Factors affecting progress of South African planning students' in problem-based learning : a contextual approach based on work integrated learning experience
- Authors: Onatu, George
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Work-integrated learning , Career progression
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:4845 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12512
- Description: The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the factors affecting the progress of planning student in an environment that they are assigned to one specific task as compared to where they are assigned into multiple tasks. The paper tends to suggest way to support work-integrated learning for knowledge work as this pose great challenge to future career progression and practice.
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- Authors: Onatu, George
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Work-integrated learning , Career progression
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:4845 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12512
- Description: The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the factors affecting the progress of planning student in an environment that they are assigned to one specific task as compared to where they are assigned into multiple tasks. The paper tends to suggest way to support work-integrated learning for knowledge work as this pose great challenge to future career progression and practice.
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Interrogating South Africa’s people’s housing process - towards comprehensive collaborative and empowering aided self-help housing approaches
- Gumbo, Trynos, Onatu, George
- Authors: Gumbo, Trynos , Onatu, George
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Housing - South Africa , Self-help housing - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/391589 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/57081 , uj:16369 , Citation: Gumbo, Trynos & Onatu, George. 2015. Interrogating South Africa’s people’s housing process- towards comprehensive collaborative and empowering aided self-help housing approaches. Journal of the Korean Housing Association, 26(6):27−34. http://dx.doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2015.26.6.027 , ISSN:2234-3571 , http://dx.doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2015.26.6.027
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- Authors: Gumbo, Trynos , Onatu, George
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Housing - South Africa , Self-help housing - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/391589 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/57081 , uj:16369 , Citation: Gumbo, Trynos & Onatu, George. 2015. Interrogating South Africa’s people’s housing process- towards comprehensive collaborative and empowering aided self-help housing approaches. Journal of the Korean Housing Association, 26(6):27−34. http://dx.doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2015.26.6.027 , ISSN:2234-3571 , http://dx.doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2015.26.6.027
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Metropolitan housing development in urban fringe areas - a case study of three metropolitan cities of South Africa: Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane
- Ogra, Aurobindo, Onatu, George
- Authors: Ogra, Aurobindo , Onatu, George
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Metropolitan housing development - South Africa - Gauteng , Housing - South Africa - Gauteng
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:4929 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13029
- Description: Purpose: The metropolitan cities of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane plays an important role in the economy of the Gauteng province in South Africa. The region constitutes to 22.4 percent of the total population of South Africa and has a strong presence and contributes in areas of manufacturing sector, financial and business services, retail and wholesale trade, etc. The rapid urban population, increase in the informal settlements and socio-economic opportunities has resulted to considerable urban sprawl in and around the urban fringe areas of these metropolitan cities. The urban fringe areas of these metros often come under the influence of rapid urbanization process and pressures. Coupled with the economical and potential land dynamics and lack of priority of spatial development guidelines, these areas attract rapid and haphazard development from communities and developers. Research Design/ Methodology: This research is based on a qualitative approach through a comprehensive literature review that included content analysis of key documents on housing sector such as Integrated Development Plans (IDPs), Municipal Annual Reports, Growth Development Strategies, and among other sectoral documents on housing sector. Some of the key priority issues considered in the housing sector included: eradication of housing backlogs, spatial restructuring of housing, provision of choice in terms of location, tenure and housing typology. Findings: The current paper discusses the approaches of metropolitan housing development processes in three metropolitan cities of South Africa from Gauteng region, namely: Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane. The paper discuss the existing housing sectoral scenario along with the fringe areas in three cities with focus on: formal and informal settlements, housing segregation and the backlogs, current institutional arrangements, role of public private participation, and scope for alternate mechanisms. The paper concludes in discussion on sustainable development options for housing development in urban fringe areas.
