'Right to the city' and the new urban agenda: learning from the right to housing
SOURCE: Territory, Politics, Governance
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok, A.Scheba
KEYWORDS: HOUSING DELIVERY, URBAN RENEWAL AND DEVELOPMENT (URD)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10585
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/12810
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/12810
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok, A.Scheba
KEYWORDS: HOUSING DELIVERY, URBAN RENEWAL AND DEVELOPMENT (URD)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10585
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/12810
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/12810
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Abstract
The 'right to the city' has influenced the New Urban Agenda and other global and national urban policies. In the process,themeaninghasnarrowedtowardsrealizinghumanrightsincities.Pursuingtherighttohousing in South Africa has established an important duty on the state to ensure universal access to decent accommodation. This has enabled millions of the poorest households to obtain improved habitation, and others to gain protection against forced evictions. However, the single-minded focus on state delivery of mass housing has been unable to keep pace with the rising level of need. It has also neglected the economic requirements of households and is proving to be financially unsustainable. Consequently, the housing right has not lifted many people out of income poverty or created more inclusive cities. A rights based approach needs to be complemented by collective action and strengthened capabilities to drive progress across a broader agenda than just housing, particularly at the local level where there are major obstacles to change. A purposeful approach to unlocking urban land and collective efforts to spur socioeconomic development are vital.-
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