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Title:Contemporary Housing Struggles in South Africa: The Politics of Shelter in Johannesburg Coloured Township
Authors:Parnell, SusanISNI
Payne, R.
Year:1989
Periodical:African Urban Quarterly (ISSN 0747-6108)
Volume:4
Issue:3-4
Period:August-November
Pages:342-348
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs., maps
Geographic terms:South Africa
Southern Africa
Subjects:housing
townships
urban renewal
Urbanization and Migration
Ethnic and Race Relations
Politics and Government
urbanization
housing shortage
Johannesburg (South Africa)
Abstract:The nature of housing demands expressed by the residents of the coloured township of Westbury, Johannesburg, South Africa, differs from those of other black township residents. The 1985 Westbury tenants' struggle focused on the issue of housing standards, rather than on problems such as unaffordable rents, housing shortages or the Group Areas Act. Urban renewal of the oldest and one of the poorest areas of coloured settlement in Johannesburg was initiated by the Johannesburg Council and implemented by the private sector. However, dissatisfaction with the overall plan and the poor construction quality of the redevelopment led this usually quiescent community to organized protest. Although the community was only partially successful in effecting changes to the original designs and in getting compensation on inadequate building, their action underscores the importance of micro-political struggles in shaping the built environment. Note, ref.
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