Current informal settlement redevelopment strategies applied in Cape Town, South Africa, often result in a dismantled sense of community, wasting resources and leading to crime and other community problems. Focusing on community involvement, we established a co-researcher program to conduct in-depth research within Monwabisi Park through the existing Indlovu Project initiative of the Shaster Foundation. This program evolved over time, ultimately utilizing multimedia to perform surveys, interviews, and create a sustainable community forum in the form of a TV show. These efforts, vehicles for immersion in the community, allowed us to gain insight into citizens' visions of a successful redevelopment.

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Creator

• Angulo, Marco V.
• Setzer, Amanda Rose
• Perrone, Matthew Scott

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Sustainability
• Culture
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121708-150137

Keyword

• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Community development
• Sustainability
• Educational surveys--Design

Advisor

• Hersh, Robert
• Jiusto, Scott

Year

• 2008

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Shaster Foundation

Date created

• 2008-12-17

Location

• Cape Town

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-04