This practice brief argues that actors who are able to hold the space between key stakeholders in the process of informal settlement upgrading have a significant role to play in strengthening development practice in South Africa. Given the complexity of informal settlement upgrading – an approach that requires the involvement of multiple actors with often divergent interests – the practice brief suggests that intermediation is critical to the success of this approach
Managing the Interface: exploring the need for intermediation in informal settlement upgrading (2014)
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Additional Info
- Year: 2014
- Themes: Participatory Informal Settlement Upgrading
- Type: Practice Brief
- Practice Area: Urban Land
- Project: Building communities of practice to advance participatory approaches to informal settlement upgrading
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