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A Neoliberal Framework for Urban Housing Development in the Global South

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A Neoliberal Framework for Urban Housing Development in the Global South

BY

SAMPA CHISUMBE

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

CLINTON OHIS AIGBAVBOA

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

ERASTUS MWANAUMO

University of Zambia, Zambia

AND

WELLINGTON DIDIBHUKU THWALA

Walter Sisulu University, South Africa

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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Contents

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Preface

Cities in developing countries are faced with housing challenges that differ from country to country. The reasons for and the nature of these challenges differ from city to city. For cities in sub-saharan African countries, the majority of residents live in squatter and unplanned settlements. As a result, most residents lack decent housing as well as access to basic services. This is due to among other factors ineffective urban planning, weak urban governance, low private sector involvement, and lack of access to affordable housing finance. Compounding this, is the fact that there are few empirical studies that have investigated and developed frameworks aimed at improving urban housing. This book provides readers with an understanding of various concepts of housing, measurement of housing development, and theories underpinning housing studies. Furthermore, an intergrated urban housing development framework is provided which focuses at improving urban housing situation in the global south.

The contribution of this book to the body of knowledge is significant in that it highlights the factors which predict urban housing development from developing countries’ perspective. This provides a guide for countries in the sub-Saharan Africa where governments have limited financial resources competing among several needs besides that of providing housing. Anchored on neoliberalism this novel book argues that urban housing development is an eight-factor construct consisting of legal framework, tenure, stakeholder coordination, stakeholder participation, stakeholder capacity, adaptive housing regulations, housing finance, and governance. Using Zambia as a case study and through Delphi method, this book validated the conceptualised urban housing development framework which was developed priori based on extensive literature review.

The book outlines the role of the state in creating an enabling environment for other stakeholders to participate in the provision of affordable housing for all. This book will be of interest to researchers in the built environment, housing regulatory bodies, providers of basic services, academia, Tevet institutions, private sector actors, policy makers, non-governmental organisations, individuals and communities involved in housing development and consumption. The authors confirm that the text utilised in this work reflects original work and, where necessary, material has benefited from relevant context-setting/referencing.