Abstract
In the past decades, since the dawn of democracy South Africa has been trying to address the social, spatial, political, and economic challenges that exist as a result of Apartheid. These have had far reaching consequences in society that 25 years later after apartheid, the country finds itself with alarming rates of poverty and inequality despite efforts. Poverty and inequality have a proportional relationship to access to socio-economic services. Lack of access to these services perpetuates exclusivity and thus inequality and poverty. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of low-middle income housing in creating socially and economically inclusive communities. This was to understand the underlying challenges and opportunities in transforming South African communities and to understand and plan for better and more socially and economically inclusive communities through housing development. The research looks specifically at the principles of an inclusive community as stipulated in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
M.Ing. (Sustainable Urban Planning and Development)