Shack Settlement Planning in Duncan Village, South Africa

This report provides an in-depth, comprehensive look at the efforts local planners, policy makers, professors, politicians, and residents have undertaken to improve the lives of those who live in the Duncan Village slum settlement located within the Buffalo City Municipality of South Africa. The best principles and practices identified in this report are meant to assist planners and policy makers in South Africa and other parts of the world in promoting effective measures that improve the living conditions of those living in shack settlements.