In this article I reconsider the handling of urban informality by urban planning and
management systems in southern Africa. I argue that authorities have a fetish about formality …

Peri-urban land which has been used predominantly for agricultural purposes and held by
local farmers is a target area for informal settlements in Ethiopia. An increasing number of …

An increase in the size of the urban population of the world and the extensive urbanization
in the peripheral areas of metropolises is one of the emerging phenomena of the twentieth …

The majority of the population living in the informal settlements of Windhoek, Namibia, have
limited access to public municipal services. This paper integrates results from a sample of 97 …

This paper aims to study the responsiveness of the informal property market and
management systems towards the introduction of land registration for informal settlements in …

This book explores the changing land relations in the peri-urban villages of Blantyre in
Malawi. It questions and debates how and why the peri-urban villages have become the …

Poverty-alleviation initiatives in lower-income countries are challenged by intelligence
deficits that cause suboptimal designs that threaten their effectiveness, targeting, and …

This chapter introduces the thesis and the main concepts that it touches upon. The
background and context of the research is presented, explicitly placing this study within the …

Formal housing provision is a pressing concern evident in the burgeoning informal
settlements scenario that characterize most global south cities. Several studies establish the …

This chapter provides the theoretical foundation of the research for understanding urban
planning and informal housing resilience across space in place and overtime. As Pike et …