Space standardisation of low-income housing units in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uttam Kumar Roy ◽  
Madhumita Roy
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
The People ◽  
Modular Units ◽  
Market Driven ◽  
Building System ◽  
Low Income Housing

Purpose – This paper aims to develop a set of affordable space and dimensional standards for market-driven low-income housing in Indian context for the purpose of mass production using industrialised building system. Design/methodology/approach – For this, the paper first explains the significance of standardisation from the literature and revisits the codes and contemporary practices in industrialised building system (IBS) in India. Next, it undertakes a market survey of ongoing/completed housing projects to study the space/dimensions reflected in the market demand by the people. After considering conditions like modular grid suitability and provisions of code, it identifies a set of dimensional standards of activity spaces, emerging from the market study. It also suggests a framework of modular units showing the incremental attachment possibility for component-based construction using IBS. These standards and design frameworks will make the path for developing various products and components towards an open system in India. Findings – The paper gives an insight of the market trends of low-income housing, focusing on unit designs and spatial elements. Research limitations/implications – Local contextualisation during the unit designs will be required and that is not addressed in this paper. Practical implications – This will benefit developers, manufacturers, designers as well as policymakers towards a market-driven housing delivery using IBS. Social implications – As a result of this standardisation, housing delivery will be faster and there will be more numbers of market-driven affordable housing in masses for low-income people, thus solving housing shortage. Originality/value – A developing country like India is a diversified country having many geographical and social variations. Such standardisation for a space and design framework has never been attempted before and will make a contribution for the public housing sector.

Analysing delay causes and effects in Ghanaian state housing construction projects

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Teye Amoatey ◽  
Yaa Asabea Ameyaw ◽  
Ebenezer Adaku ◽  
Samuel Famiyeh
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
State Institution ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
Cost Overrun ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
Project Outcomes ◽  
Project Delays

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the causes and effects of delays in public sector housing projects in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach – A purposive sampling approach was used in selecting the respondents for the study. These were experts working on various state housing construction projects in Ghana. Findings – Results from the study showed that the critical factors that contribute to project delays in Ghana are; delay in payment to contractor/supplier, inflation/price fluctuation, price increases in materials, inadequate funds from sponsors/clients, variation orders and poor financial/capital market. The critical effects of delays are cost overrun, time overrun, litigation, lack of continuity by client and arbitration. Research limitations/implications – This paper is limited to causes and effects of project delays in Ghana based on data collected from only one state institution. Due to geographic constraints the researchers were unable to sample state institutions across Ghana involved in various housing projects. Practical implications – This paper has documented the critical state housing construction project delay factors in Ghana. The results will help project managers and policymakers appreciate the effects of these delays on project outcomes. Social implications – Measures aimed at reducing cost of housing projects in Ghana can translate into significant benefits to the poor and support achievement of government objective of providing affordable housing to low income citizens. Originality/value – This research focussed on the key factors and best practices that lead to the success of state housing projects within the Ghanaian context.

A simulation optimisation tool for planning of low-income housing projects

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Marzouk ◽  
Osama Omar ◽  
Manal Abdel Hamid ◽  
Moheeb El-Said
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
Simulation Optimisation ◽  
Low Income Housing

Sustainable housing financing model to reduce South Africa housing deficit

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 410-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bashir Olanrewaju Ganiyu ◽  
Julius Ayodeji Fapohunda ◽  
Rainer Haldenwang
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
South African Government ◽  
The South ◽  
African Government ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mortgage Payment

Purpose This study aims to identify and establish effective housing financing concepts to be adopted by government in achieving its mandate of providing sustainable affordable housing for the poor to decrease the building of shacks, as well as proposing solutions to the housing deficit in South Africa. A rise in demand and shortage in supply of housing calls for the need to address issues of affordable housing in South Africa, and developing countries in general, to ensure a stable and promising future for poor families. Design/methodology/approach Literature has revealed that the South African government, at all levels, accorded high priority to the provision of low-cost housing. Thus, government has adopted subsidy payment as a method of financing affordable housing to ensure that houses are allocated free to the beneficiaries. This also addresses the historically race-based inequalities of the past, but unfortunately, this has not been fully realised. This study uses a sequential mixed method approach, where private housing developers and general building contractors were the research participants. The qualitative data were analysed using a case-by-case analysis, and quantitative data were analysed using a descriptive statistical technique on SPSS. Findings The results of the qualitative analysis reveal a gross abuse of the housing subsidies system by the beneficiaries of government-funded housing in South Africa. This is evident from illegal sale of the houses below market value. This has led to a continual building of shacks and an increased number of people on the housing waiting list instead of a decrease in the housing deficit. The results from quantitative analysis affirm the use of “Mortgage Payment Subsidies, Mortgage Payment Deductions, Down-Payment Grant and Mortgage Interest Deductions” as viable alternatives to subsidy payment currently in use to finance affordable housing projects by the South African Government. Practical implications At the moment, the focus of the South African National Government is continual provision of free housing to the historically disadvantage citizens, but the housing financing method being used encourages unapproved transfer of ownership in the affordable housing sector. This study thus recommends the use of an all-inclusive housing financing method that requires a monetary contribution from the beneficiaries to enable them take control of the process. Originality/value The relational interface model proposed in this study will reduce pressure on government budgetary provision for housing and guarantee quick return of private developers’ investment in housing. Government must, as a matter of urgency, launch a continuous awareness programme to educate the low-income population on the value and the long-term benefits of the housing.

