The Challenge Of Informal Settlement Upgrading

Author : Ehebrecht, Daniel
Publisher : Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783869563008

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The challenge of informal settlement upgrading by Ehebrecht, Daniel Pdf

Despite its many challenges and limitations the concept of in situ upgrading of informal settlements has become one of the most favoured approaches to the housing crisis in the ‘Global South’. Due to its inherent principles of incremental in situ development, prevention of relocations, protection of local livelihoods and democratic participation and cooperation, this approach is often perceived to be more sustainable than other housing approaches that often rely on quantitative housing delivery and top down planning methodologies. While this study does not question the benefits of the in situ upgrading approach, it seeks to identify problems of its practical implementation within a specific national and local context. The study discusses the origin and importance of this approach on the basis of a review of international housing policy development and analyses the broader political and social context of the incorporation of this approach into South African housing policy. It further uses insights from a recent case study in Cape Town to determine complications and conflicts that can arise when applying in situ upgrading of informal settlements in a complex local context. On that basis benefits and limitations of the in situ upgrading approach are specified and prerequisites for its successful implementation formulated.

Author : Liza Rose Cirolia,Tristan Görgens,Mirjan van Donk,Warren Smit,Scott Drimie
Publisher : Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781775820833

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Upgrading Informal Settlements in South Africa by Liza Rose Cirolia,Tristan Görgens,Mirjan van Donk,Warren Smit,Scott Drimie Pdf

More than 1.2 million households in South Africa live in informal settlements, without access to adequate shelter, services or secure tenure. There has been a gradual shift to upgrading these informal settlements in recent years, and there have been some innovative experiments. Upgrading Informal Settlements in South Africa: a partnership-based approach examines the successes and challenges of informal settlement upgrading initiatives in South Africa and contextualises these experiences within global debates about informal settlement upgrading and urban transformation. The book discusses: · The South African informal settlement upgrading agenda from local, national and international perspectives · South African ‘city experiences’ with informal housing and upgrading · The role of partnerships, actors and capabilities in pursuing an incremental upgrading agenda · Tools, instruments and methodologies for incremental upgrading · Implications of the upgrading agenda for the transformation of cities The book has been written and edited by a wide range of practitioners and researchers from government, NGOs, the private sector and academia. It covers theory and practice and represents a vast accumulated body of housing experience in South Africa.

Author : Marie Huchzermeyer,Aly Karam
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1919713948

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Informal Settlements by Marie Huchzermeyer,Aly Karam Pdf

Informal settlements are a shameful feature of poverty and inherited inequalities in South Africa. Defined in this book as 'settlements of the urban poor developed through the unauthorised occupation of land', they are regarded by many as unhealthy and overcrowded blights on the urban landscape 'squatter camps' in common parlance. Yet census data tell us that 16.4% of households across the country live in informal settlements, mostly in urban areas where an insecure foothold on the land enables these households to access the economic opportunities, social and economic networks and basic amenities that are essential to their survival.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : UN-HABITAT
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic data processing
ISBN : 9211314364

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Putting the Urban Poor on the Map by Anonim Pdf

"This publication presents a methodology for participative informal settlement upgrading with the support of information technology, the result of research and development activities carried out by UNCHS (Habitat) and a group of partners. Examining a number of experiences in the field, and through direct support to specific tool development activities, Habitat aims to consolidate a wealth of practical and field experiences into a methodological framework. The methodology refers to the project preparation phase, including community involvement protocols, and the information management system related to it. This methodology should be seen as a practical reference framework for programme managers and officials involved in designing and managing settlement upgrading projects and should assist policy makers and external support agencies in policy formulation and resource allocation. It will also provide a technical background to the Global Campaigns for Secure Tenure and for Good Urban Governance that UNCHS (Habitat) is launching in the year 2000"--p. 3.

