research method
was adopted in this study. In addition, built housing models complemented the questionnaire.
Since part of the government's high density development strategy is to expand the existing
townships, the Langa township in the Western Province was chosen to conduct the study.
The findings of this study revealed that the application of the concept of high density
development in Langa has resulted in situations of overcrowding and noise, a lack of privacy,
smaller housing structures and erven, a lack of space for children to play and adults to
socialise and regular clashes between the residents and the authorities regarding these issues.
Therefore, the hypothesis that although densification may have resulted in more housing units
being built whilst at the same time impacting negatively on the quality of family living has
been proven to be true by this study. However, this study has revealed the fact that although
there is nothing inherently wrong with the concept of densification, the problem lies with the
manner in which the concept is applied in South Africa. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die voorsiening van laekostebehuising vorm deel van Suid-Afrika se grootste uitdagings. Die
resultaat is dat die ontwikkeling van woongebiede met hoë digthede deur die owerhede
gesien word as een van die oplossings vir behuisingsprobleme van 'n steeds snelgroeiende
stedelike bevolking. Met die toepassing van die konsep van verdigting word daar veronderstel
dat die voordele van 'n geintegreerde stedelike stelsel, die ekonomiese gebruik van grond,
beter lewensgehalte vir burgers, die beperking van stedelike uitgestrektheid en die beskerming
van landbou- en natuurlike hulpbronne, verwesenlik sal word.
Die toepassing van die konsep van verdigting in laekostebehuising word egter gekritiseer
omdat dit tekortskiet in die primere doelwit wat daarop gemik is om die lewensgehalte van
burgers te bevorder. Die hipotese is dat die konsep van verdigting gesinslewe en daarby die
lewenskwaliteit van persone negatief kan beinvloed. Die doel van die studie is dus om
statistiese data wat verband hou met die gehalte van gesinslewe , in te win ten einde
sienswyses en ervarings van gesinne in laekoste woonbuurte te verwoord.
Om hierdie doelwit te bereik, is 'n vraelys, onderhoude en 'n literatuurgebaseerde
navorsingsmetode gevolg. Bykomende behuisingsmodelle het die vraelys gekomplementeer.
Aangesien die regering se verdigtingstrategie vir ontwikkeling ten doel het om bestaande
townships uit te brei, is Langa in die Wes-Kaap gekies as studiegebied.
Die bevindinge van die studie toon aan dat die implementering van die konsep van die
ontwikkeling van hoë digte, laekostebehuising oorbevolking en geraas, 'n gebrek aan
privaatheid, kleiner huisstrukture en erwe, 'n gebrek aan speelplek vir kinders en onvoldoende
plek vir volwassenes om te sosialiseer, teweeg gebring het - die toestande het tot gereelde
botsings tussen die inwoners en owerhede gelei.
Die studie bewys dus die hipotese dat hoewel verdigting tot die bou van meer
behuisingseenhede gelei het, dit ook 'n negatiewe impak op die gehalte van gesinslewe
meegebring het. Die studie bewys dat hoewel daar niks inherent met die konsep van
verdigting verkeerd is nie, die probleem Iê in die manier waarop die konsep binne Suid-Afrika
toegepas word.
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The role of community participation and community empowerment in the planning and delivery of low-income housing : an evaluation of housing project 59 in PaarlOosthuizen, Jolandie 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MS en S)--Stellenbosch University, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the past, the policy for the provision of low-cost housing was, by and large,
ineffective because apartheid planning spatially and economically marginalised
the majority. The disenfranchisement of the majority and social engineering
denied this majority any access and voice in shaping, or influencing the shape, of
their living environment. Today, there are various pieces of legislation that
emphasise and highlight the importance of community participation in
development planning. The concept of community participation has repeatedly
appeared in the literature as an approach that empowers people to take control
over their own lives. The involvement of people in all aspects of planning and
development programmes that affect them is a fundamental requirement for
sustainable development. Satisfying basic human needs in participatory,
empowering and sustainable formats is the essence of development.
