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A new affordable housing development and the adjacent housing-market response

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2021
Background: Cities continue to grapple with a rising demand for housing, which affects affordability and the well-being of its citizens. This growth continues to put pressure on the delivery of adequate, affordable housing in well-located areas while the
Aliksa Ludick   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is the Right to Housing Being Realized in Canada? Learning from the Experiences of Tenants in Affordable Housing Units in a Large Canadian City

open access: yesSocieties, 2021
Background: Housing is a critical determinant of health and a basic human right. Historically, Canada’s housing policies have not been grounded in a human rights-based approach.
Kaylee Ramage   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Closing the Affordable Housing Gap: Identifying the Barriers Hindering the Sustainable Design and Construction of Affordable Homes

open access: yesSustainability, 2023
Despite the commitment of the United Nations (UN) to provide everyone with equal access to basic services, the construction sector still fails to reach the production capacity and quality standards which are needed to meet the fast-growing demand for ...
A. Reid
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investigating the influence of homebuyers’ sociodemographic factors on preferences of sustainable affordable housing

open access: yesInternational Journal of Strategic Property Management, 2023
Low- and middle-income groups face difficulties in homeownership because of the urbanisation and rising living standards, in which they rely heavily on the government’s housing provision.
Li Xuan Lai   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

City Bias: Affordable Housing Accessibility Assessment—Evidence From 153 Prefectural Cities in China

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2022
This study explores the invisible bias quantification of urban governments in their affordable housing service delivery, which can accurately identify the deficiencies of affordable housing policy and alleviate homelessness, poverty, and inequality.
Chunyan He   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Appraising the nexus between influencers and sustainability‐oriented innovation adoption in affordable housing projects

open access: yesSustainable Development, 2022
The emergence of a plethora of innovative construction methods, materials and technologies in the construction industry has been projected to enhance the effective delivery of sustainable affordable housing.
Alireza Moghayedi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Can Malaysia’s National Affordable Housing Policy Guarantee Housing Affordability of Low-Income Households?

open access: yesSustainability, 2021
Housing affordability is a long-held issue in Malaysia, and housing policies have been implemented for low-income households over the years. However, there is a contradiction that housing affordability of low-income households has not been met, while the
Jian Liu, Huay Ying Ong
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Study on Interior Space Optimization of Green Affordable Housing in Cold Region [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2020
With the construction of a large number of affordable housing and the development of green buildings, the design of green affordable housing has become a new concern and research topic in China’s residential architectural design, and the interior design ...
Dong Junyan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermal comfort perception in naturally ventilated affordable housing of India

open access: yesAdvances in Building Energy Research, 2021
Indoor thermal comfort is critical to building sustainability besides improving occupants’ health, well-being and productivity. However, the applicability of the existing comfort standards within different climatic conditions and contextual settings is ...
Jeetika Malik, R. Bardhan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AS A DETERMINANT FACTORS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ABUJA NIGERIA [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2019
The implementation of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in housing provision in Nigeria meant to increase urban housing provision and address housing affordability and accessibility problems.
Y. Ahmed, Y. Ahmed, I. Sipan
doaj   +1 more source

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