Negotiating the interface : truggles involved in the upgrading of informal settlements : a case study of Nkandabwe in Kitwe, Zambia
Nsemiwe, Nsama
The plight of the majority of people living in many nations especially in developing countries today is lack of basic shelter, as the means of acquiring or building a house is beyond their reach. Housing is more than shelter and should define human socio-economic and physical welfare of an individual. It is a product in which man seeks shelter, security, comfort, dignity and should provide safety, a store for possessions, protection against elements and a locus for family life. Shelter is universally accepted as one of the basic rights of every human being, but many countries still experience a shortage in adequate housing that is affordable. The combination of population growth and migration on one hand and inadequate effort to increase housing stock on the other have in many nations widened the gap between demand and available stock. Urban challenges such as low incomes, high unemployment levels, lack of financing, poor land administration and lack of serviced land ready for development have led to the development of many informal settlements all over the world.
Event: XXIII International FIG Congress : Shaping the change
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