Socially sustainable urban renewal in emerging economies: A comparison of Magdolna Quarter, Budapest, Hungary and Albert Park, Durban, South Africa

Nzimande, Ntombifuthi P; Fabula, Szabolcs

doi:10.15201/hungeobull.69.4.4

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“…In contrast, residents argued that their opinions were scantly paid attention to, which led to disinterest in the entire program. These results concur with those of Nzimande and Fabula (2020) who argued that the Magdolna Quarter Program, in Budapest, excluded both the homeless and the Roma people from the planning stages of the Teleki Square. This was not the first time that the issue of excluding and neglecting vulnerable groups from participating in URP has been recorded (e.g.…”

Section: Inclusiveness and Integritysupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Even with other partners such as the EU and national governments, this collaboration means the sharing of resources that may not necessarily be financial, but institutional intelligence. With that in mind, involving several stakeholders significantly increases the interest between these actors, thus making the decision-making process more complex (Nzimande and Fabula 2020). Analysing stakeholders' expectations on urban renewal projects in Chongqing (China), Zhuang et al (2017) identified 18 vastly different economic, environmental and social factors that interested the key stakeholders.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Both urban regeneration and urban restructuring are geographical processes used to prevent or halt the socio-economic decline and the physical degradation of buildings. The increase in urban regeneration projects (URP), although has numerous benefits, these projects have also caused several social issues across the communities, such as social injustice, displacement and loss of neighbourhood culture (Egedy 2010, Sánchez and Broudehoux 2013, Boros et al 2016, Nzimande and Fabula 2020. These problems were primarily due to the exclusion of stakeholders that may understand the needs of the communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Stakeholders’ perceptions of urban regeneration: the case of Kis-Pongrác in Budapest

Nzimande

2023

Environ. Res. Commun.

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Urban regeneration has been seen as the saving grace for cities, bringing hopes of rejuvenating their social environment, renovating their dilapidated buildings and revitalising local urban economies. To implement urban regeneration programs, governments have collaborated with various stakeholders for area-based initiatives. The paper aims to investigate the participatory, integrated approach in Hungary from the perspective of the key stakeholders directly and indirectly involved in a localised case study. Thus, the main objective is to identify the challenges within urban governance of a post-socialist which hindered the development of an integrated and participatory stakeholder engagement approach. Data was gathered through semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders that were then subject to thematic analysis. In the case study, findings provided critical insights into the interaction between stakeholders’ engagement and these projects. The findings also included the challenges that stakeholders experienced with the project and the need for long-term stakeholder collaboration between the residents, civil society and the government. It is hoped that the findings of this study are not only of interest to urban planners and how beneficial it is for the long-term to include local people in all the different stages of the program, but also to local academia to realise the significant role they can play in contributing towards the success of urban regeneration in their local communities plus in other regions through the sharing of their local urban regeneration outcomes to other academics.

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Stakeholders’ perceptions of urban regeneration: the case of Kis-Pongrác in Budapest

Nzimande

2023

Environ. Res. Commun.

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“…The location and residential environment exert a powerful influence on the housing market, and their role in the prestige of urban neighbourhoods increased after the change of the regime (Nzimande & Fabula, 2020). In the case of Ady HE, the central location is rather a drawback because the estate lies in a busy junction of the main roads of Csepel with high pollution and noise.…”

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Planning and Architecture as Determining Influences on the Housing Market: Budapest–Csepel’s Post–War Housing Estates

Egedy

Szabó²,

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In Hungary, post-war housing estates can be categorised according to the time of their construction. Thanks to the development of construction technologies and urban planning, these so-called generations of housing estates demonstrate different features with regard to their physical layout and socio-economic characteristics. Socio-economic transformation that took place after the change of regime (1989) was widely affected by the physical parameters of these neighbourhoods and their dwelling stock. Our results show that different generations of housing estates have followed distinct trajectories in the housing market; thus, in addition to their geographical location within the city, planning, architecture, design, and the dwelling stock play a significant role in the market positions of these generations of housing estates. House prices have risen rapidly in Budapest since 2014 up until the pandemic in 2020, and housing estates became popular segments of the housing market. The main aim of this article is to investigate the role of urban planning, architecture and the built environment in this real estate process. The research is based on empirical real estate investigations, statistical house price analyses, and fieldwork undertaken on housing estates. The case study area is Csepel, a former industrial town which became the administrative district 21 of Budapest in 1950. All types of post-war generations of housing estates co-exist, and the majority of the population lives in such neighbourhoods. This special geographical context makes it possible to explore the influential role of the built environment in the housing market. Empirical results from these low- and mid-rise housing estates can make a major contribution to the more effective and successful development of high-rise neighbourhoods.

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“…Non-listed companies are not obliged to produce integrated reports. JSE-listed logistics companies are compelled by the listing requirements to produce integrated reports in accordance with King IV Reports [5] (p. 35). Most studies that investigated sustainability reporting in the logistics sector have concentrated on the environmental aspects of logistics without incorporating the social dimension of sustainability [6][7][8].…”

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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of and the Extent to Which Large and Medium Logistics Organisations Report on Social Sustainability—The Case of South Africa

Kele

Makhetha

2022

Sustainability

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Despite the importance of the logistics sector to the South African economy and the significant negative impact of the sector on South African society, little research has been conducted to determine the extent to which South African logistics companies report their social sustainability and the effectiveness of their social sustainability reporting. The objectives of this study were to determine the extent to which South African logistics companies report on social sustainability performance and to evaluate the effectiveness of social sustainability reporting practices of South African logistics companies. A documentary analysis of the sustainability information of the logistics companies was conducted using a control list and a judgment scale. A purposive sample of 50 companies was used. The majority of the companies in the sample are private companies that are not listed. Of the sample group, 20% are family-owned, and 16% of the companies are publicly listed in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The results indicate that social sustainability reporting by logistics companies is very low. The range of scores is from a minimum of 0% to a maximum of 57%. Only two companies attained a score above 50%. About 61% of the companies did not disclose any of the stated themes of social sustainability, while 25% of the companies disclosed the themes in narrative form, and 12.1% disclosed them relative to prior periods of disclosure by the companies. Only 1.4% disclosed themes relative to the targets set by the company, and 0.3% of the companies disclosed them relative to industry standards. Regarding the effectiveness of social sustainability reporting, nine companies (18%) had a score of 50% and above. Only 13 companies (26%) have a score of 40% or higher. This is indicative of the fact that, in general, road logistics companies are not effective in their reporting of social sustainability activities. We endeavour for the study to assist South African logistics companies in being aware of elements to consider when reporting on their social sustainability, as well as assist them in improving their reporting.

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Socially sustainable urban renewal in emerging economies: A comparison of Magdolna Quarter, Budapest, Hungary and Albert Park, Durban, South Africa

Cited by 12 publications

References 50 publications

Stakeholders’ perceptions of urban regeneration: the case of Kis-Pongrác in Budapest

Stakeholders’ perceptions of urban regeneration: the case of Kis-Pongrác in Budapest

Planning and Architecture as Determining Influences on the Housing Market: Budapest–Csepel’s Post–War Housing Estates

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of and the Extent to Which Large and Medium Logistics Organisations Report on Social Sustainability—The Case of South Africa

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