In partnership with the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements, the African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town has established the Sustainable Human Settlements CityLab. Both the CityLab staff and the Policy and Research Directorate have played integral roles in the production of this research.
Guided by the Western Cape Government’s Provincial Strategic Goal (ie. PSG 4) to “enable a resilient, sustainable, quality and inclusive living environment”, the WCDHS has developed an Informal Settlement Strategic Framework (ISSF) strategy document entitled ‘From Precarious Settlements to Dignified Neighbourhoods’.