TY - JOUR AU - Stewart, Thomas PY - 2018/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Upgrading informal settlements in South Africa: A partnership-based approach Edited by: Liza Rose Cirolia, Tristan Görgens, Mirjam van Donk, Warren Smit and Scott Drimie JF - Town and Regional Planning JA - trp VL - 73 IS - 0 SE - Book reviews DO - 10.18820/2415-0495/trp73.6 UR - https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/trp/article/view/3630 SP - 83 AB - <p>The upgrading of informal settlements has become one of the most&nbsp;comprehensive, complex, controversial, capital-intensive, and often&nbsp;emotive developmental interventions orchestrated and funded by the&nbsp;South African public sector. Many initiatives, however, happen without&nbsp;there being meaningful collaboration between the various role players.&nbsp;In this publication, some of the ‘cutting-edge’ initiatives and a revisit to&nbsp;proven practices and debates are discussed and generously supported&nbsp;by case studies, experience, evidence, and appropriate examples.&nbsp;This is further enhanced by the collaborative effort of the diversity of authors&nbsp;who have managed to simplify and capture the essence of the subject&nbsp;matter in such a way that it can be applied in the formulation of policy.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> ER -