Affordable housing in the urban global south : seeking sustainable solutions / edited by Jan Bredenoord, Paul van Lindert and Peer Smets.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bredenoord, Jan, editor.

Lindert, P. van, editor.

Smets, Peer, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing--Developing countries.

Housing.

Developing countries.

Housing policy--Developing countries.

Housing policy.

Urban poor--Developing countries.

Urban poor.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 411 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

The global increase in the number of slums calls for policies which improve the conditions of the urban poor, sustainably. This volume provides an extensive overview of current housing policies in Asia, Africa and Latin America and presents the facts and trends of recent housing policies. The chapters provide ideas and tools for pro-poor interventions with respect to the provision of land for housing, building materials, labour, participation and finance. The book looks at the role of the various stakeholders involved in such interventions, including national and local governments, private sector organisations, NGOs and Community-based Organisations. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: governance, sustainability and affordability of low-income housing / Peer Smets Smets, Peer, Jan Bredenoord Bredenoord, Jan, Paul van Lindert Lindert, Paul van 1

Part I Thematic perspectives 15

Introduction to Part I / Peer Smets Smets, Peer, Paul van Lindert Lindert, Paul van, Jan Bredenoord Bredenoord, Jan 15

2 Policy and politics in urban land market management: lessons from experience / Geoffrey Payne Payne, Geoffrey 19

3 The new political economy of affordable housing finance and urban development / Bruce Ferguson Ferguson, Bruce, Peer Smets Smets, Peer, David Mason Mason, David 40

4 Backing the self-builders: assisted self-help housing as a sustainable housing provision strategy / Jan Bredenoord Bredenoord, Jan, Paul van Lindert Lindert, Paul van 55

5 The resilience of self-built housing to natural hazards / Earl Kessler Kessler, Earl 73

6 Renting a home: the need for a policy response / Alan Gilbert Gilbert, Alan 87

7 Housing cooperatives in the developing world / Sukumar Ganapati Ganapati, Sukumar 102

8 The transnational experience of community-led development: the affordable shelter challenge / Beth Chitekwe-Biti Chitekwe-Biti, Beth, Sheela Patel Patel, Sheela, Diana Mitlin Mitlin, Diana 117

Part II Asia 133

Introduction to Part II / Peer Smets Smets, Peer, Jan Bredenoord Bredenoord, Jan, Paul van Lindert Lindert, Paul van 133

9 New frontiers and challenges for affordable housing provision in India / Urmi Sengupta Sengupta, Urmi 137

10 How the poor house themselves in Pakistan today / Arif Hasan Hasan, Arif 154

11 Self-help housing in Indonesia / Devisari Tunas Tunas, Devisari, Laksmi T. Darmoyono Darmoyono, Laksmi T. 166

12 Community contracting in neighbourhood improvement and housing: Indonesia and Pakistan / Florian Steinberg Steinberg, Florian 181

13 Housing futures: housing for the poor in Sri Lanka / Sharadbala Joshi Joshi, Sharadbala, M. Sohail Khan Khan, M. Sohail 192

14 Affordable housing policies in urban China / Mingye Li Li, Mingye, Jean-Claude Driant Driant, Jean-Claude 204

Part III Latin America 219

Introduction to Part III / Jan Bredenoord Bredenoord, Jan, Paul van Lindert Lindert, Paul van, Peer Smets Smets, Peer 219

15 Affordable housing for low-income groups in Mexico and urban housing challenges of today / Jan Bredenoord Bredenoord, Jan, Lorena Cabrera Montiel Montiel, Lorena Cabrera 223

16 Haifa century of self-help in Brazil / Suzana Pasternak Pasternak, Suzana, Camila D'Ottaviano D'Ottaviano, Camila 241

17 Housing policy in Colombia / Alan Gilbert Gilbert, Alan 256

18 Incremental housing in Peru and the role of the social housing sector / Ana María Fernández-Maldonado Fernández-Maldonado, Ana María 271

19 From shortage reduction to a wellbeing approach: changing paradigms in Ecuadorian housing policies / Christien Klaufus Klaufus, Christien, Laura Cedrés Pérez Pérez, Laura Cedrés 286

20 Self-help housing and upcoming policies for affordable housing in Nicaragua / Jan Bredenoord Bredenoord, Jan, Bart van der Meulen Meulen, Bart van der 300

Part IV Africa 317

Introduction to Part IV / Paul van Lindert Lindert, Paul van, Jan Bredenoord Bredenoord, Jan, Peer Smets Smets, Peer 317

21 Pathways towards self-help housing innovations in Egypt / Ahmed M. Soliman Soliman, Ahmed M. 321

22 Changing housing policy in South Africa / Marie Huchzermeyer Huchzermeyer, Marie 336

23 Dashed hopes? Public-private partnership and sustainable urban low-income housing delivery in Nigeria / Uche Cosmas Ikejiofor Ikejiofor, Uche Cosmas 349

24 Housing and the urban poor in Kenya: opportunities for increased partnerships and innovative practices / Bob Hendriks Hendriks, Bob 363

25 Urban low-income housing in Ghana / Paul W. K. Yankson Yankson, Paul W. K., Katherine V. Gough Gough, Katherine V. 381

Conclusion 395

26 Pro-poor housing policies revisited: where do we go from here? / Paul van Lindert Lindert, Paul van, Peer Smets Smets, Peer, Jan Bredenoord Bredenoord, Jan 397.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415622424

0415622425

9780415728935

0415728932

OCLC:

853244930