PhD candidate · Urban and regional planning
Fatima Ayob
Fatima Ayob is a first-year PhD student with a Masters in Urban & Regional Planning from the University of the Free State. Her doctoral research examines spatial governance and investment in small-scale rental housing (SSRH), with a particular focus on how governance arrangements shape investment patterns and influence urban development outcomes. Building on several years of research on rental housing, she has developed skills in both qualitative and mixed-methods research. Her research interests include rental housing, land governance, housing investment, and sustainable urban development. She aims to contribute to evidence-based research that advances sustainable and inclusive rental housing systems in African cities.
Research focus
- Small-scale rental housing
- Spatial governance and housing investment
- Land governance
- Sustainable urban development
Selected publications
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