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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Measuring quality of life in informal settlements in South Africa
Social Indicators Research, Volume 81, No. 2, Year 2007
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South African cities attract thousands of new residents every year in search of work and a better life. The housing backlog coupled with a shortage of housing subsidies means that for many South Africans there is no alternative but to live in informal housing and shack settlements. Informal settlements are therefore here to stay for the next decade and beyond. Given the importance of these residential areas, research needs to be undertaken to determine how to improve the lives of people living in shack settlements. This theme has received little dedicated attention by South African quality of life researchers in the past and the paper begins to address this by exploring the quality of life of informal dwellers in three distinct city areas in South Africa: Buffalo City, Durban, and Alexandra, Johannesburg. The paper investigates the factors that are most important in improving the quality of life of residents in informal housing as well as the main obstacles to a better quality of life. It uses regression analysis to obtain an understanding of the kinds of issues which shape quality of life in these areas and concludes by suggesting several research directions which would improve our knowledge of quality of life for informal settlement residents. © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006.
Authors & Co-Authors
Richards, Robin
South Africa, Johannesburg
Community Agency Social Enquiry
O'Leary, Brian
South Africa, Durban
Ethekwini Municipality
Mutsonziwa, Kingstone
South Africa, Johannesburg
Community Agency Social Enquiry
Statistics
Citations: 123
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11205-006-9014-1
Research Areas
Disability
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
South Africa