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Backyard shacks and the urban housing crisis: stopgap or prototype solution

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The number of households living in backyard dwellings increased by 55% during the previous decade, while the number living in free-standing shacks decreased by more than 120 000. For policies to effectively deal with the rapid growth in backyard shacks it is necessary to get behind the social processes at work, write Jackie Borel-Saladin and Ivan Turok.

Source: Figshare

DOI: 10.14749/28651592

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, No poverty

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W6961244792

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