University of the Western Cape
Internal migration and the impact on the Driftsands Nature Reserve due to COVID 19: a case study perspective
Abstract
dc:description.abstractUnplanned informal communities with subpar living conditions are frequently formed by illegal land occupation in all cities. However, these settlements are especially troubling in cities that are rapidly urbanising in lower-income nations since urban growth rates frequently surpass rates of infrastructure development. (Capps, Bentsen, & Ramí, 2015). The effect of COVID-19 on lower-income households has also been detrimental in the Cape Metro. Due to the different lockdown levels, it was more difficult for people to get work and for those living in backyards who couldn't afford rent to be evicted legally. The backyard residents then moved to the neighbouring Driftsands Nature Reserve from their evicted residences, resulting in an illegal and unauthorised invasion of the nature reserve. In addition to causing irreparable ecological harm and ruining the environment, this action resulted in the declassification of the once-thriving environmental education reserve and the loss of its Nature Reserve designation. The objective of this study is to assess the migration of individuals who were unlawfully occupying land in the Driftsands Nature Reserve using Lee's Theory of Migration and also taking into account the impact that COVID-19 had on the migrants (Lee, 1966).
Degree
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- University of the Western Cape
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2025
Author and committee
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- Maphike, Russel C