Author : Peter Ngau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Housing policy
ISBN : 9966166203

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Approaches to Informal Settlement Upgrading in East Africa by Peter Ngau Pdf

Author : Edesio Fernandes
Publisher : Lincoln Inst of Land Policy
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1558442022

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Regularization of Informal Settlements in Latin America by Edesio Fernandes Pdf

In large Latin American cities the number of dwellings in informal settlements ranges from one-tenth to one-third of urban residences. These informal settlements are caused by low income, unrealistic urban planning, lack of serviced land, lack of social housing, and a dysfunctional legal system. The settlements develop over time and some have existed for decades, often becoming part of the regular development of the city, and therefore gaining rights, although usually lacking formal titles. Whether they are established on public or private land, they develop irregularly and often do not have critical public services such as sanitation, resulting in health and environmental hazards. In this report from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, author Edesio Fernandes, a lawyer and urban planner from Latin America, studies the options for regularization of the informal settlements. Regularization is looked at through established programs in both Peru and Brazil, in an attempt to bring these settlements much needed balance and improvement. In Peru, based on Hernando de Soto's theory that tenure security triggers development and increases property value, from 1996 to 2006, 1.5 million freehold titles were issued at a cost of $64 per household. This did result in an increase of property values by about 25 percent, making the program cost effective. Brazil took a much broader and more costly approach to regularization by not only titling the land, but improving public services, job creation, and community support structures. This program in Brazil has had a cost of between $3,500 to $5,000 per household and has affected a much lower percent of the population. The report offers recommendations for improving regularization policy and identifies issues that must be addressed, such as collecting data with baseline figures to get a true evaluation of the benefit of programs established. Also, it shows that each individual informal settlement must have a customized plan, as a single approach will not work for each settlement. There is a need to include both genders for long-term effectiveness and to find ways to make the regularization self-sustaining financially. Any program must be closely monitored to insure the conditions are improved for the marginalized, as well as be sure it is not causing new informal settlements to be established.

Author : Liza Rose Cirolia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : City planning
ISBN : 1485115698

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Upgrading Informal Settlements in South Africa by Liza Rose Cirolia Pdf

"Informal settlements are a pressing urban challenge in South Africa and elsewhere in the world. ... What would a progressive upgrading agenda for informal settlements entail, and how could it be achieved? In [this book] ... the editors argue that approaches which are participatory and incremental offer possibilities that are both radical and attainable. This agenda departs substantially from conventional housing delivery models, requiring a reassembling of policies, programming, practices and--most importantly--power. The 26 chapters of this book are written by researchers and practitioners from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, and explore various aspects of participatory and incremental upgrading. They cover a wide range of topics, from alternative infrastructure technologies to redesigned fiscal frameworks."--Back cover.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Programme
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029493165

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Informal Settlement Upgrading by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eva Schwab
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781787147683

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Spatial Justice and Informal Settlements by Eva Schwab Pdf

Spatial Justice and Informal Settlements links the discourses of informal urbanism with spatial justice in the context of in situ governmental programmes oriented around public open space and designed to upgrade informal settlements in Latin America.

Author : S. Tsenkova,United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe
Publisher : UN
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9211170052

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Self-made Cities by S. Tsenkova,United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe Pdf

"This book describes how more than 50 million people in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region have come to live in informal settlements and examines the main characteristics of the phenomenon."--Publisher's description.

Author : J. J. McCarthy,Tim Quinlan,Sugen Pillay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : City planning
ISBN : 1874961123

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Planning and Sustainability by J. J. McCarthy,Tim Quinlan,Sugen Pillay Pdf

Author : David Gouverneur
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317658931

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Planning and Design for Future Informal Settlements by David Gouverneur Pdf

This is the first book to address future informal settlements at the global scale. It argues that to foster favourable conditions for the sustainable evolution of future informal cities, planners must consider the same issues that are paramount in formal urban developments, such as provision of: balanced land uses energy efficiency and mobility water management and food sufficiency governance and community participation productivity and competitiveness identity and sense of place Planning and Design for Future Informal Settlements makes a call for responsible action to address the urban challenges of the developing world, suggesting that the vitality of informality, coupled with spatial design and good management, can support the efficient use of resources in better places to live. The book analyses the strengths and weaknesses of informal urbanism and the challenges faced by the fast growing cities of the developing world. Through case studies, it demonstrates the contributions and limitations of different attempts to plan ahead for urban growth, from the creation of formal housing and urban infrastructures for self-built dwellings to the improvement of existing informal settlements. It provides a robust framework for planners and designers, policy-makers, NGOs and local governments working to improve living conditions in developing cities.

