Stormwater management is one of the key components of basic infrastructure in theudurban environment. It is important in achieving quality living environments in urbanudinformal settlements. This study considers the social and institutional domains ofudsustainability in relation to stormwater management interventions in the context ofudJohannesburg’s informal settlements. The study follows a qualitative approach, withudtwo informal settlements in Johannesburg serving as case studies. The twoudsettlements are Slovo Park and Elias Motsoaledi. A total of eighteen interviews wereudconducted with residents in both settlements, during several field visits, and withudofficials dealing with informal settlements and stormwater in the city. The study showsudthe specific challenges facing stormwater management in the settlements; theudstormwater management and drainage practices adopted by the residents and theudpotentials of community-led, NGO-assisted initiatives on stormwater management asudpart of thrusts intended to catalyse in-situ upgrading. It also shows that specificudstormwater management interventions by the City of Johannesburg are embedded inudthe context of formalisation of informal settlements, in other words, townshipudestablishment. Interim services provided in almost all settlements rarely touch onudstormwater management. This study affirms the importance of meaningfuludparticipation in stormwater management interventions and approaches that sustainud‘socio-human’ capacity for resilience in relation to impacts of runoff in informaludsettlements. The conclusion shows the benefits of catchment-scale model forudstormwater management, the potential of green infrastructure and the necessity forudpolicy transition to sustainable drainage systems.
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