Shelter from the Storm--but Disconnected from Jobs : Lessons from Urban South Africa on the Importance of Coordinating Housing and Transport Policies

Shelter from the Storm--but Disconnected from Jobs : Lessons from Urban South Africa on the Importance of Coordinating Housing and Transport Policies

Informal settlements are a permanent feature of South Africa's cities. Estimates from the General Household Survey by Statistics South Africa show that more than 26 percent of all households in the country's six metropolitan areas live in...

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Main Authors:	Lall, Somik V., van den Brink, Rogier, Dasgupta, Basab, Muir Leresche, Kay
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO SERVICES AGENTS CITIES COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CRIME DWELLER DWELLING DWELLING UNITS DWELLINGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EVICTIONS FEMALE HOSPITALS HOSTELS HOUSE PRICES HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING COSTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING FINANCE HOUSING FOR THE POOR HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS HOUSING MAINTENANCE HOUSING MARKET HOUSING MARKETS HOUSING NEEDS HOUSING POLICY HOUSING PRICES HOUSING PROGRAMS HOUSING PROJECT HOUSING PROJECTS HOUSING STOCK HOUSING SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDY HOUSING SUPPLY HOUSING UNITS INFORMAL HOUSING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS INHABITANTS INTERVENTION LAND ACQUISITION LAND MARKET LAND OWNER LAND PRICES LAND USE LAND USE REGULATIONS LANDLORD LOCALITIES LOW INCOME HOUSING LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR MOBILE HOMES MOBILITY NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODS POINTS PRIVATE DEVELOPERS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HOUSING REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE MARKETS RENTING RENTS SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS SELF-HELP SETTLEMENT SETTLERS SHELTER SQUATTER SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS SUBSIDIZED HOUSING SUBURBS TAXATION URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN LAND URBANISM URBANIZATION YC ZONING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16611061/shelter-storm-disconnected-jobs-lessons-urban-south-africa-importance-coordinating-housing-transport-policies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12015

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16611061/shelter-storm-disconnected-jobs-lessons-urban-south-africa-importance-coordinating-housing-transport-policies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12015