ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|117 pages
Thematic perspectives
chapter 4|18 pages
Backing The Self-Builders
chapter 8|15 pages
The Transnational Experience of Community-Led Development
part II|86 pages
Asia
chapter 12|11 pages
Community Contracting in Neighbourhood Improvement and Housing
part III|98 pages
Latin America
chapter 19|14 pages
From Shortage Reduction to a Wellbeing Approach
part IV|78 pages
Africa
chapter 23|14 pages
Dashed Hopes?
chapter 24|18 pages
Housing and the Urban Poor in Kenya
part |9 pages
Conclusion