Towards more compact South African settlements through informal housing: The case of backyard densification in Bridgton and Bongolethu, Oudtshoorn
This article engages the concepts of urban sprawl and density, as the foundations for a discussion on South Africa’s informal backyard rental sector. This research attempts to relate some of the spatial impacts levied by the backyard sector in post-apartheid South Africa, based on case study researc...
Main Authors: | Louis Lategan, Juanee Cilliers |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2016-05-01
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Series: | Town and Regional Planning |
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Online Access: | http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/trp/article/view/585 |
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