Author : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136554759

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The Challenge of Slums by United Nations Human Settlements Programme Pdf

The Challenge of Slums presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems and prospects. Using a newly formulated operational definition of slums, it presents estimates of the number of urban slum dwellers and examines the factors at all level, from local to global, that underlie the formation of slums as well as their social, spatial and economic characteristics and dynamics. It goes on to evaluate the principal policy responses to the slum challenge of the last few decades. From this assessment, the immensity of the challenges that slums pose is clear. Almost 1 billion people live in slums, the majority in the developing world where over 40 per cent of the urban population are slum dwellers. The number is growing and will continue to increase unless there is serious and concerted action by municipal authorities, governments, civil society and the international community. This report points the way forward and identifies the most promising approaches to achieving the United Nations Millennium Declaration targets for improving the lives of slum dwellers by scaling up participatory slum upgrading and poverty reduction programmes. The Global Report on Human Settlements is the most authoritative and up-to-date assessment of conditions and trends in the world's cities. Written in clear language and supported by informative graphics, case studies and extensive statistical data, it will be an essential tool and reference for researchers, academics, planners, public authorities and civil society organizations around the world.

Author : Economic Commission for Europe
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789210046992

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Guidelines for the Formalization of Informal Constructions by Economic Commission for Europe Pdf

This publication is a brief, practical and easy-to-read guide, explaining how to structure a programme for the formalization of informal constructions. It shows how to do this in an affordable, reliable, inclusive and timely manner so that governments can meet the Sustainable development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and implement the New Urban Agenda. The focus is on the formalization process itself, but there are also descriptions of the preparatory work needed to analyze problem magnitude, as well as how to find political acceptance, identify post-formalization factors, and identify the root problems that cause future informality. The causes of informal development include rapid urbanization, lack of affordable housing, poverty, internal migration, conflicts, marginalization, natural disasters, cumbersome authorization processes, serious weaknesses in the private sector, and corruption. Sometimes society’s most vulnerable groups use it to “move-up” from poverty, sometimes people desiring better housing use extra-legal processes to avoid flaws in existing land-market legal systems. These factors often lead to more inspections, bureaucracy, penalties, fees and sometimes even imprisonment. When the causes are systemic, these measures are more likely to exacerbate than resolve the problem. This guide will assist in all aspects of the informal construction formalization process, to the benefit of inhabitants, governments and stake holders.

Author : Mark Swilling,Ben Sebitosi,Ruenda Loots
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781920338558

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Sustainable Stellenbosch by Mark Swilling,Ben Sebitosi,Ruenda Loots Pdf

"Stellenbosch faces the same challenges that most South African urban areas face: rapid urbanisation, sluggish economic growth, growing inequalities, unsustainable use of natural resources, deteriorating biodiversity, social problems, unhealthy living, insecure supplies of healthy food, degrading soils, infrastructure backlogs and inadequate urban planning. At the same time, Stellenbosch has tremendous potential. It brings together in one beautiful place extra-ordinary intellectual capacity, social diversity, financial resources, creative potential, high value eco-systems, spiritual energy and some of South Africa's most vibrant grassroots social movements in its poorest areas. The brief given to the writers was to examine the current challenges and discuss what needs to change in the way we think about these challenges to ensure more positive and sustainable long-term outcomes. This is, therefore, a contribution that aims to further open up and widen recent dialogues about the future that Stellenbosch deserves"--Back cover.