This study analyzes the difficulties a
poor community experienced in accessing peri-urban land in
South Africa. This community, composed largely of laid-off
farm workers, wanted to buy their own farm in a peri-urban
area west of Johannesburg to establish a mixed-use
settlement. The Ethembalethu 250 families started their own
savings scheme to make their dream a reality. Millions of
black South Africans live in the peri-urban areas. However,
government programs, development planning, and environmental
requirements, and the current land and housing markets do
not allow them realize their aspirations. Based on this case
study, the authors suggest the following areas for policy
and program reform: (i) overcoming reluctance and resistance
by municipalities and prospective neighbors to low-income
settlements; (ii) making land use planning in municipalities
explicitly pro-poor; (iii) restructuring the land market;
(iv) realigning planning processes; (v) designing a land and
housing program targeted to peri-urban areas; (vi)
re-engineering program implementations; and (vii) freeing up
and building capacity. The study proposes the establishment
of a national task force to ensure appropriate follow-up.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Berrisford, Stephen,
DeGroot, Dave,
Kihato, Michael,
Marrengane, Ntombini,
Mhlanga, Zimkhitha,
van den Brink, Rogier |
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| Format: | Publication
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
Washington, DC : World Bank
2008
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| Subjects: | ACCESS TO LAND,
ACCOUNTABILITY,
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION,
AGRICULTURAL USES,
BUILDING MATERIALS,
CITIES,
CONSUMERS,
CONTRACTORS,
ECONOMIES OF SCALE,
EMPLOYMENT,
ENVIRONMENTAL,
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION,
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS,
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION,
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,
FARMS,
HOUSING,
INCOME,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS,
LAND DEVELOPMENT,
LAND PRICES,
LAND SPECULATION,
LAND TAXATION,
LAND USE,
LAWS,
LEGAL FRAMEWORK,
LEGISLATION,
LICENSES,
LIVING CONDITIONS,
LOCAL AUTHORITIES,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS,
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
LOCAL LEVEL,
LOCAL OFFICIALS,
MANDATES,
METROPOLITAN AREAS,
MINES,
MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS,
MUNICIPAL SERVICES,
MUNICIPALITIES,
MUNICIPALITY,
POLICY ENVIRONMENT,
POPULATION DENSITIES,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
PROPERTY VALUES,
PROVINCES,
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT,
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS,
PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS,
PUBLIC,
PUBLIC EDUCATION,
PUBLIC OFFICIALS,
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION,
PUBLIC SERVICES,
SAVINGS,
SETTLEMENTS,
SHELTER,
SOCIAL COSTS,
SPATIAL PATTERNS,
SPATIAL PLANNING,
SUBSIDIARY,
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,
TAXATION,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
TRANSACTION COSTS,
TRANSPORT,
URBAN AREAS,
URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
URBAN GROWTH,
URBANIZATION,
VACANT LAND,
WAGES, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9016679/search-land-housing-new-south-africa-case-ethembalethu
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6364
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