Sustainable Housing in Developing Countries: Meeting Social and Environmental Targets by Greening Low Income Settlements in South Africa

Loggia, Claudia; Trois, Cristina; Tramontin, Vittorio

doi:10.18848/2325-1166/cgp/v09i04/55432

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“…The heat adaptation measures implemented within the literature generally facilitated a reduction in ambient indoor temperature, promoted evaporative and convective cooling, and improved the thermal performance of material constituents of dwellings. As shown in Table 1, temperature reduction of up to 4 • C was recorded through the entire retrofit of low-income housing in Durban [50]. Repainting of building envelope also offered similar indoor temperature reduction in Johannesburg, South Africa [51].…”

Section: On-site Implementation (2016-2018)mentioning

confidence: 81%

Heat Stress Adaptation within Informal, Low-Income Urban Settlements in Africa

2022

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Climate projections indicate that persistent high temperatures and related heat stress will become a common experience in the future, across Africa. It is, therefore, important to understand challenges that might result from increasing extreme heat conditions, and how humans within urban centres can adapt. In this article, we provide a review that considers the experience of poor urban residents with extreme temperatures and adaptation strategies in relation to low-income, informal urban contexts in Africa. Our analysis is carried out across four focus countries: Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt. Only cursory insights exist in the context of informal settlements. We found that heat stress remains an overlooked topic in comparison to other climate change adaptation needs. Evidence shows that adaptation strategies varied and differed in framing, scale, and applied methods across the contexts. Adaptation strategies dominantly examine a broad variety of alternative building measures and, to a lesser degree, greening/nature-based strategies. It is important to highlight heat stress as a cross-cutting, focal topic in urban research in relation to informal settlements and generally broaden the spectrum. It is worthwhile to pay special attention to strategic actions and research designs that foresee win–win and co-beneficial options for local urban communities.

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Section: On-site Implementation (2016-2018)mentioning

confidence: 81%

Heat Stress Adaptation within Informal, Low-Income Urban Settlements in Africa

2022

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“…Notable exceptions are the works of (Winkler and Human Sciences Research, 2009, Winkler, 2010, Rahlao et al, 2012. Few studies examined South African households, with evidence limited to greening of the lowcost housing (Alcock, 2012, Loggia et al, 2015, Walwyn and Brent, 2015. Economic and social issues were identified as the most common barriers to the sustainable development of low income settlements (Loggia et al, 2015, Joubert et al, 2016.…”

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“…Few studies examined South African households, with evidence limited to greening of the lowcost housing (Alcock, 2012, Loggia et al, 2015, Walwyn and Brent, 2015. Economic and social issues were identified as the most common barriers to the sustainable development of low income settlements (Loggia et al, 2015, Joubert et al, 2016. However, it has to be noted that the scarcity of literature in this area does not imply that the adoption of microgeneration technologies is unimportant in this country.…”

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Green energy pathways: differing perspectives to green energy transitions among homeowners

Chikandiwa,

Mutambara

2023

IJRBS

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The ostensible gravity of rapidly increasing the numbers of homeowners producing green electricity and heat energy in their homes cannot be overlooked for sustainability. However, there is a dearth of research on the existence of barriers to, and the drivers for energy switching among South African households. Thus, this article explored the reasons for the adoption and non-adoption of renewable energy technologies by examining the motivations for, as well as the barriers to the installation or retrofitting of the microgeneration technologies in KwaZulu-Natal a province of South Africa. The purposive sampling approach was used to collect data from 19 university academics through semi-structured interviews. The data were interpreted through content and descriptive analysis. The findings of the study indicated several reasons why house owners are motivated to adopt microgeneration technologies and this included self-sufficiency, saving on energy costs, the desire to protect the environment. On the other hand, the house owners put forward the following reasons for not adopting: high initial costs, lack of adequate information about the technologies, as well as the perceived complexity of the procurement process. These findings are essential for policy makers and other stakeholders, when developing policies and strategies to heighten the adoption rate of microgeneration. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the adoption process of the microgeneration should be well coordinated.

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Strategies for addressing exposure to extreme heat in a slum community

Adegun

2024

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal E

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Climate change is resulting in higher temperatures and the problem of heat stress, which significantly affects the urban population. Poor households living within low-income urban communities are disproportionately affected by these problems. This article reports an investigation of coping strategies among residents in a low-income community within Lagos, Nigeria. The study utilized a mixed-method approach – community survey (sample size = 300 residents) and semi-structured interviews with 15 purposively selected residents. The survey data was analysed statistically, while content analysis was conducted on the interview transcripts. The findings indicate range of personal/behavioural preventive and reactive strategies and building-related measures utilized to address the challenge of increasing heat within the community. Notably, greening-related practices (for planting trees, cultivating gardens) did not rank high among the residents. They are willing to pay modest amount towards greening and environmental features but not as much as housing modifications to enhance thermal comfort in the face extreme heat. The study contributes evidence of local coping strategies for heat exposure among disadvantaged urban residents, providing a pedestal on which heat adaptation initiatives can be developed.

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Sustainable Housing in Developing Countries: Meeting Social and Environmental Targets by Greening Low Income Settlements in South Africa

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Heat Stress Adaptation within Informal, Low-Income Urban Settlements in Africa

Heat Stress Adaptation within Informal, Low-Income Urban Settlements in Africa

Green energy pathways: differing perspectives to green energy transitions among homeowners

Strategies for addressing exposure to extreme heat in a slum community

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