An Appraisal of the Performance of Private Developers in Housing Provision in Nigeria. (Redan as a Case Study)

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Housing Provision

scholarly journals An Assessment of Public Private Partnerships for Housing Projects in Bauchi State, North Eastern Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Sanda Nehemiah Yakubu ◽  
Natalia A. Anigbogu ◽  
Mallo Maren Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Attitudinal Change ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Development Fund ◽  
Cultural Variations ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
Wide Acceptance ◽  
Design Build ◽  
North Eastern

Public Private Partnership (PPP) has gained wide acceptance as a strategy for housing provision in many countries. However, the level of success varies from one country to the other due to economic, political and cultural variations. This study examines PPP in housing in Bauchi State in Nigeria using Unity Housing Estate as a case study with the view to examine its performance and to suggest possible measures for improving the effectiveness of the concept. Methods of data collection used were semi-structured interviews and direct observation. Interviews responses were tape-recorded in addition to note taking which were subsequently transcribed and validated. The model of PPP used in the area was the Design-Build-Finance arrangement in which the private party takes the responsibilities for the design, finance and construction of the housing units. The houses were far beyond the affordability level of the target beneficiaries. Some of the challenges depicted were lack of political will, corruption among government agents and private sector developers, insincerity of contacting parties and unavailability of development fund. The study suggests among others, attitudinal change among stakeholders to ensure the success of PPP housing, the need to establish and empower relevant institutions that will help in fighting corruption.

Private Sector Criteria and the Radical Change in Provision of Social Housing in England

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Pryke ◽  
C Whitehead
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Housing Associations ◽  
Private Finance ◽  
Sector Funds ◽  
Selection Of

The 1988 Housing Act signalled substantial changes in the provision of social housing in England. The act places housing associations at the centre of social housing provision. Moreover, their role as the main providers of social housing depends, in line with government intentions, on the greater use of private finance, as the proportion of public sector funds declines. The introduction of what amounts to a new regime for social housing provision in England has effectively changed the agenda of provision from one informed by public sector thinking to one established around private sector criteria. Housing associations have thus had to readjust quickly to an environment in which they are now exposed to a variety of interrelated risks. In order to manage such risks, associations have had to reorganise internally and to reevaluate their priorities. Against this background, this paper is aimed, first, at reporting on how a selection of case-study associations active across the main regions of England have faced up to the challenges that the new environment presents, and, second, at presenting the views of a selection of private sector financial institutions about their perceptions of social housing as an investment medium, the types of risk they view as characteristic of this sector, and their response to the efforts made by associations to manage the risks of social housing provision. The paper is concluded by setting out the likely shape that social housing provision will take in the immediate future.

scholarly journals DO POST-SOCIALIST URBAN AREAS MAINTAIN THEIR SUSTAINABLE COMPACT FORM? ROMANIAN URBAN AREAS AS CASE STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Raluca GRĂDINARU ◽  
Cristian Ioan IOJĂ ◽  
Ileana PĂTRU-STUPARIU
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Compact Form ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
The Public ◽  
Development Level ◽  
Development Trajectories

The compact city is regarded as an important concept in promoting sustainable development, especially within the European Union. The socialist urban planning system maintained a high compactness of the urban areas through almost exclusive predominance of the public sector in housing provision, and ideological nature of the planning strategies. After the 1990’s, the administrative decentralization allowed local authorities to adopt particular urban development strategies. However, development was directly influenced by the importance of the urban administrative centre. The aim of the paper is to determine if post-socialist urban areas maintained their compact urban form or they encountered different evolution trajectories. We determined the type of changes by calculating urban form indicators at two time moments: 1990 and 2006. Furthermore, the two-way repeated-measurement ANOVA was used to identify significant changes, and to assess the effect of the development level of the urban area on the variance of form indicators. The results show that Romanian post-socialist urban areas either shifted from the compact form, "inherited" after the collapse of socialism, to more dispersed patterns, either expanded in a compact manner. Moreover, as development level got higher, urban areas were more likely to be affected by suburbanization and periurbanization. In order to respond to these challenges, new instruments such as setting of metropolitan areas or spatial framework plans could be used. Furthermore, planning should be adapted to local circumstances and to the different development trajectories of big and mid-sized urban areas.

Linking social housing provision for rural migrants with the redevelopment of ‘villages in the city’: A case study of Beijing

Cities ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 111-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanliu Lin ◽  
Bruno De Meulder ◽  
Xiaoxiao Cai ◽  
Haodong Hu ◽  
Yani Lai
Keyword(s):  
Social Housing ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Rural Migrants ◽  
The City

scholarly journals ECONOMICAL HOUSING PROVISION IN CHINA (1998–2002) - A CASE STUDY OF BEIJING

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan-yu Meng
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Open Market ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
The Government

Economical housing in China is targeted at the housing needs of middle and lower‐middle income urban households. Subsidies and other preferential policies for the provision of such housing are extended by the government. Economical housing is viewed by the Chinese central government as a fundamental component of the new housing system, which was set up in 1998 following the end of the old public housing system. It has also been used as the main driver for economic growth by the Chinese central government in the past five years. In each of those years, billions of RMB from the national budget has been invested in building economical housing, with the aim of eliminating the large gap between housing prices in the open market and public affordability, as well as to support economic growth. The issue of economical housing in China is intimately tied up with political and social issues. This paper presents a thorough study of the evolution of economical housing from 1998 to 2002 in China. Beijing is chosen as a case study because it is the capital city and has one of the most important real estate markets in the country. Recommendations are also given on the future development of economical housing.

scholarly journals THE BASIC CRITERIA FOR THE PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MELAKA

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Mohamed Osman ◽  
Muhammad Adib Ramlee ◽  
Syakir Amir Ab. Rahman ◽  
Mansor Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Sampling Formula ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Selection Of

The aim of this paper is to examine the criteria in the selection of the houses by the homebuyers in Melaka. The case study area was selected from Melaka in response to the report produced by Khazanah Research Institutes (KRI) in 2015 that claims Melaka is the most affordable state in Malaysia. This study applies the quantitative approach. The Yamane Taro 1976 sampling formula was used and 400 samples were selected. Three types of analysis techniques was utilized namely descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation and Relative Importance Index (RII). The study found that the three districts in Melaka were at affordable range for 2012 and 2014 and the income level of the household in Melaka was within the average income of Malaysia. Finally, it is anticipated that the study would give a clear picture on what are main criteria of better housing provision in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Social Housing in Algeria: Case Study of Batna City

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5C) ◽  
pp. 254-260
Keyword(s):  
Social Housing ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Housing Development ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Housing Crisis ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Housing Policies ◽  
Decent Life

The housing crisis has become a major concern among Algerian citizens seeking a decent life. Low- and medium-income Algerians are facing this issue, despite various policies introduced by the state to ensure everyone is having access to housing provision. Based on the literature, majority of low- and medium-income Algerians are unable to own or buy a decent house, this leads them renting low-quality houses. The article aims to describe the current housing policies and the various housing programmes implemented in Algeria. An analysis on the architectural design of a sample of social housing units will also be discussed in this article. The findings of this research highlight the deficits, and the inferior quality of social housing in Batna city as a particular case study. Therefore, the collaboration of different stakeholders including government policies, architects and designers are needed for good quality social housing development.

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