A longitudinal investigation of satisfaction with personal and environmental quality of life in an informal South African housing settlement, Doornkop, Soweto

Habitat International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 175-189

  Westaway, Margaret S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health; Housing; Informal housing; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING CONDITIONS; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AFRICA; GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SOWETO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 29144509659     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. R.E. Adams Is happiness a home in the suburbs? the influence of urban versus suburban neighborhoods on psychological health Journal of Community Psychology 20 1992 353-371
2. A. Campbell The sense of well-being in America: Recent patterns and trends 1981 McGraw-Hill New York
3. A. Campbell P. Converse & W. Rodgers The quality of American life 1976 Russell Sage New York
4. S. Cutter Residential satisfaction and the suburban homeowners Urban Geography 3 1982 315-327
5. L.E. Daly G.J. Bourke & J. McGilvray Interpretation and uses of medical statistics (pp. 425-427) 1991 Blackwell Scientific Publication Oxford
6. E. Diener A value based index for measuring national quality of life Social Indicators Research 36 1995 107-127
7. E. Diener C. Diener The wealth of nations revisited: Income and quality of life Social Indicators Research 36 1995 275-286
8. D.R. Evans Enhancing quality of life in the population at large Social Indicators Research 33 1994 47-88
9. G. Fadda P. Jirón Quality of life and gender: A methodology for urban research Environment and Urbanization 11 1999 47-88
10. T.S. Foo Subjective assessments of urban quality of life in Singapore (1997-1998) Habitat International 24 2000 31-49
11. Gumede, T., & Mokoena, L. (1999). Health Needs Assessment Study in Doornkop: Phase II. Medical Research Council, Pretoria, 7 September 1999.
12. L.W. Jeffres & J. Dobos Separating people's satisfaction with life and public perceptions of the quality of life in the environment Social Indicators Research 34 1995 181-211
13. Macfarlane, D., & Robinson, V. (2003). A high price to pay: inadequate transport subsidies deny the country's poorest children their right to basic education (p.5). Mail & Guardian, January 31 to February 6.
14. A. Michalos Global report on student well-being: Life satisfaction and happiness vol. 1 1991 Springer New York
15. V. Møller Household satisfaction: Past, present and future perspectives Development Southern Africa 13 1996 237-254
16. V. Møller Monitoring quality of life in cities: The Durban case Development Southern Africa 18 2001 217-238
17. V. Møller A. Jackson Perceptions of service delivery and happiness Development Southern Africa 14 1997 169-184
18. Republic of South Africa (RSA). (1994). White Paper on the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP).
19. Republic of South Africa (RSA) (1995) Urban development strategy of the government of national unity. Pretoria: Government Printer, Government Gazette, 365(16679)5, Notice 1111.
20. Republic of South Africa (RSA). (2001). Government Yearbook. http://www.gov.za/yearbook/2001/housing.html.
21. C.M. Rogerson Urban poverty and the informal economy in South Africa's economic heartland Environment and Urbanization 8 1996 167-181
22. Social Surveys. (2000). Johannesburg Metropolitan council attitudinal survey. October 2000.
23. Statacorp. (1997). Stata statistical software. Release 5.0. Stata Corporation, College Station, TX.
24. Thale, T. (2002). Jo'burg plans to end informal settlements. wysiwyg://28/ http://www.joburg.org.za/june_2002/housing.stm.
25. Transitional Metropolitan Council (TMC). (undated report). Doornkop health needs assessment study. Metropolitan Health and Scientific Services, Johannesburg Transitional Metropolitan Council.
26. R. Veenhoven Is happiness a trait? Tests of the theory that a better society does not make people any happier Social Indicators Research 32 1994 101-160
27. R. Veenhoven Developments in satisfaction-research Social Indicators Research 37 1996 1-46
28. D. Warren The helping roles of neighbors some empirical patterns In R. Taylor (Ed.), Urban Neighborhoods: Research and Policy 1986 Praeger New York 310-330
29. M.S. Westaway & T. Gumede Satisfaction with personal and environmental quality of life: A black South African informal settlement perspective Curationis 24 2001 28-34
30. Westaway, M.S., Masemola, T., & Becker, P.J. (1998). Health Status and Quality of Life in Doornkop: Follow-up Study. Medical Research Council, Pretoria, 10 December 1998.
31. M.S. Westaway L. Wolmarans & G.M. Wessie Health problems and perceived health status of black South Africans residing in an urban informal settlement area CHASA Journal of Comparative Health 5 1994 72-75