A double irony: the originality and influence of John F.C. Turner

Harris, Richard

doi:10.1016/s0197-3975(02)00048-6

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“…This suggests that core (incremental) housing can provide quality housing units just like the Turnkey and other housing delivery strategies. Although, this is inconsistent with the criticism leveled against incremental housing for failing to meet the construction standards that ensures the safety and sanitation of houses as pointed out by Greene and Rojas (2008); however, the findings here appear to corroborate John Turner's argument (Harris 1999(Harris , 2003 that housing upgraded over a period of time ensures that the quality of the physical characteristics of houses improve.…”

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Residential Satisfaction in Public Core Housing in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Ibem

Amole

2012

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This study investigated residential satisfaction of randomly selected 156 household heads in the OGD Workers' housing estate in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Data were collected through questionnaire survey and analysed using descriptive statistics, factor and categorical regression analyses. Respondents were generally satisfied with their housing conditions with 59 % of them expressing satisfaction, while 41 % were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with their housing environment. They evaluated satisfaction based on four key dimensions of housing unit characteristics, neighbourhood facilities and environment, management and services; and these residential components contributed the most to predicting residential satisfaction. Respondents' educational background, employment sector, sex and age were also found to be predictors of satisfaction. A key implication of the findings is that Core housing can provide satisfactory living environment, and this can be enhanced through the adoption of good housing design and management practices, improved access to basic services and social infrastructure and rapid upgrading of the number of bedrooms in the housing units.

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Residential Satisfaction in Public Core Housing in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Ibem

Amole

2012

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“…Over time his view has resulted in recognition that squatter settlements should not be seen as eyesores and thus targeted for slum clearance. Harris (2003) argues that the ideas of assisted self-help are not original to Turner but his call for spontaneity and the lack of authoritarianism in housing the poor suggests that the poor decide what they build, as they do it, and manage with what they have. Nientied and van der Linden (1992) and Harris (2003) both summarize Turner's argument and its evolution.…”

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“…Harris (2003) argues that the ideas of assisted self-help are not original to Turner but his call for spontaneity and the lack of authoritarianism in housing the poor suggests that the poor decide what they build, as they do it, and manage with what they have. Nientied and van der Linden (1992) and Harris (2003) both summarize Turner's argument and its evolution. Despite criticism of this approach (Burgess, 1978;Schuman, 1986;Marcus, 1992;Mathey, 1997) assisted self-help housing sees the provision of housing for the poor as something that the poor should do by themselves, in conjunction with non-governmental agencies, the private sector and cooperatives.…”

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Housing the Urban Poor in Twenty-First Century Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Mismatch and a Way Forward for Ghana

Yeboah

2005

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The debate on housing the urban poor has become more sophisticated since Turner's original ideas of self-help and self-building by the poor were introduced in the 1970s. Today, the emphasis in housing the poor is on a pluralistic approach that stresses enabling housing provision for the poor by expanding the range of providers to include government, the private sector, the poor themselves, non-governmental agencies, and cooperatives. Official housing policy in Ghana does not reflect the pluralistic approach that prevails in practitioner and academic circles. Using ethnography, this paper presents the housing experience of a typical poor family in Ghana to determine what the poor build. It highlights the obstacles the poor have to overcome to acquire the housing they want. The ethnography provides a basis upon which the mismatch between the pluralistic approach and Ghana's housing policy can be bridged thus providing a way forward. The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of the housing industry in poverty alleviation in Ghana.

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“…Es por ello que varios autores proponen integrar las colonias y otros asentamientos no formales en Estados Unidos a una definición de mayor alcance que permita comprenderlos mejor. Esta perspectiva sostiene que el fenómeno observado en las colonias trasciende límites locales y regionales y es análogo al fenómeno de otros asentamientos irregulares de vivienda en países menos desarrollados (Donelson & Holguin, 2001;Harris, 2001b;Ward, 2001;Koerner, 2002). Es así como las colonias de Estados Unidos estarían incluidas en lo que se conoce como "el fenómeno de informalidad", el cual destaca la "naturaleza compleja y diversa" que entalla la simple idea de que dicho fenómeno ocurre fuera de las estructuras formales de planificación de ciudades, regiones y países.…”

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El fenómeno de la informalidad en periferias urbanas de los Estados Unidos de América

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2015

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A double irony: the originality and influence of John F.C. Turner

Cited by 58 publications

References 27 publications

Residential Satisfaction in Public Core Housing in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Residential Satisfaction in Public Core Housing in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Housing the Urban Poor in Twenty-First Century Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Mismatch and a Way Forward for Ghana

El fenómeno de la informalidad en periferias urbanas de los Estados Unidos de América

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