informal settlements
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‘This settlement is just a launch pad to move to better city spaces’: radical sense of place and migration aspirations among youth migrants in the diaspora
CASAS’ member, Johannes Bhanye, has published an article with Abraham Matamanda & Ruvimbo Shayamunda in Comparative Migration Studies journal. Abstract: This ethnographic study investigates the perceptions of place and migration aspirations among young migrants within the Malawian diaspora in Lydiate, an informal settlement in Zimbabwe. Unlike traditional conceptions of diaspora that emphasize long-term settlement and…
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Water and Sanitation for Urban Health: A Gender Perspective on Impacts and Coping Strategies in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
Johannes Bhanye, CASAS’ member, has published a chapter in the book “Sustainable Development Goals and Urban Health”, with Abongile Mgwele, and Kgosi S. Mocwagae. This chapter investigates the gender disparities and implications of inadequate water and sanitation in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. The study further explores the coping strategies employed by women in selected Mangaung…