Housing the Urban Poor in Nigeria
Housing the Urban Poor in Nigeria

Author: Dr Zanzan Akaka Uji

Publisher: Cape

Published: 2012-07-12

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9789789224579

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A major phenomenon that signaled the emergence of social change in the Third World after the Second World War was the rapid growth of the population of towns, and a gradual coalition of erstwhile village communities into urban centers. Housing for the poor in the urban centers of Third World countries as well as the conventional approaches employed towards addressing the issues have been critically examined in this book, including quite a number of the functional imperatives of the urbanization process.

The Urban Poor in Latin America
The Urban Poor in Latin America

Author: Marianne Fay

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780821360699

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About half of the region's poor live in cities, and policy makers across Latin America are increasingly interested in policy advice on how to design programmes and policies to tackle poverty. This publication argues that the causes of poverty, the nature of deprivation, and the policy levers to fight poverty are, to a large extent, site specific. It therefore focuses on strategies to assist the urban poor in making the most of the opportunities offered by cities, such as larger labour markets and better services, while helping them cope with the negative aspects, such as higher housing costs, pollution, risk of crime and less social capital.

Planning for the Urban Poor in Nigeria
Planning for the Urban Poor in Nigeria

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Points out the link between job creation strategy and housing improvement strategy, and suggests ways in which governments and the poor can be helped in provision of housing. Addresses poverty, housing delivery, finance, land availability, building standards, building materials and the solutions open to alleviate the housing shortage.