The Egyptian episode of self-build housing

Soliman, Ahmed M.

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.08.004

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“…Unfortunately, technical advice has often been ignored in current self-help approaches that focus on the development of housing markets and the provision of titles (Soliman, 2012). Efforts to systematically support residents in the design of their own houses have been reported in only a few cases, such as the Million Houses Program of Sri Lanka (Joshi & Sohail Khan, 2010), and more recently the Technical Training Resource Center of Karachi, Pakistan (Ismail, 2011).…”

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The Community Architect Program: Implementing participation-in-design to improve housing conditions in Cuba

Valladares

2013

Habitat International

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The Community Architect Program: Implementing participation-in-design to improve housing conditions in Cuba

Valladares

2013

Habitat International

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“…Residents' participation has become a topical discourse in housing research, it has become necessary in order to enhance the level of users' satisfaction (Broome 2005;Liu et al 2015;Nuttavuthisit et al 2015;O'Faircheallaigh 2010;Sanoff 2000). As vigorously propounded by the Manila Declaration of 1989, government authorities should realize that sovereignty resides with the people, and they should allow the people to set and pursue their own agenda with the support of government authorities (Theron 2005).…”

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Strategic framework for resident’s participation in housing provision in Akure, Southwest Nigeria

Fakere

Folorunso

Arayela

et al. 2020

Z Immobilienökonomie

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Purpose This paper furthered the work done by Choguill (1996) in developing a framework for community participation in housing provision for Akure, Southwest Nigeria. The study tests the ladder for suitability in the City, and accounted for residential satisfaction as an important result of resident’s participation, which was not considered in Choguill’s ladder. Design/methodology/approach The paper reports a cross-sectional doctoral research on residents’ participation in housing in Akure. The data for this study were obtained through questionnaire and focus group discussions. Data was analysed using Spearman’s Rank Correlation and Content Analysis. Findings The findings show a significant positive relationship between the levels of participation and satisfaction. Though similar to the levels of participation, Choguill’s Ladder does not totally explain the phenomenon of participation in the study area. Thus, it was modified to be more appropriate and suitable for the study area, also accounting for residential satisfaction. Practical implications The findings imply that adoption of the new ladder by policy makers and professionals in the building sector would enhance residential satisfaction in the study area and in similar areas. It concludes that the knowledge gained from this modified framework will enable policy makers and developers plan appropriately for resident’s participation in housing to achieve better residential environments for users. Originality/value The study developed a ladder of residents’ participation in housing provision from Choguill’s Framework that is more suited to Akure City and similar cities in Nigeria.

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“…A lack of affordable housing 1 is a significant international concern leaving economicallydeprived individuals and communities at a significant disadvantage when seeking accommodation and presenting a major policy issue in many developing and developed nations (e.g. Sullivan and Ward, 2011;Soliman, 2012;Blanco and Leon, 2017). Over the past decades, a turn towards decentralization has encouraged local Governments and communities to take responsibility for housing provision, juxtaposed with attempts to recover from the economic recession and associated spending cuts (Carter, 1997;Bramley, 2016;Garcia and Haddock, 2016).…”

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“…Communities in developed nations have also turned to self-build housing; however, research indicates that government incentives to drive such schemes are focused on the middle classes (Bredenoord and van Lindert, 2010) although (informal) self-build by low/no income individuals or communities also exist. There have been attempts in America and Egypt to formalise informal settlements and provide more sustainable, low-cost housing solutions, but with limited success (Sullivan and Ward, 2011;Soliman, 2012).…”

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Can self-build housing improve social sustainability within low-income groups?

Obremski

Carter

2019

Town Planning Review

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Past research has shown conflicting viewpoints regarding the positive and negative influences that a collective approach to housing has on participation, social cohesion and social capital. Our research of five affordable communal self-build housing development projects in England and Wales showed that a formal social structure and continued shared visioning within self-build housing communities are crucial in maintaining social cohesion and participation.

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The Egyptian episode of self-build housing

Cited by 25 publications

References 30 publications

The Community Architect Program: Implementing participation-in-design to improve housing conditions in Cuba

The Community Architect Program: Implementing participation-in-design to improve housing conditions in Cuba

Strategic framework for resident’s participation in housing provision in Akure, Southwest Nigeria

Can self-build housing improve social sustainability within low-income groups?

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