Habitat International 31 (2007) 291–302 www.elsevier.com/locate/habitatint Sustainable urban development? Low-cost housing challenges in South Africa Allison Goebelà Environmental Studies and Women’s Studies‚ Queen’s University‚ Kingston‚ Ont.‚ Canada K7L 3N6 Abstract Low-cost housing provision has been a major focus of government in post-apartheid urban South Africa. While successes can be noted‚ there is growing concern regarding the social and environmental sustainability of housing programs and
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Shopping Malls – Some Advantages As Well As Disadvantages Today shopping malls have totally evolved to catch up with the modern lifestyle of the human beings. Because most people love shopping and loves hanging out within its vicinity despite not buying anything‚ a lot of entrepreneurs are smitten to invest in this kind of business. Although this business is great and has a potential to generate big amount of profit‚ still there are some disadvantages you must note before venturing into this kind
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Computer: Almost every home‚ office‚ or school has a computer of some kind these days. It may seems at first that having a computer brings only benefits‚ but further consideration shows that it also has disadvantages. First of all computers are very useful at school. It helps students to revise for tests or exams and makes subjects more interesting. Pupils can also learn new vocabulary and grammatical structures. Furthermore it allows students to become familiar
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reduction in exports and a downward trend in the stock market whilst South Africa suffered the same effects but rather than crude oil they suffered in the fall of commodity prices. Policies to stimulate the economy are different in terms of trade where Nigeria is more free trade and South Africa became more protectionist after the crisis. The Nigerian economy lacks diversity and is overly dependent on Oil ‚ while South Africa has a very diverse economy and spreads risks across multiple industries
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The HIV/AIDS Epidemic In South Africa Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of many infectious diseases that plague the world today. According to the 2007 AIDS epidemic update put out by The United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS (UNIADS) there were approximately 2.1 million AIDS related deaths and 33.2 million people infected with HIV world wide (UNAIDS/WHO Working Group‚ 2007). Despite its abundant resources and its well-developed
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THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TELEVISION In today modern world television is the most popular and recognized from of media and most homes in the western and developed worlds own one. That small (in some cases rather large) box sitting in your lounge is your connection to the outside world. It is an indispensable item and many of us cannot imagine life without it. As with everything there are advantages and disadvantages with the television. The main advantage is televisions ability to bring
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Running Head: SOUTH AFRICA 1 South Africa: The Struggle for Equality Martia S. McNeill April 8‚ 2012 SOUTH AFRICA 2 South Africa: The Struggle for Equality The biggest challenge that has faced South Africa in the past‚ in the present‚ and in the foreseeable future continues to be racial and ethnic inequality. While numerous laws and policies have been passed to correct the problems of discrimination‚ inequality‚ and the resulting poverty‚ the implementation and interpretation
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own house. On the radio set‚ one can only hear the voice of the speaker but on television one can even see his own picture. This invention has brought about a revolution in the fields of entertainment‚ education and communication. The greatest advantage of television is that one can watch its programmes at home. One need not go out for it. Television has great educative value for school and college students. It is a boon for a developing country like India. India is a vast country. It has an area
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knowledge. Parents or other community members‚ who knew how to do a job necessary for survival‚ passed their knowledge on to the children through direct instruction. Advantages : * Trainees are provided with job experience‚ an invaluable asset for achieving gainful employment. * Trainees are exposed to the numerous advantages that are associated with being employed. They earn an income through a stipend but they also become more familiar with interpersonal relationships‚ networking‚ responsibility
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet Ten years ago‚ the Internet was practically unheard of by most people. Today‚ the Internet is one of the most powerful tools throughout the world. The Internet is a collection of various services and resources. The Internet’s main components are E-mail and the World Wide Web. Actually‚ there’s a lot more to the Internet than E-mail‚ search engines‚ celebrity web sites‚ up-to-the-second sports scores‚ and chat rooms full of discussions. The Net also ranks
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