The creation of mine settlements became a common practice between 1950 and 1980.
These mining towns were seen as places of permanent settlement. This permanency …

While older people live in developing countries, little is known about the relative importance
of features of their communities in influencing their liveability. We examine components of …

Research on informal settlement upgrading tends to focus on one-off case studies. This
article investigates the changing experiences, over nearly 25 years, of people living in an …

This article reflects briefly on the evolution of Urban Forum as it reaches the milestone of a
quarter-century of academic publishing. In chronicling the past 25 years, a range of …

Informal settlements are prevalent in the South African urban landscape. Part of the attempt
by the government to meet housing and infrastructure needs has been the in situ upgrading …

Housing research is interdisciplinary involving economics, geography, sociology,
architecture, and urban planning and design. It relies strongly on the social and applied …

The paper discusses the nature of extralegal land transfers in an upgraded informal
settlement in South Africa. The paper investigates these extralegal transfers in terms of the …

English: The traditional earth building techniques of South Africans are well documented,
but little research reflects the current perceptions of these building materials and techniques …

It is estimated that 70% of sub-Saharan Africa's urban population resides in informal
settlements. Cape Town (South Africa), in particular, has a projected 223 informal …

Housing is considered as one of the basic needs of a human being. In 1990, the government
of the Republic of Namibia earmarked housing as a priority. Thus, the importance of effective …