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1 online resource |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Notes on contributors; Foreword: Housing in an urban planet. Seeking the nexus housing-sustainable urbanization; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: governance, sustainability and affordability of low-income housing; Part I Thematic perspectives; Introduction to Part I; 2 Policy and politics in urban land market management: lessons from experience; 3 The new political economy of affordable housing finance and urban development |
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4 Backing the self-builders: assisted self-help housing as a sustainable housing provision strategy5 The resilience of self-built housing to natural hazards; 6 Renting a home: the need for a policy response; 7 Housing cooperatives in the developing world; 8 The transnational experience of community-led development: the affordable shelter challenge; Part II Asia; Introduction to Part II; 9 New frontiers and challenges for affordable housing provision in India; 10 How the poor house themselves in Pakistan today; 11 Self-help housing in Indonesia |
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12 Community contracting in neighbourhood improvement and housing: Indonesia and Pakistan13 Housing futures: housing for the poor in Sri Lanka; 14 Affordable housing policies in urban China; Part III Latin America; Introduction to Part III; 15 Affordable housing for low-income groups in Mexico and urban housing challenges of today; 16 Half a century of self-help in Brazil; 17 Housing policy in Colombia; 18 Incremental housing in Peru and the role of the social housing sector; 19 From shortage reduction to a wellbeing approach: changing paradigms in Ecuadorian housing policies |
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20 Self-help housing and upcoming policies for affordable housing in NicaraguaPart IV Africa; Introduction to Part IV; 21 Pathways towards self-help housing innovations in Egypt; 22 Changing housing policy in South Africa; 23 Dashed hopes? Public-private partnership and sustainable urban low-income housing delivery in Nigeria; 24 Housing and the urban poor in Kenya: opportunities for increased partnerships and innovative practices; 25 Urban low-income housing in Ghana; Conclusion; 26 Pro-poor housing policies revisited: where do we go from here?; Index |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Housing -- Developing countries
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Housing policy -- Developing countries
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Urban poor -- Developing countries
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Housing
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Housing policy
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Urban poor
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bredenoord, Jan
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Lindert, P. van
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Smets, Peer
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| ISBN |
9781317910169 |
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1317910168 |
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9781315849539 |
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1315849534 |
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9781315849539 |
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