Unexpected negative outcomes of community participation in low-cost housing projects in South Africa

Habitat International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Lizarralde, Gonzalo ^a   Massyn, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community participation; Low cost housing; Project performance; South Africa; Users' participation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HOUSING PROJECT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOW INCOME HOUSING; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 36849062659     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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