Inadequate housing is a major problem in the City of Cape Town and the need increases every year. The goal of this project was to assist the Housing Directorate to build healthy communities by compiling and sharing lessons learned regarding low income housing practices and processes. Through case studies, interviews, and literature reviews we identified and investigated a set of five best practices to achieve our goal: community participation, green technology, mixed-use development, community facilities, and interdepartmental collaboration.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Becker, Maggie Aileen
• Fitzell, Shivahn M.
• Royer, Christine Anne

Subject

• Community
• Health
• Sustainability
• Well-Being
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121407-032834

Keyword

• Community development
• City planning

Advisor

• Jiusto, Scott
• Weininger, Stephen J.

Year

• 2007

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• City of Cape Town Housing Directorate

Date created

• 2007-12-14

Location

• Cape Town

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-04