Masters Degrees (Housing)
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Assessing the provision of interim services role in promoting livelihood strategies in informal settlements : case of Amaoti-Mozambique in Inanda.
(2018)Rapid urbanisation, especially in developing countries, has led to the mushrooming of informal settlements that lack basic services such as water, sanitation and electricity. This study assesses the extent to which the ... -
Investigating policy gaps in the implementation and monitoring of the delivery of low cost housing projects in South Africa the case study of Illovo Township.
(2017)From its inception in 1994 the South African Low cost housing programme has been characterised by policy implementation gaps, leading to the delivery of poor quality and substandard houses. From 1994 to date there is an ... -
Examining the level of satisfaction of low-income housing beneficiaries : the case study of Bhambayi housing project, iNanda (KZN).
(2018)The South African post-apartheid government considers low-income housing provision as a core focus. As a result, it has embarked on a housing subsidy scheme as a means to address the massive housing backlog. This thesis ... -
A study of the negative impacts of informal settlement on the environment : a case study of Jika Joe, Pietermaritzburg.
(2017)There are a number of reasons why informal settlements exist and why people decide to establish and develop them. The main concept is that informal settlements have become a perpetual challenge and adversely imposing ... -
Assessing the rationale of linking housing delivery with the provision of clean water and proper sanitation in low-income settlements. Case study : Kennedy Road in Durban.
(2016)This research study assesses the rationale of linking housing delivery with the provision of clean water and proper sanitation. This is achieved through assessing issues such as lack of access to adequate housing, clean ... -
Assessing the sustainable provision of water and sanitation services after in-situ upgrading of informal settlements : a case study of Cato Crest.
(2017)This research study assesses the sustainable provision of water and sanitation in insitu upgrading of informal settlements. This is achieved through assessing issues such as lack of clean water and proper sanitation using ... -
An assessment of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in informal settlements in eThekwini Municipality : a case study of Cato Crest Informal Settlement, Durban.
(2016)Waste generated by daily human activities and left to accumulate in ubiquitous, illegal, unregulated dumpsites close to dwellings, is a problem in informal settlements. If not collected and appropriately disposed of, it ... -
An assessment of environmental sustainability in low-income settlements : the case study of Qadi Towhship in KwaNyuswa.
(2016)Environmental sustainability has a significant contribution to the conservation of natural capital. In low-income settlements it improves the quality of place by providing a clean environment and minimising environmental ... -
Investigating the feasibility of the use of Moladi construction technology to assist in-situ upgrading in informal settlements within the eThekwini Metropolitan area.
(2017)The existing South African housing backlog confronting the residents is daunting. With the current investigations displaying that the backlog is not depleting or not reaching levels anticipated by the democratic government, ... -
Low income rental housing, a neglected component of urban regeneration strategies in South African inner cities : a case study of the Durban inner city.
(2016)Various factors are responsible for the degeneration and decay of South African inner cities, many of which are directly linked to the country’s history of political, social, economic and spatial inequality. In attempts ... -
A need analysis for the provision of sport and recreational infrastructure to promote sustainable human settlements : a case study of extension 7, Kokstad.
(2015)This research study looking at the need for the provision of sport and recreational infrastructure was conducted based on the notion that there was no land reserved for adequate sport and recreational facilities in Extension ... -
Evaluating low income housing construction challenges and their impact in completing housing projects on time : case studies of Mpumalanga and uMlazi Housing Projects.
(2016)In terms of housing development in South Africa, the delivery of low income housing is a vital process in providing satisfactory housing for the less fortunate and the imperfectly accommodated, which is an effort to decrease ... -
Inclusionary housing developments : towards addressing inequalities and segregation patterns in South African residential neighbourhoods : a case study of Cosmo City, Johannesburg.
(2017)This dissertation assesses the effectiveness of inclusionary housing in South Africa, as a tool to reduce spatial segregation and inequalities in residential neighbourhoods. To date, South Africa has spatial inequalities ... -
Using low-cost housing projects as a mechanism for skills transfer and job creation. a case study of national youth build programme in Ivory Park, Johannesburg South Africa.
(2016)South Africa is faced with a various challenges such as youth unemployment, lack of skills and shortage of housing. In this study it is hypothesised that greenfields low-cost housing projects can be used as a platform to ... -
Assessing the provision of interim services role in prom oting livelihood strategies in informal settlements: case of aMaoti-Mozambique in iNanda.
(2018)Rapid urbanisation, especially in developing countries, has led to the mushrooming of informal settlements that lack basic services such as water, sanitation and electricity. This study assesses the extent to which the ... -
An evaluation of socio-economic benefits of an in-situ upgrading programme : the case study of Namibia Stop 8 in Inanda (eThekwini Municipality).
(2016)This research sought to assess and evaluate the socio-economic benefits experienced by beneficiaries of South Africa’s UISP programme in Namibia Stop 8. The study seeks to emphasize the economic and social contribution of ... -
Towards increasing the scale of co-operative housing delivery : lessons from the Troyeville Co-operative Housing Project within the Johannesburg Municipality.
(2014)In response to the current housing backlog of approximately two million units for both low and middle-income earners, the democratic South African government has adopted different approaches and instruments to deliver ... -
An evaluation of the effectiveness of mutual self-help housing delivery model : case study of Habitat for Humanity, Piesang River and Sherwood housing projects in Ethekwini municipality, Durban.
(2015)This research evaluated the effectiveness of mutual self-help housing delivery model of Habitat for Humanity focusing on two case studies, Piesang River and Sherwood housing projects, to determine whether or not the model ... -
An assessment of the role of public-private partnership models in the delivery of affordable housing in South Africa : a case study of SOHCO Property Investments, Durban.
(2015)Social housing is an instrument that is used to facilitate the production of effectively managed institutional housing. Social housing may take various forms and is managed by social housing institutions through public and ... -
An assessment of the RDP settlements vulnerability to impacts of climate change : a case study of Umlazi Y section, south of Durban.
(2016)Prominences of environmental issues such as climate change have increased the need to achieve environmentally sustainable housing developments. Although effects of climate change are experienced at a global scale, vulnerability ...
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