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Slum Upgrading and Housing Alternatives for the Poor

Year: 2018

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Slums and informal settlements continue to proliferate in cities and towns across Africa. The chapter summarizes the tenets of the twin-track approach to improving living conditions of existing slums and preventing the formation of new slums. Various mechanisms for housing provision to low-income households are explored with lessons learned from successful initiatives in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Source: Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-59792-2_6

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

Institution: African Development Bank Group

Language: English

Topic: Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, No poverty, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2792633299

FWCI: 35.82

Cites: 17

Cited by: 42

Related to: 10