Urban land occupations need purposeful action rather than opportunism
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok
KEYWORDS: COMMUNITIES, PROPERTY RIGHTS AND EXPROPRIATION, URBAN LAND OCCUPATIONS
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10682
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/13533
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/13533
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok
KEYWORDS: COMMUNITIES, PROPERTY RIGHTS AND EXPROPRIATION, URBAN LAND OCCUPATIONS
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 10682
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/13533
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/13533
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Abstract
A recent spike in urban land invasions has put considerable strain on city authorities and surrounding communities. Tens of thousands of people who were living in squalid and overcrowded conditions have lost faith in government housing policy and public consultation mechanisms.-
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