ABSTRACT

There are numerous forms of densification taking place in Johannesburg and the surrounding area; the vast majority is through the auto-construction of residents. Backyard rooms and units, the repurposing and reconfiguring of older multi-storey buildings, and the pirating of spaces such as basements and rooftops have been key sites of resident-led densification. The state, however, has not been able to constructively support these modes and instead has plumped for parallel plans and policies. The danger of this approach is the continued discourse of associating informal densification with criminality, disease and chaos.

中文翻译：

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并行的自动构建：密度概念错误的危险

摘要

约翰内斯堡及周边地区发生了多种形式的致密化；绝大多数是通过居民的自动建造。后院的房间和单元，对旧的多层建筑的重新利用和重新配置以及地下室和屋顶等空间的盗版已成为居民主导的致密化场所。但是，该州未能以建设性的方式支持这些模式，而是大量寻求并行的计划和政策。这种方法的危险在于继续谈论将非正式致密化与犯罪，疾病和混乱联系起来。