The impact of inclusionary housing on property prices in Cape Town

dc.contributor.advisorLeiman, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorRoode, Lauren
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-15T15:09:06Z
dc.date.available2025-09-15T15:09:06Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.updated2024-06-03T08:27:26Z
dc.description.abstractModern-day South Africa faces a considerable shortfall of urban housing. It also inherited a racially based system of spatial planning from the apartheid state. As a result, poor (and typically black) households reside in peripheral areas of major cities. This spatial structure denies these households easy access to the economic opportunities available in the larger city centers. It has been suggested that both problems could be addressed using a policy of ‘inclusionary housing'. This thesis investigates inclusionary housing's potential in Cape Town, as a means to address both the housing crisis and spatial segregation. Cape Town has a few neighbourhoods, such as Woodstock, that have been de facto inclusionary areas. These areas historically housed families from all walks of life, cultures, races, and income levels. Looking at Woodstock as a “historically inclusive neighbourhood”, this thesis deepens the analysis of the costs and benefits of inclusionary housing by discussing the economic, political, and social trends in this suburb over time. Findings indicate that while inclusionary housing in Cape Town is unlikely to solve the city's housing shortfall, it could contribute to more effective social cohesion and economic inclusion in well located areas. These positive spin offs are achievable through strong regulation of the housing market and consistent support for inclusionary principles from local government, property developers and households.
dc.identifier.apacitationRoode, L. (2023). <i>The impact of inclusionary housing on property prices in Cape Town</i>. (). Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41820en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRoode, Lauren. <i>"The impact of inclusionary housing on property prices in Cape Town."</i> ., Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41820en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRoode, L. 2023. The impact of inclusionary housing on property prices in Cape Town. . Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41820en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Roode, Lauren AB - Modern-day South Africa faces a considerable shortfall of urban housing. It also inherited a racially based system of spatial planning from the apartheid state. As a result, poor (and typically black) households reside in peripheral areas of major cities. This spatial structure denies these households easy access to the economic opportunities available in the larger city centers. It has been suggested that both problems could be addressed using a policy of ‘inclusionary housing'. This thesis investigates inclusionary housing's potential in Cape Town, as a means to address both the housing crisis and spatial segregation. Cape Town has a few neighbourhoods, such as Woodstock, that have been de facto inclusionary areas. These areas historically housed families from all walks of life, cultures, races, and income levels. Looking at Woodstock as a “historically inclusive neighbourhood”, this thesis deepens the analysis of the costs and benefits of inclusionary housing by discussing the economic, political, and social trends in this suburb over time. Findings indicate that while inclusionary housing in Cape Town is unlikely to solve the city's housing shortfall, it could contribute to more effective social cohesion and economic inclusion in well located areas. These positive spin offs are achievable through strong regulation of the housing market and consistent support for inclusionary principles from local government, property developers and households. DA - 2023 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Economics LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - Universiy of Cape Town PY - 2023 T1 - The impact of inclusionary housing on property prices in Cape Town TI - The impact of inclusionary housing on property prices in Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41820 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/41820
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRoode L. The impact of inclusionary housing on property prices in Cape Town. []. Universiy of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2023 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41820en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066Eng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.publisher.institutionUniversiy of Cape Town
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.titleThe impact of inclusionary housing on property prices in Cape Town
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMCom
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