The study is descriptive and issue-orientated, limiting itself to the understanding
of the process of community participation and empowerment in low-cost housing.
Interviews were conducted with 75 respondents from male- and female-headed
households, using a semi-structured questionnaire. The study records how
respondents participated in the shaping of their living environments, and the
extent to which they were/felt empowered by the housing delivery process. The findings suggest that participation contributed to empowerment, and an
overwhelming 91% of the sample were satisfied with their level of involvement in
the project. The findings of the study further indicates that, although there had
been some effort to involve the community as a whole, as well as individual
members in the project, the level of involvement, particularly of individuals, was
not satisfactory. Beneficiaries were given information regarding the housing
development and were offered opportunities to participate, but their views were
not taken into account during the design and implementation phases.
The recommendations provide some insights on how low-income housing
delivery can be made more participatory, empowering and sustainable. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In die verlede was die beleid oor lae-kostebehuising oneffektief, omdat
apartheidsbeplanning die meerderheid ruimtelik en ekonomies gemarginaliseer
het. Die ontburgering en die ruimtelike manipulasie van rasse het die
meerderheid enige toegang tot deelname in vorm, of beinvloeding van vorm, van
hulle eie omgewing ontsê. Tans bestaan daar 'n verskeidenheid van wetgewing
wat klem plaas op gemeenskapsdeelname in ontwikkelingsbeplanning en die
belangrikheid daarvan beklemtoon. Die begrip gemeenskapsdeelname het
verskeie kere in die literatuur voorgekom as 'n benadering wat mense bemagtig
om verantwoordelikheid vir hulle eie lewens te neem. Die betrokkenheid van
mense in alle aspekte van beplannings- en ontwikkelingsprogramme wat hulle
raak is 'n fundamentele vereiste van volhoubare ontwikkeling. Die bevrediging
van basiese menslike behoeftes binne 'n deelnemende, bemagtigende en
volhoubare konteks, is die essensie van ontwikkeling.
Die studie is beskrywend van aard en konteks qeorienteerd en word beperk tot 'n
verstaan van gemeenskapsdeelname en bemagtiging in die voorsiening van
laekostebehuising. Onderhoude is met 75 respondente van huishoudings
waarvan of 'n man of 'n vrou aan die hoof gestaan het gevoer deur middel van 'n
semigestruktureerde vraelys. Die studie meld hoe respondente deelgeneem het
in die vorming van hul leef omgewing, en die mate waartoe die respondente
bemagtig was/gevoel het deur die behuisings voorsienings proses. Die bevindinge suggereer dat deelname bygedra het tot bemagtiging, en dat 'n
indrukwekkende 91% van die steekproef tevrede was met hul deelname aan die
projek. Navorsing het verder gevind dat, alhoewel daar pogings aangewend is
om die gemeenskap as 'n geheel, en individueel, te betrek, deelname
onvoldoende was, veral op individuele vlak. Begunstigdes het inligting in verband
met die ontwikkeling ontvang en is die geleentheid gebied om deel te neem,
maar hul menings is nie in ag geneem tydens die ontwerp- en beplanningsfases
nie.
Die aanbevelings verskaf 'n paar insigte oor hoe die voorsiening van lae-koste
behuising meer deelnemend, bemagtigend en volhoubaar gemaak kan word.
