Provision of Sustainable and Liveable Low Income Human Settlements in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - An Analysis of Policy Contradictions and Challenges

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ID5180805
AuthorsSultan Khan (0000-0003-2835-4655, University of KwaZulu-Natal , Durban, South Africa), Fazel Khan (Durban University of Technology , Durban, South Africa)
Year2012
Volume40
Issue1
Pages17-31
Publication date2012-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
PublisherKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.2012.11906520
OpenAlexW2553696605
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

The provision of liveable and sustainable low income housing in South Africa is a highly contested social issue which has filtered into the new democracy posing major challenges for policy makers, development practitioners and agents. The constitutional rights of all South Africans are protected and the state is required to take reasonable legislative and other measures, within available resources, to achieve the realisation of this right. The establishment of human settlements for low income earners in the South African context implies affordability constraints, especially in respect of access to basic goods and services for low income earners. It is also associated with poverty, limited upward mobility, lack of personal growth and social exclusion. This paper analyses the housing policy context in one of South Africa’s most impoverished and politically contested province. It highlights contradictions and challenges facing the province in the provision of sustainable and liveable human settlements for the many homeless and low income earners

Democracy · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Human settlement · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Realisation · Sustainable development · Legal Issues in South Africa · Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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