Affordable housing through the low-income housing tax credit program and intimate partner violence-related homicide

2021 ◽  
pp. 106950
Author(s):  
Anna E. Austin ◽  
Christine Piette Durrance ◽  
Carol W. Runyan ◽  
Desmond K. Runyan ◽  
Sandra L. Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Tax Credit ◽  
Credit Program ◽  
Low Income Housing

Exploring preferences for affordable housing criteria importance among EWS in India

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavan Namdeo Ghumare ◽  
Krupesh A. Chauhan ◽  
Sanjaykumar M. Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
Town Planning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Planning Experts ◽  
Criteria Importance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide affordable housing to economically weaker section (EWS). The enormity of India’s housing affordability problem has led the authors to study and analyze the criteria delaying an affordable housing for EWS. The issues affecting supply and demand for affordable housing in Indian urban areas for EWS are analyzed. Design/methodology/approach The judgment sampling is used among housing and planning experts working in five different sectors, including local authorities, housing developers, housing sectors, town planning and property/affordable housing consultants. The study has established the problem and acknowledged 30 factors behind it. A total of 349 questionnaires were administered among the housing experts in 4 states of India. Descriptive statistical method was used to determine the significance of criteria. Findings A complete structure of criteria signifying housing affordability, established by the authors, is validated and analyzed in this paper. The questionnaire surveys were conducted with housing and planning experts across the four states of India to determine household perceptions on the criteria contributing to housing affordability and to rank these criteria according to their importance. The study establishes that the experts’ views on this issue differ insignificantly across different states of India, while they differ in certain levels depending on the urban area. Practical implications To build successful societies for the future, the authors wish to draw closer on affordability issues for EWS. The suggestions prominent information to investors, and real estate firms, which could assistance ecological growth of housing projects that are affordable. Originality/value Based on the examination of the ranking and greatness of housing criteria, this paper further suggests possible developments for EWS in India.

Upgrading and low-income housing initiatives: Indicating their value to the people of Freedom Square, Bloemfontein

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolaas E J van Rensburg ◽  
Lucius J S Botes ◽  
Maryna de Wet
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
The People ◽  
Low Income Housing

scholarly journals Measuring the Differentiated Impact of New Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Projects on Households’ Movements by Income Level within Urban Areas

Urban Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Sohyun Park ◽  
Aram Yang ◽  
Hui Jeong Ha ◽  
Jinhyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Residential Mobility ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Tax Credit ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Mixed Income ◽  
Low Income Housing

Social mixing is one of the key objectives of the housing policy in OECD countries. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, the largest affordable housing construction program in the US since 1986, has recently set creating mixed-income communities as one of the standards. As a project-based program, LIHTC developments are likely to influence residential mobility; however, little is known about its empirical effects. This study investigated whether new LIHTC projects are effective at attracting heterogeneous income groups to LIHTC neighborhoods, thereby contributing to creating mixed-income communities. Using unique individual-level household movement data combined with origin–destination neighborhood characteristics, we developed zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) models to analyze the LIHTC’s impact on residential mobility patterns in Franklin County, Ohio, US, from 2011 to 2015. The results suggest that the LIHTC attracts low-income households while deterring higher-income families, and therefore the program is not proved to be effective at creating mixed-income neighborhoods.

scholarly journals A PROPOSAL FOR AFFORDABLE WAQF HOUSING PROJECTS IN MALAYSIA: PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Azizan Che Embi ◽  
Salina Kassim ◽  
Roslily Ramlee ◽  
Wan Rohaida Wan Husain
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Housing Price ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Housing Affordability ◽  
High Income Group ◽  
Housing Projects

Housing affordability is important to ensure houses are affordable to everyone across all income categories, whether they are in the low-income, middle-income (M40), or high-income group. Building housing projects on waqf land will help increase the supply of affordable houses, especially targeted at the M40 group, while also addressing the shortage of affordable housing for the M40 cohort. This study analyses public perceptions of house characteristics and relate these factors to affordable housing prices. The independent variables are location, infrastructure, facilities, size, design and quality. By applying a quantitative research design, the study aims to understand the relationship between various demanded housing characteristics vis-a-vis the price of the house. A sample of 261 usable responses was analysed using the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The results show that house size is not statistically significant in influencing the housing price, while location, infrastructure and design of the house are positively significant factors. These findings are expected to provide important inputs to the relevant authorities on factors that are critical in influencing the prices of housing projects built on waqf land in Malaysia.

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