Slum Up-gradation Initiatives The neo-liberal urban economists regard slums as the natural response of the market in providing housing for the urban poor. Urban poor are engaged as consumers, producers, and ass...
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Defining affordable housing and a minimum supply of social housing Housing affordability is a growing problem in Australia and a key issue for many Knox residents. While many factors that influence housing affo...
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Affordable and Sustainable Housing in Developing Counties by Using Vernacular Architecture Due to the increase in human population, natural catastrophes, and war, global demand for housing has reached unprecede...
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An innovative approach to assess and reduce the vulnerability of Nepal’s housing stock With a large number of vulnerable houses, Nepal faces a huge risk from future earthquakes. While compliance with the nation...
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Housing Accessibility Versus Housing Affordability In this paper, it is argued that after decades of a strong dominance of the notion of housing affordability in the housing provision discourse, there is a need...
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Shelter Cluster Nepal Position Paper Housing and Settlements Recovery The 2015 Nepal earthquake has impacted the housing and settlements sectors the most, revealing several vulnerabilities in the building stock...
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Factors Affecting the Demand for Housing Affordability among the Middle-Income Groups Housing affordability has been a major concern in Malaysia, especially in cities like Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Purchasing ...
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Recent trends in housing affordability research This paper provides an updated account of housing affordability research in top-tier urban and housing-related journals. The theme and foci of affordability studi...
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Affordable Housing in the Urban Global South The global increase in the number of slums calls for policies that improve the conditions of the urban poor, sustainably. This volume provides an extensive overview ...
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The Potential of Mutual-aid Housing Cooperatives to Meet the Housing Needs of Urban Poor The focus of the research is to explore the potential of the housing cooperatives through mutual aid in Kathmandu, to tac...
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Urban Planning in the Neoliberal City Urban poverty alleviation and city transformation projects are closely connected to demographic change, political objectives, and capitalistic economic policies in the glob...
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Governance Efficacy in Sustainable Slum Regeneration Understanding the significant role of governance in slum upgrading projects through touristification is a crucial requirement to ensure economic development,...
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Slum Upgrading to Resettlement Colonies: Building Inclusive, Safe and Resilient Communities The term “slum” connotes the informal and illegal tenements marked by inhuman and abysmal conditions of inadequate hou...
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The face of urban poverty One of the most visible and enduring manifestations of urban poverty in developing countries is the formation and proliferation of slums. While attention has focused on the rapid pace ...
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Organized self-help housing There is an urgent need to improve the lives of 100 million slum dwellers by the year 2020. The Habitat Agenda has identified self-help housing among other enabling housing strategie...
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The State of Housing Affordability in Philadelphia Housing prices and rents in Philadelphia have long been lower than in many other big cities. But over the past decade, as Philadelphia has shifted from a shrin...
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Informing a strategy for circular economy housing in Australia Addressing climate change, economic stability, and social cohesion are major policy challenges. They are also concerns that are shaped by Australia...
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Affordable Housing for All Redefining the roles of public and private sector A path analysis of factors influencing perceived neighborhood social cohesion and perceived social support from neighbors among resid...
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Housing Policy in Developing Countries This article discusses housing policy in developing economies. It examines recent research findings in light of earlier arguments as to the benefits of more market-oriente...
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Coastal Lincolnshire Strategic Housing Market Assessment Strategic Housing Market Assessments (SHMAs) are a crucial part of the evidence base informing policy and contributing to shaping strategic thinking in h...
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Social Housing Strategy The Social Housing Strategy for the Republic of Albania has been conceived under the guiding principles of availability, accessibility, affordability, and adequacy of the overall housing...