Prediction of Residential Satisfaction in South African Low-Income Housing: Role of Beneficiaries

There has been a recurring narrative in research that revolves around mobile technologies and society, particularly in relation to Africa: that these technologies have the potential to reconfigure and revolutionise the development trajectories of entire countries (Donner & Locke, 2019). But if these narratives are to be the case, then, indeed, the role that mobile devices can play in production (in this case of art, media, and design) is going to have to be something that allows people in the global South to earn a living. This paper presents an exploration of the creative practices, with a focus on mobile creative practices, of a cohort of Extended Curriculum Program (ECP) Visual Design students from a university in Cape Town, South Africa (2014). All of these students came from low-income, resource constrained contexts in the townships that surround Cape Town. In questioning whether mobile technologies can help young South African creatives forge careers or attain resources that could help them do so, the role of mobile technologies is complicated. While these devices offer new emerging creative affordances, and in some cases, can offer means to generate income, the material reality is a different story. I conclude by arguing that instead of these devices offering access to a global network, they, at best, provide the means for young creatives, such as those featured in this study, to a forge a media patchwork.

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Residential Satisfaction with Low Income Housing in Jordan : Salt City as a Case Study = الرضا السكني لذوي الدخل المحدود : مدينة السلط كحالة دراسية

Jordan Journal of Economic Sciences ◽

10.12816/0029855 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 31-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jamal Ahmad Alnsour ◽

Ali Salem Hyasat

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Residential Satisfaction ◽

Low Income Housing

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Low income housing in the developing world The role of site and services and settlement upgrading

Cities ◽

10.1016/0264-2751(85)90118-0 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 168-169

Author(s):

Stella Lowder

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Developing World ◽

Low Income Housing

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The Role of Yemen's Awqaf in Solving the Problem of Low Income Housing: A Case Study of Sana'a Capital

Journal of Science and Technology ◽

10.20428/jst.24.1.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 41-56

Author(s):

Abdul Karim Ali Al-Mamary ◽

Abdul Aziz Ahmed Al-Kabab

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Economic Feasibility ◽

Public And Private ◽

Scientific Methods ◽

The Public ◽

Investment Return ◽

Societal Problems ◽

Low Income Housing

This research deals with the extent to which the Waqf has contributed since the mid-1970s to solving the problem of low income housing in cooperation with the public and private sectors, and discusses the multi-faceted aspects of the endowments of land, capital, or both. The factors that led to the decline of the investment sector in the Ministry of Awqaf to continue to adopt this type of projects and most importantly not to achieve the investment return desired. The research aims to highlight the role of the Waqf in contributing to solving the problem of housing in the Municipality of the capital in particular by highlighting the projects of the residential stay in which it was built and the reasons that led to its decline. The importance of the research is to highlight the role of the Waqf in contributing to solving societal problems. The Municipality of the capital, such as the problem of housing with low income, and the possibility of returning again to contribute effectively and achieve the desired objectives, while achieving economic feasibility so as to be able to achieve comprehensive and balanced sustainable development that achieve the interest of the parties endowment and society. The research focuses on the identification and adoption of modern scientific methods in the field of investment. The study concluded several recommendations that contribute to restoring the role of the Waqf in the service of society, especially in the provision of housing for people with low income. Keywords: Waqf, Aian (land, building), Prevention, Low income, Housing.

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Aspectos institucionais da produção habitacional de baixa renda no Brasil entre A República Velha e o governo FHC / Institutional aspects of low-income housing production in Brazil between the República Velha and Cardoso’s government

Caderno de Geografia ◽

10.5752/p.2318-2962.2018v28n53p316-336 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (53) ◽

pp. 316-336

Author(s):

Marco Antonio Costa Soares Junior ◽

Leonardo Freire De Mello

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Institutional Economics ◽

Academic Research ◽

Housing Production ◽

Urbanization Process ◽

Urban Problems ◽

Institutional Aspects ◽

Definition Of ◽

Low Income Housing

As favelas, cortiços, assentamentos precários ainda figuram como um dos grandes problemas urbanos, especialmente nas metrópoles brasileiras. Esse processo de precarização da moradia, que se iniciou concomitantemente à intensificação do processo de urbanização, perdurou durante todo século XX. Nesse sentido, este artigo busca analisar qual o papel das instituições na produção habitacional de baixa renda entre a República Velha e o governo de Fernando Henrique Cardoso. A definição do conceito de instituições e dos seus vários tipos é realizada de modo a identificar quais eram os arranjos institucionais responsáveis pela produção habitacional de baixa renda. Ademais, analisa-se também o contexto desses arranjos e seus resultados. Deste modo, pretende-se esclarecer qual modelo foi o mais efetivo e quais são as suas características de modo a contribuir com a pesquisa acadêmica e sugerir caminhos ao problema habitacional que insiste em persistir nas grandes cidades em pleno século XXI.Palavras–chave: economia institucional, instituições, assentamentos precários, produção habitacional de baixa renda, favelas, cortiços, BNH.Abstract Favelas, slums, precarious settlements still figure as one of the major urban problems, especially in Brazilian cities. This process of precarious housing, which began simultaneously with the intensification of the urbanization process, lasted throughout the twentieth century. In this sense, this article seeks to analyze the role of institutions in low-income housing production between República Velha and Cardoso’s government. The definition of the concept of institutions and their various types is carried out in order to identify the institutional arrangements responsible for low-income housing production in each period. In addition, the context of these arrangements and their results are also analyzed. In this way, it is tried to clarify which model was the most effective and what are its characteristics in order to contribute with the academic research and to suggest policies to the housing problem that insists on persisting in the big cities in the XXI century.Keywords: institutional economics, institutions, precarious settlement, housing production, slums

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Factors influencing the quality of low-income housing in Polokwane Municipality South Africa

Acta Structilia ◽

10.18820/24150487/as28i2.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 23-52

Author(s):

Kgashane Stephen Nyakala ◽

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Sekou Dolly Ramoroka ◽

Kemlall Ramdass

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

South African ◽

Low Income ◽

High Quality ◽

Construction Quality ◽

Housing Projects ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Design Construction ◽

Low Income Housing

Recent South African and international evidence highlights the broad and lasting impacts of households, particularly those on low income, when unable to afford higher income counterparts to live in apartments, maintained public housing, and other high-quality houses. A broad range of low-income houses recently built in South African local municipalities are reportedly defective, due to poor building and construction quality. This study aims to assess and determine the factors influencing high-quality housing positively impacting on the lives of a significant proportion of low-income housing projects. Reasons for and obstacles to quality design, construction quality and the development of low-income housing projects were identified. To assess the research questions, a quantitative survey (n=103) was carried out, simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used to select contractors who were active in low-income housing projects within the Polokwane Municipality. The quantitative data gathered were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to determine a combination of descriptive and non-parametric statistics of the data computing the frequencies, mean scores and standard deviations. Selected results show that poor-quality and low-income housing projects are perceived to be related to the contractors, builders and construction practitioners not complying with the standards, variously because of insufficient training or accountability to public authorities and end users of low-income houses, i.e., the beneficiaries. The respondents were of the view that house builders and local government authorities could use five factors, namely quality standards, management, involvement of people, process design and process, planning and scheduling to assess non-conformance to quality requirements in low-income housing projects in South Africa. The finding of this study provides a platform for improving the quality of housing design, construction projects, sustainability and an opportunity for local and international design and construction professionals to rethink design in the context of low-income housing projects.

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