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The reconstruction and development programme: housing delivery in Disteneng Township, Limpopo ProvinceModiba, Makgodu Dinah January 2017 (has links)
This research dissertation investigates the level of Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) housing delivery in Disteneng (Polokwane Extension 44) Township, Capricorn District: Limpopo Province. The post-apartheid South African Constitution indicates that the provision of basic services like formal housing is a basic right for all South Africans. In Limpopo Province and in particular, Disteneng (Polokwane Extension 44) Township, Capricorn District, there is still massive shortage of Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) housing for the poor, despite funding being made to address this need. Millions of poor families are suffering and are still living in shacks in informal settlements. There is a backlog in the provisioning of RDP housing delivery. Low cost housing projects have been identified in Limpopo Province to address the RDP housing delivery backlog. It takes time to complete RDP houses and the communities become impatient and frustrated. The quality of completed houses is often perceived to be of unacceptable standards. This study investigates the level of RDP housing delivery in Disteneng (Polokwane Extension 44) Township, Capricorn District: Limpopo Province. This study also identifies the challenges of RDP housing delivery experienced by Disteneng (Polokwane Extension 44) Township, Capricorn District: Limpopo Province. Recommendations with the view of resolving problems pertaining to Disteneng (Polokwane Extension 44) Township, Capricorn District: Limpopo Province are made. The findings from this research work identified significant challenges of RDP housing delivery experienced by Disteneng (Polokwane Extension 44) Township, Capricorn District: Limpopo Province which needs to be addressed. In its contribution, this study made recommendations with the view of resolving problems pertaining to Disteneng (Polokwane Extension 44) Township, Capricorn District: Limpopo Province. This study in conclusion, emphasizes the need to address RDP housing backlogs and ensure that RDP houses are of good quality and that the government and all South Africans have to join hands and collectively address the problems of RDP housing delivery in South Africa.
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Universal design for low-cost housing in South Africa : an exploratory study of emerging socio-technical issuesFransolet, Colette Ghislaine Claudine January 2015 (has links)
Thesis (MTech (Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. / Low-cost housing is always an important / a weighty topic for discussion in South Africa and the construction or occupation of such houses often makes media headlines. The media usually raises the negative aspects of such housing, for instance, the fact that these houses are sometimes poorly constructed, or that the administration systems for allocating such houses to their new owners are often faulty, or that physical access to them is limited, particularly for people with disabilities, and that social interactions among the inhabitants of these houses is often problematic. It therefore appears that the ‘design for all’ – or ‘Universal Design’ – approach has not been considered during the design phases of these developments. Although Universal Design is not a new concept, the South African National Building Regulations has a section specially for creating physical access, but it is not widely practiced or implemented in South Africa, let alone with the local housing sector. There is general lack of awareness, technical know-how for the implementation and a lack of enforceable penalties for non-compliance with this specific section of the Building Regulations (SANS 10400 Part S of 2011). This study aims to investigate some of the socio-technical issues that have arisen in the low-cost housing sector, by specifically focusing on informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa. During the period of apartheid, pre-1994, population groups in South Africa were segregated into separate residential areas; the aftermath of this is still prevalent, as is the continued exclusion of marginalized groups within the low-cost housing sector.
Data was collected through interviews with various people within the professional sector including Architects, experts in Universal Design and people from organisations that specialise in the planning/design/construction of low-cost Housing in Cape Town, focusing on the lack of a more community orientated design approach that utilises the principles of Universal Design as well as Universal Access building audits. Such audits were conducted on houses and communities that were constructed prior to 2004, on houses and communities that were designed and constructed after the passing of the Breaking New Ground (BNG) policy (2010), as well as on proposed new housing designs that were being considered for the future construction. The audits looked at general circulation spaces, community involvement, sustainability and means of construction. On the basis of these highlighted elements, in conjunction with the tender requirements of low-cost housing, and the findings of the interviews / National Research Foundation
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The effectiveness of quality assurance systems towards delivering low-cost housing in Cape Town South AfricaNgquba, Vuyo January 2017 (has links)
Thesis (MTech (Construction Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. / The study investigates the effectiveness of quality assurance systems in the delivery of low-cost houses in Cape Town South Africa.
As an endeavor to deliver adequate social housing in Cape Town‟s disadvantaged and underdeveloped communities, the study is aimed at ensuring that National Housing Code as set by Department of Human Settlement concerning the overall resultant quality of houses constructed is adhered to. There are several studies on resultant quality and quality assurance of low-cost houses (LCH) in the entire country, of which skill inadequacy has been highlighted as the major concern. This is because of the sluggish improvement in quality of the low-cost houses constructed. However, skill inadequacy of construction workers has been reported in developed and developing countries, and consequently poorly impacts on the delivery of low-cost house construction projects. The human resource (labour) is the significant tool to adequate use of materials and plant for the achievement of the project objectives.
