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Urban Informality Policies and Regulatory Frameworks in South African and Zimbabwean Cities

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This chapter analyses the policies and regulatory frameworks which guide and/or govern informality in South African and Zimbabwean cities. Hence in this chapter there is a discussion of the policy response at different levels of government such as the national and local in South Africa. Likewise, in Zimbabwe there is a consideration of the national approach and response to urban informality. In addition to this, the chapter reflects on these responses to urban informality by the two countries and amplify that the colonial and apartheid legacies seem to always prevail in terms of disrupting any well meaning plan to enhance urban informality.

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  1. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa, South Africa

    Inocent Moyo

  2. Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Trynos Gumbo

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Moyo, I., Gumbo, T. (2021). Urban Informality Policies and Regulatory Frameworks in South African and Zimbabwean Cities. In: Urban Informality in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65485-6_9

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