Upgrading informal housing units: preliminary evidence from Sejake Square
A fierce debate has prevailed until the present time as to just what role low-income households can play in providing their own housing environment. The main question is whether it can be assumed that low-income households should be held responsible for their housing needs, or whether the state sho...
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2003-01-01
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A fierce debate has prevailed until the present time as to just what role low-income households can play in providing their own housing environment. The main question is whether it can be assumed that low-income households should be held responsible for their housing needs, or whether the state should be more actively involved in providing housing for these households. In this paper it is argued, by means of a literature overview as well as empirical evidence from Sejake Square, that low-income households, given the right environment, are in fact actively involved in upgrading their informal housing units to better, more formal units. The two most prominent aspects that play a role in this regard are the period of residence and the size of the household in the area. The availability of funding also plays a role in formalisation. The conclusion reached in this paper is that government could consider providing only the infrastructure, and leaving the construction of housing units to low-income households.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3235833461344f5aae950695081b1a4f2024-03-07T11:14:10ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Academica0587-24052415-04792003-01-011Upgrading informal housing units: preliminary evidence from Sejake SquareMoeketsi Maishoane0Lochner Marais1Charles Barker2University of the Free StateUniversity of the Free StateUniversity of the Free State A fierce debate has prevailed until the present time as to just what role low-income households can play in providing their own housing environment. The main question is whether it can be assumed that low-income households should be held responsible for their housing needs, or whether the state should be more actively involved in providing housing for these households. In this paper it is argued, by means of a literature overview as well as empirical evidence from Sejake Square, that low-income households, given the right environment, are in fact actively involved in upgrading their informal housing units to better, more formal units. The two most prominent aspects that play a role in this regard are the period of residence and the size of the household in the area. The availability of funding also plays a role in formalisation. The conclusion reached in this paper is that government could consider providing only the infrastructure, and leaving the construction of housing units to low-income households. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/801 |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Upgrading informal housing units: preliminary evidence from Sejake Square |
| title_short | Upgrading informal housing units: preliminary evidence from Sejake Square |
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