The Centrality of Community Capacity in State Low-income Housing Provision in Cape Town, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4381986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sophie Oldfield (0000-0002-5601-3041, University of Cape Town, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 858-872 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-1317 • E-ISSN: 1468-2427 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2427.00283 |
| OpenAlex | W2030014183 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
The development of low-income housing continues to be a political imperative and an urban reconstruction priority for the post-apartheid South African state. But, even though policies for housing construction and delivery by the state are in place, in practice many homeless families initiate, direct and drive the process through which they secure state-provided housing. I analyse in this study two such cases where homeless residents in peripherally located, poor areas of the Cape Metropolitan Area successfully accessed state-provided housing. In both instances, homeless families organized around the different sets of capacities that structured the nature of the linkages that each forged to resources outside of their respective areas, and thus the ways in which they pursued their need for housing. I argue in this study that uneven and place-specific, community-based capacity often directs the manner in which communities interpret, interface with and access state-run urban reconstruction projects such as housing provision. An analysis of community-based capacity thus proves useful to investigate the potential and the problems that underlie state initiatives for development and the manner in which communities participate and engage with urban reconstruction and development.L'expansion du logement social reste un impératif politique et une priorité de la reconstruction urbaine pour l'État sud-africain de l'après-apartheid. Des politiques de construction et de fourniture de logements par l'État ont été mises en place mais, en pratique, de nombreuses familles sans-domicile induisent, orientent et mènent le processus par lequel elles s'assurent un logement public. Cette étude analyse deux de ces cas dans lesquels des sans-domicile vivant dans des quartiers pauvres à la périphérie de la zone métropolitaine du Cap ont réussi à se loger. Dans les deux situations, les familles se sont organisées autour des capacités spécifiques qui structuraient la nature des liens établis pour trouver des ressources hors de leurs quartiers respectifs, définissant ainsi leurs modalités d'action pour obtenir un logement. L'étude démontre qu'une capacité inégale, particulière à un lieu et à un groupe, oriente souvent la manière dont les communautés interprètent, interagissent avec et accèdent aux projets de reconstruction urbaine menés par l'État tels que la fourniture de logement. Il apparaît donc utile d'analyser la capacité propre à une communauté, si l'on veut déterminer non seulement le potentiel et les problèmes fondamentaux des initiatives gouvernementales de développement, mais aussi la manière dont les communautés participent et contribuent à la reconstruction et à l'aménagement urbains
Centrality · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Metropolitan area · Political science · Politics · Public housing · Sociology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,12 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2026 (26) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |