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UNINA9910451589603321 |
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Titolo |
In search of land and housing in the new South Africa [[electronic resource] ] : the case of Ethembalethu / / Stephen Berrisford ... [et al.] |
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Washington D.C., : World Bank, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-19144-2 |
9786611191443 |
0-8213-7374-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (58 p.) |
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Collana |
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World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 130 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Housing - South Africa |
Land reform - South Africa |
Land use - South Africa |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abstract; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; Figure 1. Apartheid Spatial Planning for a City; 2. The Story of Ethembalethu: Our Hope; Figure 2. Map Showing Mogale City (formerly Krugersdorp); 3. Key Lessons Learned; Table 1. Legislative Compliance; Table 2. Time Lines for Various Applications for Township Establishment: Best-case Scenario; 4. Recommendations and Suggestions; 5. Postscript; Appendix: Development Facilitation Act, 67 of 1995 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study outlines the difficulties poor communities face in accessing peri-urban land in South Africa that could have implications and lessons for similar communities in other countries facing spatial segregation issues. The study focused on one community, composed largely of laid-off farm workers that wanted to buy their own farm in a peri-urban area west of Johannesburg. Their dream was to establish a mixed-use settlement. They wanted to call the village Ethembalethu-"Our Hope." About 250 families started their own association and savings scheme to make their dream a reality. By 1997, they |
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