The informality of urban spaces has emerged as a critical concern in urban planning across
many countries. This paper examines the urban planning and management policies …

Urbanisation is one of the key challenges of this decade with 68% of the global population
likely to be living in urban areas by 2050. This challenge is particularly acute in sub-Saharan …

Urban renewal is taking place globally and forms a high profile and significant part of urban
policy, planning, and practice. Since the start of South Africa's democracy in 1994 cities have …

Abstract Communities in South Africa employ a diverse range of strategies to actively claim
their right to water. This paper examines two rights claiming strategies–protest and litigation …

Informal settlement upgrading is commonly practised worldwide, but often in technical ways,
paying little attention to the physical environment. Regenerative development provides an …

Across sub-Saharan Africa, 238 million people live in slums or informal settlements.
Because of rapid urbanisation and population growth, informal settlements have become a …

Apartheid planning in Mangaung created racial separation and spatial fragmentation over
an axis of 65 km which included an independent homeland (Thaba Nchu) and an ethnic city …

Purpose The adverse impacts of climate change coupled with rapid informal urbanization in
the Southern African region are increasing the vulnerability of already sensitive population …

Providing electricity remains challenging in informal settlements. The relationship between
electrification and the physical environment is critical but under-developed. I examine the …

This thesis investigates dependencies and decentralised government for the governance of
housing delivery in Mangaung over three decades. Housing governance remains a …