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Reconstruction and postdevelopmentalism in South Africa: the case of an informal settlement in Pietermaritzburg-Msunduzi (1990-1995)

Reconstruction and postdevelopmentalism in South Africa: the case of an informal settlement in Pietermaritzburg-Msunduzi (1990-1995)
Apartheid ; Housing ; Informal settlement ; Local authority ; Natal ; Segregation ; South Africa ; Squatter ; Urban policy ; Urban settlement
The spontaneous mushrooming of informal settlements was a significant feature of the 1990s. The changing approaches to such activities under the apartheid and post-apartheid local state are examined in relation to the experiences of a specific

The spontaneous settlement question in South Africa: insights from the international experience

The spontaneous settlement question in South Africa: insights from the international experience
Community ; Housing ; Housing policy ; Informal sector ; Informal settlement ; South Africa ; Squatter settlement
Informal settlement and shacklands are examined in the context of developing countries. Processes of self-help and independence of the formal sector are examined. - (SJC)

Moving to an informal settlement : the Gauteng experience

Moving to an informal settlement : the Gauteng experience
Gauteng ; Housing ; Housing policy ; Informal settlement ; Internal migration ; Residential mobility ; South Africa ; Urban settlement
In Gauteng, 34 informal settlement have been targeted under projects to implement the government's housing subsidy scheme. Four of these have been closely monitored and the experiences of migrants recorded. The findings suggest that residents
' backgrounds and the geographical location of the settlements are important factors shaping their attitudes to urban life and therefore the potential for creating stable, well-integrated communities. - (AJC)

Aspects on the history and development of informal settlements in the South-Eastern Cape coastal belt

Aspects on the history and development of informal settlements in the South-Eastern Cape coastal belt
Coastal environment ; Eastern Cape ; Housing ; Informal settlement ; South Africa ; Urban development ; Urban landscape ; Urban settlement
The aim of this study was to investigate certain development patterns associated with informal settlement in the south-eatern Cape coastal zone in order to develop an understanding of their apparent sudden appearance on the coastal landscape towards

The geographic profile

Geographical information ; Settlement ; Teaching of geography ; United States of America
Enseignement de la géographie ; Etats-Unis ; Information géographique ; Peuplement ; Technique de visualisation
As an alternative to maps, profiles provide a visualization technique for representing and analyzing the structure of geographic information. Presents three profiles of human settlement in the United States by way of example. - (DWG)

Location of the Czechoslovak population, by settlements in 1980

Location of the Czechoslovak population, by settlements in 1980
Statistical information on distribution of population by settlements in light of the 1980 census and its comparison by size of groups of communes. Structure of urban-rural population, number of women per 1000 men etc. (MS).

Sidelni struktura jako prostorova stranka organizace spolecnosti CSSR v roce 1980. (Settlement structure as a spatial aspect in organizing the society in the CSSR in 1980)

Sidelni struktura jako prostorova stranka organizace spolecnosti CSSR v roce 1980. (Settlement structure as a spatial aspect in organizing the society in the CSSR in 1980)
Basic information on the results of the census in 1980. Settlements classification in its historical development, larger settlement systems and subsystems. (MS).

Tri generace kondepci rozvoje osidleni CSR. (Three generations of concepts of development of settlement in CSR)

Tri generace kondepci rozvoje osidleni CSR. (Three generations of concepts of development of settlement in CSR)
Information about the major results of regional concepts of urbanization and development of settlement in CSR accordingly to problems of functional use of territory, settlement structure, technical infrastructure, environment, economic

Modelling settlement patterns of the late classic Maya civilisation with Bayesian methods and geographic information systems

Modelling settlement patterns of the late classic Maya civilisation with Bayesian methods and geographic information systems
Methodology ; Mexico ; Population distribution ; Probability ; Settlement ; Settlement history

A Dél-Dunantul kozponti jellegü településeinek vonzaskorzetrendszere az 1920-as években. (The attraction zone system of settlements with central functions in South-Transdanubia in the 1920s)

A Dél-Dunantul kozponti jellegü településeinek vonzaskorzetrendszere az 1920-as években. (The attraction zone system of settlements with central functions in South-Transdanubia in the 1920s)
of the new administrative boundaries and the rearrangement of inter-settlement relationships. The study is based on the analysis of information sheets on administration. (DLO).
Attraction zones are dynamic, ever changing formations. The system of attraction zones at a certain historical date is only important if it bears on regional and settlement development. The situation in the early 1920s shows the stabilization

The national settlement systems: review and comments in Progress in settlement systems geography.