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- Authors: Ogra, Aurobindo , Onatu, George
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Metropolitan housing development - South Africa - Gauteng , Housing - South Africa - Gauteng
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:4929 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13029
- Description: Purpose: The metropolitan cities of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane plays an important role in the economy of the Gauteng province in South Africa. The region constitutes to 22.4 percent of the total population of South Africa and has a strong presence and contributes in areas of manufacturing sector, financial and business services, retail and wholesale trade, etc. The rapid urban population, increase in the informal settlements and socio-economic opportunities has resulted to considerable urban sprawl in and around the urban fringe areas of these metropolitan cities. The urban fringe areas of these metros often come under the influence of rapid urbanization process and pressures. Coupled with the economical and potential land dynamics and lack of priority of spatial development guidelines, these areas attract rapid and haphazard development from communities and developers. Research Design/ Methodology: This research is based on a qualitative approach through a comprehensive literature review that included content analysis of key documents on housing sector such as Integrated Development Plans (IDPs), Municipal Annual Reports, Growth Development Strategies, and among other sectoral documents on housing sector. Some of the key priority issues considered in the housing sector included: eradication of housing backlogs, spatial restructuring of housing, provision of choice in terms of location, tenure and housing typology. Findings: The current paper discusses the approaches of metropolitan housing development processes in three metropolitan cities of South Africa from Gauteng region, namely: Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane. The paper discuss the existing housing sectoral scenario along with the fringe areas in three cities with focus on: formal and informal settlements, housing segregation and the backlogs, current institutional arrangements, role of public private participation, and scope for alternate mechanisms. The paper concludes in discussion on sustainable development options for housing development in urban fringe areas.
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The challenge facing social housing institutions in South Africa : a case study of Johannesburg
- Authors: Onatu, George
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Housing policy - South Africa , Social housing - South Africa , Urban renewal - South Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6055 , ISBN 978-0-620-54069-8 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10468
- Description: The rapid growth in housing demand represents a mammoth task for both the present and future housing policy in South Africa. Local Government in an effort to address this challenge has placed a high premium to inner-city regeneration. An important part of this regeneration is the development of social housing. Since inception the social housing institutions have been struggling to meet their mandate due to end-user default in rental payment and these calls for investigation. The problem of default in rental payment by residents of social housing institutions has reached a crisis point in addressing housing challenge facing the country. Some of the social housing institutions have reached a point that this tendency might force them to close down. Hence, this investigation intends to find out the underlying reasons behind the inability of the end-users in meeting the set obligation in relation to rental payment. This investigation will be based on a literature review. This finding will be contextualise in Johannesburg as a case study because this happen to be one of the municipalities with both a high rate of migration and attendant housing shortage. Affordability, confusion in understanding the terms and conditions of the rent/lease and culture of entitlement and lack of proper check on the prospective end-user were found to be one off the reasons why most default in payment. Added to this is shift in labour practice from permanent to contract appointment as a result of global economic meltdown and the pandemic of HIV/Aids. This investigation also finds out that the social housing sector is to some extent bringing a new lease of life to inner-city regeneration. For rental housing to be sustainable it is basically meant for people who have regular income and who can afford to pay as they are based on cost recovery. There is need for training and proper end-user awareness of the rent/lease terms and conditions so as to create understanding and avoid default in payment.
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- Authors: Onatu, George
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Housing policy - South Africa , Social housing - South Africa , Urban renewal - South Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6055 , ISBN 978-0-620-54069-8 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10468
- Description: The rapid growth in housing demand represents a mammoth task for both the present and future housing policy in South Africa. Local Government in an effort to address this challenge has placed a high premium to inner-city regeneration. An important part of this regeneration is the development of social housing. Since inception the social housing institutions have been struggling to meet their mandate due to end-user default in rental payment and these calls for investigation. The problem of default in rental payment by residents of social housing institutions has reached a crisis point in addressing housing challenge facing the country. Some of the social housing institutions have reached a point that this tendency might force them to close down. Hence, this investigation intends to find out the underlying reasons behind the inability of the end-users in meeting the set obligation in relation to rental payment. This investigation will be based on a literature review. This finding will be contextualise in Johannesburg as a case study because this happen to be one of the municipalities with both a high rate of migration and attendant housing shortage. Affordability, confusion in understanding the terms and conditions of the rent/lease and culture of entitlement and lack of proper check on the prospective end-user were found to be one off the reasons why most default in payment. Added to this is shift in labour practice from permanent to contract appointment as a result of global economic meltdown and the pandemic of HIV/Aids. This investigation also finds out that the social housing sector is to some extent bringing a new lease of life to inner-city regeneration. For rental housing to be sustainable it is basically meant for people who have regular income and who can afford to pay as they are based on cost recovery. There is need for training and proper end-user awareness of the rent/lease terms and conditions so as to create understanding and avoid default in payment.
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