People and places : the importance of the supply of land in delivering affordable housing in informal settlements
Dumashie, Diane A.
In line with the three pillars of sustainability, good governance requires a holistic strategic approach- in this paper the provision of affordable housing. Affordable housing in sub- Saharan Africa first appeared on the international agenda with the increasing pace of urbanization, but Countriess administrative and managerial mechanisms are generally not in place to cope with the new demand. Year on year shortfalls in housing compounded the problem. Today the position is serious. Rapid population growth and rural-urban migration is placing enormous pressure on the ability of African countries to facilitate access to housing and public services, as manifested by the high housing rents, overcrowding, and emergence of slums and informal settlements. The need is for increased government resources and a political will to tackle the problem including identifying pragmatic solutions to the fundamental structural problems that affect the delivery of houses. As its contribution, the Special Advisory Services division (SASD) of the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) identified and initiated a project that has been specifically designed to address how to identify and implement pragmatic action orientated actions, to address demand for cost- effective housing and public facilities.
Event: 5th FIG Regional Conference for Africa : Promoting Land Administration and Good Governance
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