The study identified six objectives directed towards establishing an instrument that will ensure appropriate application of quality assurance systems in the delivery of low-cost house construction, hence improving the resultant quality of low-cost houses being constructed. The first objective identifies the existence, prevalence and depth of the poor resultant quality in low-cost housing areas; the second objective identifies the quality assurance systems in current use in construction of low-cost housing; the third objective evaluates the extent to which the existing quality assurance systems used assist in current low-cost housing construction; the fourth objective evaluates the effectiveness of quality assurance systems in current use; and fifth objective determines whether the poor resultant quality is the consequence of poor application of the system or the lack of knowledge from the professionals involved. Finally, the last objective is to establish the mechanism to ensure the effective use of quality assurance systems in the construction of low-cost houses.
The research adopted a mixed methodological approach, with a use of quantitative questionnaires completed by beneficiaries and structured qualitative interviews conducted with the building inspectors, contractor and designer. The research questionnaires were designed to understand the perceptions of beneficiaries on the day to day structural performance of their houses. The structured interviews were designed to understand the knowledge of building inspectors, the contractor and the designer about the quality assurance systems and their applications in the delivery of low-cost houses, In the main study, one hundred (100) questionnaires were administered and hand- delivered to all three areas identified as Delft, Khayelitsha and Langa. Seventy three (73) questionnaires (73%) were duly completed, returned and analysed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.
The key findings included the use of unskilled workmanship, limited knowledge of quality assurance systems by the building inspector, contractor and designer, and inappropriate procurement systems as well as benchmarking used. This thesis is both theoretical and practical research and is limited to books relevant to quality assurance and quality of low-cost houses and data retrieved from interviews and questionnaire surveys. The selection criteria for inspectors should incorporate skill in quality assurance. The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) criteria for appointment of contractors to carry on works should not be just a saying but also be put into practice. It should also at least refer to three previous completed projects to ensure the profile of the contractor is in accordance with the statutory requirements of NHBRC.
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Beneficiaries’ perspective on the contribution of social grants to alleviating poverty in an informal settlementSibanda, Simelinkosi 22 October 2014 (has links)
M.A. (Social Work) / Poverty is perceived by various authors to bea challenge in African countries, including South Africa. O’Brien and Mazibuko (1998, p. 140) state that poverty “is characterised by a host of factors, including under-nutrition, unemployment, illiteracy, and unequal and poor access to health, housing, education and decision-making resources”. The above-mentioned authors state that these factors both result from and perpetuate poverty. According to Rogerson (1996), the effects of poverty are seen more among the black communities, and there is more poverty in the informal settlements compared to other residential areas. After 1994, one of the South African government’s key priorities was to eradicate poverty and the focus was on the improvement of the standard of living and quality of life for all South Africans. Various strategies and policies were then introduced in order to alleviate poverty, one of them beingthe introduction of social assistance (Ellis, 2011, pp. 63-72). According to Triegaardt and Patel (2005), social security in the developing countries, including South Africa, is very important for poverty reduction and ensuring a basic minimum standard of living for the people. The above-mentioned authors also emphasise that there is a need for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of social assistance as this will help to ascertainif the programme is making any contribution to the lives of the people and to help keep up with the changing environment. This study focused on the contribution of social grants to alleviating poverty in an informal settlement. The research study aimed to assess the beneficiaries’ perspectives on the contribution of social grants to alleviating poverty in an informal settlement. Some of the objectives of the study were to explore the perspectives of social grant beneficiaries in Angelo informal settlement on the role of social grants in their lives and to describe how social grant beneficiaries in Angelo informal settlement understand the impact of social grants on their poverty-stricken conditions. This qualitative study was exploratory and descriptive in nature. Ten individual semistructured interviews were conducted in the Angelo informal settlement using an interview schedule. Themes were used to categorise and analyse data. The findings indicated that social grants play a great role in alleviating poverty in an informal...
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