WOW !! MUCH LOVE ! SO WORLD PEACE !
Fond bitcoin pour l'amélioration du site: 1memzGeKS7CB3ECNkzSn2qHwxU6NZoJ8o
  Dogecoin (tips/pourboires): DCLoo9Dd4qECqpMLurdgGnaoqbftj16Nvp


Home | Publier un mémoire | Une page au hasard

 > 

Revisiting the Self-Help Housing debate: Perception of Self-Help Housing by the beneficiaries of South African low-cost housing

( Télécharger le fichier original )
par Andre Mengi Yengo
Witwatersrand of Johannesburg RSA - Master 2006
  

précédent sommaire suivant

Bitcoin is a swarm of cyber hornets serving the goddess of wisdom, feeding on the fire of truth, exponentially growing ever smarter, faster, and stronger behind a wall of encrypted energy

1.7: Case Study: The failure of the implementation of PHP in Tembisa and its justification

The practical part of this research deals with the failure of PHP in Tembisa, one of South Africa's Townships (see chapter IV). There are two main reasons that have motivated the choice of Tembisa. On the one hand, Tembisa is among the largest Townships in South Africa6(*). On the other hand, Tembisa is one of the sites where PHP was initiated but did not succeed (see chapter IV). In this sense, the choice of Tembisa is motivated by the desire to know the reasons that contribute to the failure of implementing SHH policy in South Africa in general and in urban areas particularly.

1.8: Analysis of SHH in Tembisa

Some authors such as Marais et al have analyzed success cases of SHH in South Africa, particularly in Bloemfontein (see Marais et al, 2003). This was for the purpose of emphasizing the personal satisfaction of the beneficiaries in comparison with houses built by the government alone. However, many researchers fail to analyze unsuccessful cases of implementation of SHH of which Tembisa is one.

In Tembisa, SHH project was initiated under the term «Vukuzenzele» which means, «stand-up and do it your self». Nevertheless, the implementation of this project failed and currently, local authorities only deal with informal settlements and the slow housing delivery through RDP. Chapter four of this research will aim at analyzing the main reasons which explain the failure of the execution of SHH in Tembisa. The findings of this research are obtained through open, deep and ended interviews with local authorities7(*), inhabitants of informal settlements and beneficiaries of RDP houses.

1.9: Scope and limitations

a) This research is well documented in Kosta Mathey, especially in his book «Beyond Self-Help Housing» which is a compilation of articles regarding SHH. This book presents theoretical propositions about SHH, tested in the National context. It also presents some case studies which provide a deeper understanding of the broad concept of SHH and the criteria for successful implementation of SHH policy.

b) The understanding of the concept of SHH and the criteria for successful implementation of SHH combined with field research and other interviews give us the opportunity to analyze the failure of the implementation of PHP in Tembisa and to propose solutions for successful implementation of PHP in South Africa.

c) As I have defined the framework of this research as having two actors: the government and the community or the beneficiaries, I am only concerned in this research with the degree of government involvement and the communities' participation. It will not however analyze the importance of private sector and NGOs.8(*)

* 6 This is especially in terms of the population which is about a half a million of people.

* 7 Authorities interviewed are two of the councilors of Tembisa.

* 8 Although this is research does not widely focus on the importance of private sector and NGOs, it however considers partnership between the public and the private sector as one of the criteria for implementing successfully SHH.

précédent sommaire suivant






Bitcoin is a swarm of cyber hornets serving the goddess of wisdom, feeding on the fire of truth, exponentially growing ever smarter, faster, and stronger behind a wall of encrypted energy








"Enrichissons-nous de nos différences mutuelles "   Paul Valery