Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

Mixed-Use Developments

Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Buildings: A Path to Affordable Housing

Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Buildings: A Path to Affordable Housing Given the increased challenges in housing delivery, the conversion of abandoned facility has become a sustainable and affordable approach to p...

urban sprawl

What is Urban Sprawl: Causes and Impacts

What is Urban Sprawl: Causes and Impacts Suburban sprawl is a generally known as urban sprawl and is defined as growth of urban regions throughout rural or semi-urban regions. This pattern of development...

gentrification

What is Gentrification: A Double-Edged Sword

What is Gentrification: A Double-Edged Sword Gentrification refers to the progressive revitalization of inner city or urban districts previously considered underdeveloped by middle income earners, businesses...

what is smart city

What is Smart City: The Intersection of Technology and Urban Living

What is Smart City: The Intersection of Technology and Urban Living According to many scholars, a smart city can be defined as an urban center which is able to make efficient use of new technologies, data an...

environmental gentrification

What is Environmental Gentrification: When Green Meets Inequality

What is Environmental Gentrification: When Green Meets Inequality Environmental gentrification can be explained as a way through which conscience urban changes like green areas, parks, sustainable energies o...

suburban sprawl

The Hidden Cost of Suburban Sprawl: A Housing Inequality Perspective

The Hidden Cost of Suburban Sprawl: A Housing Inequality Perspective Suburban sprawl is a rapid outward growth of cities accompanied by a low population density of the extending territory, the latter being a...