The national settlement systems: review and comments in Progress in settlement systems geography.
L'A. souligne certains thèmes, approches et méthodologies. Il reconnaît l'existence de limites, car les rapports nationaux manquent de représentativité et sont peu susceptibles de généralisation. Toutefois, la grande richesse de l'information

Residential satisfaction in China’s informal settlements. A case study of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou

Residential satisfaction in China’s informal settlements. A case study of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou
Beijing ; China ; Guangzhou ; Household ; Housing ; Informality ; Neighbourhood ; Satisfaction ; Sense of belonging ; Settlement ; Shanghai ; Town
This article analyses residential satisfaction in China’s informal settlements through the examples of Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. It demonstrates that migrants and low-income groups are not less satisfied than nonmigrants or middle-range

Megacities

Developing countries ; Health ; Informal sector ; Informal settlement ; Large town ; Poverty ; Segregation ; Urban development ; Urban geography ; Urban immigration
Ciudad grande ; Desarrollo urbano ; Geografía urbana ; Inmigración urbana ; Países en desarrollo ; Pobreza ; Salud ; Sector informal ; Segregación ; Vivienda precaria
and China, the transformation processes in Yangon/Myanmar, the informal urbanisation in major cities of Tanzania, the contested space in low-income settlements of Dhaka (Bangladesh), the migrants workers and mega-urban development in China’s Pearl River

Postcolonialising informality ?

Postcolonialising informality ?
Informal settlement ; Informality ; Latin America ; Mexico City ; Post-colonialism ; Research ; Slum ; Urban geography
The paper examines recent work on urban informality in Latin America that resonates with scholarship at the intersection of poscolonial and urban studies. The work is characterised by an emphasis on informality as resistance and by challenges
to the formal/informal binary. The favela-isation of the continent can perpetuate dualistic interpretations. The paper asks what postcolonial readings of informality from elsewhere can contribute to understanding Latin American experience.

Using auto-photography to understand place : reflections from research in urban informal settlements in Mexico

Using auto-photography to understand place : reflections from research in urban informal settlements in Mexico
Ethics ; Informal settlement ; Mexico ; Participation ; Photography ; Place ; Urban settlement

The political economy of informal settlements in post-socialist China : the case of chengzhongcun(s)

The political economy of informal settlements in post-socialist China : the case of chengzhongcun(s)
China ; Conflict ; Informal settlement ; Redevelopment ; Urban immigration ; Urban policy ; Urban settlement

A legacy of control ? The capital subsidy for housing, and informal settlement intervention in South Africa

A legacy of control ? The capital subsidy for housing, and informal settlement intervention in South Africa
Gauteng ; Grant ; Housing ; Informal settlement ; Johannesburg ; Public policy ; Regulation ; South Africa ; Squatting ; Urban development ; Urban policy ; Urban settlement

Településfejlesztès, településpolitika.. (Settlement development, settlement policy)

Településfejlesztès, településpolitika.. (Settlement development, settlement policy)
A new area begun in settlement development in Hungary. A strong criticism is directed to the previous practice of settlement policy. The present situation in Hungarian settlements is outlined, the institutions and strategies of settlement policy

Informal urban sanitation : everyday life, poverty, and comparison

Informal urban sanitation : everyday life, poverty, and comparison
Bombay ; Health ; Household ; India ; Informality ; Maharashtra ; Neighbourhood ; Poverty ; Settlement ; Social geography
Drawing on an ethnography of two very different informal settlements in Mumbai, this study identifies key ways in which informal sanitation is produced, rendered vulnerable, and politicized. In particular, four informal urban sanitation processes
are examined: patronage, self-managed processes, solidarity and exclusion, and open defecation. The article also considers the implications for a research agenda around informal urban sanitation, emphasizing in particular the potential of a comparative approach

The complex nexus between informality and the law : reconsidering unauthorised settlements in light of the concept of nomotropism

The complex nexus between informality and the law : reconsidering unauthorised settlements in light of the concept of nomotropism
Developing countries ; Illegality ; Informal sector ; Legislation ; Regulation ; Urban planning ; Urban settlement
Legislación ; Países en desarrollo ; Planificación urbana ; Reglamentación ; Sector informal ; Vivienda urbana

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