The sustainability of housing built under the 'breaking new grounds housing policy: a case study of Carr Gardens, Johannesburg

[摘要] English: The housing challenge in South Africa is complex and often political. The post- apartheid government has to efficiently use scare resources to provide housing for poor South Africans. On the one hand, the state has done exceptionally well in quantitatively providing housing opportunities but, on the other hand, there has been increasing concern about the quality of houses provided by the post-apartheid government.In response to these concerns, the than National Department of Housing adopted Breaking New Grounds (BNG) policy which attempts to address fundamental issues such as integration, sustainability, security of tenure, and providing wider housing options. As a result, this research endeavour seeks to assess the level to which the notion of sustainability has been incorporated to the BNG policy. It does this by exploring the Carr Gardens human settlements which is considered to be one of the BNG pilot projects.This study used both quantitative and qualitative research paradigms which were deemed appropriate to sufficiently answer the main research question. Self-administered questionnaires were strategically (random sampling) distributed in Carr Gardens to identify respondents with peculiar responders; which were then followed by semi-structured interviews. Semi-structured Interviews provided the research with the 'thick description or in-depth understand of the research phenomenon.During this research process, it was discovered that the concept of sustainability is complex and multi-dimensional which considers issues of tenure, affordability of housing, integration, etc. It was also discovered that policy-makers involved in the housing process often have a limited understanding of sustainable housing process in South Africa.

[发布机构] University of the Free State