عنوان

Housing market dynamics in Africa /

(Number (ISBN

1137597925

(Number (ISBN

1349999083

(Number (ISBN

9781137597922

(Number (ISBN

9781349999088

Erroneous ISBN

1137597917

Erroneous ISBN

134995120X

Erroneous ISBN

9781137597915

Erroneous ISBN

9781349951208

Title Proper

Housing market dynamics in Africa /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

El-hadj M. Bah, Issa Faye, Zekebweliwai F. Geh.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (XIV, 272 pages) :

Other Physical Details

online resource

Text of Note

1. Introduction -- 2. The Housing Sector in Africa: Setting the Scene: The Political Economy -- 3. Housing Finance in Africa -- 4. Unlocking Land Markets and the Provision of Infrastructure for Affordable Housing in Africa -- 5. The Construction Cost Conundrum in Africa -- 6. Slum Upgrading and Housing Alternatives for the Poor -- 7. Conclusion.

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Text of Note

This open access book utilizes new data to thoroughly analyze the main factors currently shaping the African housing market. Some of these factors include the supply and demand for housing finance, land tenure security issues, construction cost conundrum, infrastructure provision, and low-cost housing alternatives. Through detailed analysis, the authors investigate the political economy surrounding the continent's housing market and the constraints that behind-the-scenes policy makers need to address in their attempts to provide affordable housing for the majority in need. With Africa's urban population growing rapidly, this study highlights how broad demographic shifts and rapid urbanization are placing enormous pressure on the limited infrastructure in many cities and stretching the economic and social fabric of municipalities to their breaking point. But beyond providing a snapshot of the present conditions of the African housing market, the book offers recommendations and actionable measures for policy makers and other stakeholders on how best to provide affordable housing and alleviate Africa's housing deficit. This work will be of particular interest to practitioners, non-governmental organizations, private sector actors, students and researchers of economic policy, international development, and urban development.

International Standard Book Number

9781349951208

Title

OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks).

Housing-- Africa.

Housing policy-- Africa.

Urbanization-- Africa.

Economics, finance, business & management.

International economic relations.

Politics and government.

Social policy.

Urban economics.

Africa.

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BUS067000

KCU

KCVS

Number

Edition

Class number

Class number

Book number

Bah, El-hadj M.

Faye, Issa,1972-

Geh, Zekebweliwai F.

Date of Transaction

20200822160201.0

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[Book]

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