scholarly journals An Evaluation of National Housing Policy Related to Plantation Housing in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
S. P. Hapuarachchi ◽  
S. S. Kariyawasam
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Housing Policy ◽  
National Housing

Housing delivery problems in developing countries: a case study of Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Musa Mohammed Mukhtar ◽  
Roslan Amirudin ◽  
Ismail Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Housing Policy ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Vision 2020 ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Guiding Principles ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity ◽  
National Housing

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine problems of housing delivery in Nigeria and propose some guiding principles that will lead to successful housing delivery in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted through in-depth analysis of some documents related to housing sector in Nigeria. These include National Housing Policy of Nigeria, Report of the Vision 2020 National Technical Working Group on Housing, as well as publications from UN-Habitat. Moreover, literature on the subject matter have been also reviewed. Findings Major constraints to housing delivery in Nigeria includes lack of effective housing finance system, unstable macroeconomic environment, difficulty in accessing land with secure tenure, high cost of building materials, shortages of skilled labour and poor infrastructural facilities. Research limitations/implications The major limitation of this study is that no interview or field survey to collect data from stakeholders has been performed. Practical implications The study can assist housing policy makers to understands important elements that must be incorporated in the national housing policies. It can also assist construction industries to understand how to improve efficiency and productivity in their projects. Originality/value The findings of this paper was based on previous studies of housing delivery and analysis of data from some formal and informal documents The findings from this study have been used to suggest some guiding principles that can assist in solving the housing delivery problems in Nigeria.

The 1977 national housing policy review in retrospect

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Holmans
Keyword(s):  
Housing Policy ◽  
Policy Review ◽  
National Housing

A Review of the Iraqi Housing Sector Problems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Al-Hafith ◽  
◽  
BK Satish ◽  
Pieter Wilde ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Housing Policy ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Housing Sector ◽  
Housing Shortage ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Food And Drink ◽  
Critical Investigation ◽  
National Housing

Housing is one of the important necessities for people. It comes after food and drink according to Maslow’s pyramid of human needs. It also influences countries’ social cohesion, stability and development and at the same time is affected by their general conditions. Iraq has a housing sector crisis. The county experiences a large housing shortage. The Iraqi National Housing Policy identifies critical challenges in seven housing-related fields: housing production, land management, housing finance, infrastructure, construction materials, housing stock status and slums. This paper aims to present a better understanding of these housing challenges as a first step to the development of appropriate solutions. It presents a critical investigation of the housing sector’s issues through exploring a wide range of literature to build a framework that critically evaluates and identifies the problems. The paper also quantifies the current housing shortage at around 1 million dwellings. Based on the extrapolation of trends towards 2030, it is estimated that Iraq has to build around 230000 dwellings annually to satisfy future demand. Results confirm the importance of the issues identified in the National Housing Policy, which gives it more validity. The paper concludes by proposing a series of measures to address Iraq’s housing challenges.

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