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The Scalability of the Shack/Slum Dwellers International Methodology: Context and Constraint in Cape Town
Author(s) -
Tomlinson Richard
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/dpr.12203
Subject(s) - slum , alliance , cape , context (archaeology) , general partnership , economic growth , government (linguistics) , business , geography , sociology , economics , finance , population , demography , archaeology , linguistics , philosophy
Shack/Slum Dwellers International ( SDI ) was created by the Indian Alliance and South African partners. SDI has affiliates in 33 countries and is probably the world's largest network of community peer‐to‐peer knowledge exchange in the area of slum/informal settlement upgrading. Common to the Indian Alliance's ‘Federation Model’ and the SDI methodology are a commitment to community organization and community‐led upgrading that is undertaken in partnership with local government. In a context where it is projected that there will be two billion slum dwellers by 2030, the ambition is to enable tens of millions of households to obtain upgraded housing and services. This article questions the scalability and universality of the SDI methodology in Cape Town, where the SDI Secretariat is located.