Taking the basic social unit of the household as apoint of departure, this research reviewstwo complex, yet interrelated variables of the land-housing debate. Firstly, the perception of the homecentring on the meaning of security of theterritorial base of the family and the community;and secondly, the momentum it gives to spatialoccupation, dwelling consolidation, use of spaceand development of home-based enterprise. Theinvestigation of spatial consolidation processesfrom macro to micro-levels offers a valuable insightas to how people claim and access their right toland. This reveals the skills people use to producedemocratic spaces within their home, neighbourhoodand settlement regarding varying levels of perceivedsecure life space. This can lead to more sensitiveand supportive housing policy responses regardingurban land reform. The research is based on hearingand discovering the reality from the urban poorthemselves. The exploration follows the life storiesof 8 families during 2001 to 2003 in socio-spatialdetail, within two highly contested settlements inHatcliffe, on the northern periphery of Harare, Zimbabwe.
Ewing KathrynnKathryn Ewing, Ph.D. studied her postgraduate degree inArchitecture and Urban Design at the University of Glasgow(Mackintosh School of Architecture); and her undergraduateArchitectural degrees at the University of Cape Town. Kathryn iscurrently working in Cape Town with a focus on public projects,but continues her research work in Zimbabwe.
Über den Autor
Kathryn Ewing, Ph.D. studied her postgraduate degree in
Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Glasgow
(Mackintosh School of Architecture); and her undergraduate
Architectural degrees at the University of Cape Town. Kathryn is
currently working in Cape Town with a focus on public projects,
but continues her research work in Zimbabwe.
Klappentext
Taking the basic social unit of the household as a
point of departure, this research reviews
two complex, yet interrelated variables of the land-
housing debate. Firstly, the perception of the home
centring on the meaning of security of the
territorial base of the family and the community;
and secondly, the momentum it gives to spatial
occupation, dwelling consolidation, use of space
and development of home-based enterprise. The
investigation of spatial consolidation processes
from macro to micro-levels offers a valuable insight
as to how people claim and access their right to
land. This reveals the skills people use to produce
democratic spaces within their home, neighbourhood
and settlement regarding varying levels of perceived
secure life space. This can lead to more sensitive
and supportive housing policy responses regarding
urban land reform. The research is based on hearing
and discovering the reality from the urban poor
themselves. The exploration follows the life stories
of 8 families during 2001 to 2003 in socio-spatial
detail, within two highly contested settlements in
Hatcliffe, on the northern periphery of Harare, Zimbabwe.
