| ID | 160822 |
| Title Proper | Exploring just sustainability in re-blocking intervention in a johannesburg informal settlement |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Adegun, Olumuyiwa Bayode |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Addressing intertwined socio-economic and environmental problems in informal urban areas underscores the need for just sustainability. The co-production of urban housing provides a useful domain to link issues related to sustainability with social and environmental justice. Using the example of an informal settlement re-blocking project, this paper shows how co-production as an approach might or might not promote principles ingrained in just sustainability. The study relied on data collected through semi-structured interviews with residents and key informants as well as transect walks within the settlement. The case shows that working towards just sustainability is not straight-forward. It demands efforts that navigate, with foresight rather than hindsight, the dynamics in multi-scalar contexts into which informal settlements are embedded. Social and institutional structures, processes and relationships producing and reproducing material distribution are crucial to entrenching the just sustainability praxis. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 53, No.5; Aug 2018: p.782-796 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2018-09 53, 5 |
| Key Words | Sustainability ; Upgrading ; Informal Settlements ; Co-Production ; Green Spaces |