Generating an improved quality of informal housing in Mamelodi, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorPeeters, Nele
dc.contributor.authorOsman, Amira
dc.date.accessioned2008-02-27T07:58:34Z
dc.date.available2008-02-27T07:58:34Z
dc.date.issued2005-09-26
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dc.description.abstractHuman settlements play a central role in determining the progress of a country; housing is an indicator of wealth or poverty. In developing countries, satisfactory housing is often the exception to the rule. The people living in poor conditions are not merely a marginalized part of the population but the vast majority. This housing poverty is best exemplified by the sprawling slums and informal settlements on the peripheries of almost every city and town. In this paper, a proposition for the improvement of housing quality in one of these informal settlements is made, thus focusing on the poor and informal housing situation of the 1.2 billion people worldwide who are living in poverty – with particular reference to the situation in South Africa. Despite restricted opportunities squatters form an unrecognized, unexploited economic base. The transformation of informal settlements into quality neighbourhoods with socio-economic strength, will not only benefit the target population but will also strengthen society as a whole. This approach supports current policy directions in South Africa, with a view to “in-situ” upgrading of squatter settlements rather than demolishing and relocation and is also supported by global agreements and approaches such as the Millennium Development Goals. Pro-poor policies mean that all efforts are being directed towards a large percentage of the population that is at present being excluded from environmental and economical developments. Thus, this paper starts by identifying the context, analysing current building techniques and proceeds to offer a proposal of how to develop shacks (or zozos) as they are being constructed in the township of Mamelodi in Pretoria, South Africa.en
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dc.identifier.citationPeeters,N. & Osman,A 2005. 'Generating an improved quality of informal housing in Mamelodi, South Africa'. XXXIII IAHS: World Congress on Housing, Transforming Housing Environments through Design, Pretoria, South Africa, 27-30 September, 2005. 10p.en
dc.identifier.isbn1-86854-627-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/4596
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIAHS World Congress on Housing
dc.rightsCopyright shared by: International Association for Housing science, Coral Gables/Maimi, Florida 33134, USA and University of Pretoria.en
dc.subjectInformal housingen
dc.subjectShack qualityen
dc.subjectGenerative systemen
dc.subjectMamelodien
dc.subjectSouth Africaen
dc.subject.lcshHousing -- Resident satisfactionen
dc.subject.lcshSquatter settlements -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshHousing -- Health aspectsen
dc.subject.lcshHousing development -- South Africaen
dc.titleGenerating an improved quality of informal housing in Mamelodi, South Africaen
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