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Informal Settlement Upgrading: Bridging the Gap Between the De Facto and the De Jure

Department of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Queensland, Australia; b.vanhoren{at}mailbox.uq.edu.au

In order for informal settlement upgrading to build the institutions necessary to ensure continuity of the improvement process, planners must move beyond a narrow concern with legality and illegality. Upgrading should comprise a gradation of strategies that legitimize and integrate aspects of settlements' de facto institutions into the planning process. In so doing, it is possible to contribute to legal regulatory frameworks that are more appropriate to informal settlements. This article considers planning, tenure delivery, and public participation as three aspects of a recent upgrade in South Africa, and the extent to which they bridged the gap between the de jure and de facto.

Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 19, No. 4, 389-400 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X0001900408


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