Abstract
Globally, the urban population is predicted to reach 6.5 billion by 2050. Various studies have shown that in sub-Saharan Africa approximately 14 million people migrate to urban areas every year. Of this number, about 61.7% live in informal settlements. It was predicted that the developing countries alone will constitute about 80% of the global urban population by 2030. Informal settlements have been a recurring problem in South Africa. Failure to eradicate informal settlement in South Africa has shifted the focus to an attempt to improve the quality of life for residents of informal settlements. This study is inspired by the introduction of Upgrading Informal Settlement Programme as an intervention to eradicate informality in human settlements. Thus, the study is set out to explore the effectiveness of in situ upgrading in improving the quality of life of beneficiaries living in informal settlement, studying Slovo Park informal settlement...
M.Eng. ( Sustainable Urban Planning and Development)