Social networks, Migrants and Densification.

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dc.contributor.authorMphatsoe, Pulane
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-06T11:22:35Z
dc.date.available2017-06-06T11:22:35Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionHonours Research Report 2016.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe ambiguous nature of cities has long been discussed by many scholars. Cities are both spaces of opportunity and abject poverty; connectivity to global circuits of goods, people and ideas, yet concurrently contain spaces of marginalisation (Kihato, 2009). The increase in backyard dwellings over the years has highlighted the high demand, and low supply for low-income housing in Johannesburg where many South Africans and international migrants relocate to for greater opportunities. This research report aims to document the relationship between backyard densification and the strategies of integration of migrants into their new host society. These experiences will be documented on the basis of social networks and interaction between the migrants and the locals. The urban form associated with backyard living provides a proximity which fosters intentioned and unintended interaction between neighbours. Backyard densification facilitates access and sustainability of social networks used by migrant women. These social networks play a significant role in the post migratory experiences of migrant women living in backyard dwellings in that they offer various types of support such as trading land, financial and emotional support and childcare just name a few. This research forms part of a greater study on resilient densification in Johannesburg, and though its scope is limited, I hope it will stir up further research pertaining to migration, gender and social networks.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianJJ2016en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipNRF (National Research Foundation)en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMphatsoe, P. (2016). Social networks, Migrants and Densification, How do migrant women access and sustain social networks in the context of backyard densification in Bram Fischerville?. Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of the Witwatersranden_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/22805
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENTen_ZA
dc.rightsCopyright 2016en_ZA
dc.titleSocial networks, Migrants and Densification.en_ZA
dc.title.alternativeHow do migrant women access and sustain social networks in the context of backyard densification in Bram Fischerville?en_ZA
dc.title.alternativeHow do migrant women access and sustain social networks in the context of backyard densification in Bram Fischerville?en_ZA
dc.typeReporten_ZA
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