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Plastic View : an exploration of the experiences of the poor in an urban informal settlement in Pretoria
Mini Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70711 Plastic View : an exploration of the experiences of the poor in an urban informal settlement in Pretoria Molapo, Sepetla u11197562@tuks.co.za Mashika, Lynette UCTD Informal settlements Sociology Urban Institutions Mini Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2019. The urban landscape is always a politicised space characterised by struggles centred on the right to control it. The major actors in these struggles are usually: government officials, developers, as well as urban and informal settlement residents. The current study explores the experiences of the inhabitants of Plastic View using the concept of ‘place’ as an analytical tool. Based on this, the study highlights the power dynamics between the state and the residents of Plastic View. It demonstrates that the state is not a helpless and innocent victim of land grabs by the poor, but that its policies and actions towards the poor have contributed significantly to the establishment of informal settlements in South Africa. In addition, the policies of the government play a significant role in the formation of informal settlements as they influence people’s access to the city and the benefits it offers. Moreover, the study demonstrates that the making of Plastic View cannot be attributed to a single cause, but rather to many actors and events. The findings indicate that there is no single sense of place that one can speak of, but that the different identities in Plastic View experience the place differently and have varied interests. The findings demonstrate the insurgency of the poor who have created their own cities under conditions not of their choosing; and thus, highlights their agency. In light of these findings, the study recommends a more collaborative approach to dealing with the housing challenge in South Africa, and that this should begin with a critical reflection of how informal settlements are thought of, and thus, treated as well as learning from the way in which residents of informal settlements use their space so that planners and the state can come up with resolutions that actually work for the people. Sociology MSocSci Unrestricted 2019-07-15T11:38:19Z 2019-07-15T11:38:19Z 2019 2019 Mini Dissertation Mashika, L 2019, Plastic View : an exploration of the experiences of the poor in an urban informal settlement in Pretoria, MSocSci Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70711> S2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70711 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Informal settlements Sociology Urban Institutions Plastic View : an exploration of the experiences of the poor in an urban informal settlement in Pretoria |
| title | Plastic View : an exploration of the experiences of the poor in an urban informal settlement in Pretoria |
| title_full | Plastic View : an exploration of the experiences of the poor in an urban informal settlement in Pretoria |
| title_fullStr | Plastic View : an exploration of the experiences of the poor in an urban informal settlement in Pretoria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plastic View : an exploration of the experiences of the poor in an urban informal settlement in Pretoria |
| title_short | Plastic View : an exploration of the experiences of the poor in an urban informal settlement in Pretoria |
| title_sort | plastic view an exploration of the experiences of the poor in an urban informal settlement in pretoria |
| topic | UCTD Informal settlements Sociology Urban Institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70711 |