Concomitant impediments to the social acceptance of sandbag technology for sustainable and affordable housing delivery: the case of South Africa
J Adetooto, A Windapo - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is a high level of homelessness in South Africa. Sandbag building technologies
(SBTs) have been offered as economical and sustainable alternative building materials …
(SBTs) have been offered as economical and sustainable alternative building materials …
Housing policy and private sector housing finance: Policy intent and market directions in South Africa
The introduction of homeownership for black people in urban South Africa coincided with
attempts to increase mortgage finance to black households and to households in former …
attempts to increase mortgage finance to black households and to households in former …
Selecting spaces, classifying people: The financialization of housing in the South African city
J Migozzi - Housing Policy Debate, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Focusing on Cape Town, this article investigates how financialization unfolds in
the South African housing market. I use a mixed method that combines in-depth field …
the South African housing market. I use a mixed method that combines in-depth field …
Financed homeownership and the economic downturn in South Africa
Abstract Urban South Africa has seen a transformation to homeownership since the mid
1980s, achieved mainly through the restoration of urban homeownership rights and property …
1980s, achieved mainly through the restoration of urban homeownership rights and property …
A role for housing in development: Using housing as a catalyst for development in South Africa
In many parts of the world, housing is as an economic commodity, with the property acting as
an asset that accumulates passive wealth for the owner. This trend stems from housing …
an asset that accumulates passive wealth for the owner. This trend stems from housing …
Real estate financialisation and the production of 'investable'spaces in Johannesburg
C Schultz - Finance and Society, 2024 - cambridge.org
This article contributes to an understanding of how real estate financialisation unfolds within
a city in the global South, Johannesburg. It firstly shows that compared to what has been …
a city in the global South, Johannesburg. It firstly shows that compared to what has been …
Reinterpreting South African housing policy through welfare state theory
Conventional wisdom holds that South African housing policy is mainly based on neoliberal
principles although some scholars have noted the hybrid nature of welfare programmes …
principles although some scholars have noted the hybrid nature of welfare programmes …
Sandbag housing construction in South Africa: life cycle assessment and operational energy modelling
Purpose Adequate and affordable housing is essential in tackling poverty and improving
living and indoor health conditions for lower and medium-income families, in both …
living and indoor health conditions for lower and medium-income families, in both …
Informality and Sustainability: Reflecting on South Africa's informal backyard rental sector from a planning perspective
LG Lategan - 2017 - repository.nwu.ac.za
South Africa's low-income housing sector is typified by sprawling subsidised housing,
informal settlements and a hybrid typology manifest as the informal backyard rental sector …
informal settlements and a hybrid typology manifest as the informal backyard rental sector …
The housing careers of black middle-class residents in a South African metropolitan area
Under apartheid, black African households could not own land or homes in most major
urban centres in South Africa. This limited residential mobility and locked many households …
urban centres in South Africa. This limited residential mobility and locked many households …