Reimaging owner-built housing in the free state, South Africa

IF 6.5 1区 经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Habitat International Pub Date : 2024-06-21 DOI:10.1016/j.habitatint.2024.103130
Nolwazi M.R. Qumbisa , Fidelis A. Emuze , John Smallwood
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In South Africa, the state provides low-income housing through subsidies to construct starter homes; however, the effort is insufficient to meet the country's housing demand. Another form of public or subsidised housing provision is the self-help housing model. The extent of the impact of the self-help model is not well reported. To close this gap, this article reports on a study expedited to assess whether the self-help housing model could be revitalised to curb the proliferation of informal settlements, especially in the central region of South Africa. The qualitative research aimed to suggest strategies to increase the use of the self-help housing model in the region. The qualitative (textual) data were collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions before they were subjected to thematic analysis. The study revealed that challenges encumber the self-help model of housing delivery, although the beneficiaries prefer it because of their involvement in the projects, which leads to bigger units and user satisfaction. The study concludes that the self-help housing policy used in South Africa requires revision to increase the scale of implementation.

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重塑南非自由邦业主自建房的形象
在南非,国家通过补贴提供低收入住房,建造起步房;然而,这种努力不足以满足该国的住房需求。另一种提供公共或补贴住房的形式是自助住房模式。关于自助模式的影响程度,目前还没有很好的报道。为了填补这一空白,本文报告了一项研究,该研究旨在评估是否可以重振自助住房模式,以遏制非正规住区的扩散,尤其是在南非中部地区。定性研究旨在为该地区增加使用自助住房模式提出策略建议。定性(文本)数据是通过半结构化访谈和焦点小组讨论收集的,然后进行了专题分析。研究表明,自助式住房交付模式面临诸多挑战,尽管受益人更喜欢这种模式,因为他们参与了项目,从而获得了更大的住房单元和用户满意度。研究得出结论,南非采用的自助住房政策需要修订,以扩大实施规模。
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期刊介绍: Habitat International is dedicated to the study of urban and rural human settlements: their planning, design, production and management. Its main focus is on urbanisation in its broadest sense in the developing world. However, increasingly the interrelationships and linkages between cities and towns in the developing and developed worlds are becoming apparent and solutions to the problems that result are urgently required. The economic, social, technological and political systems of the world are intertwined and changes in one region almost always affect other regions.
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