In the quest for economic growth, many countries in many parts of the world are (re)formulating national laws to facilitate private investments (ZDA, 2011). However, these investments can have varying consequences on the local economy. Access to housing is perhaps one of the most visible consequences due to the fact that such developments attract people to the area in search of economic opportunities, which eventually triggers the demand for housing (Chandawe, 2008). This perfectly describes what has recently happened in Zambia. Endeavoring to make the country a hub of economic development, government in Zambia has in the recent years strengthened its policy framework for investment. In 2004, the country introduced the Private Sector Development Reform Program (PSDRP 1) with its first phase aiming to improve the investment climate and boost the private sector’s contribution to economic growth (NEPAD, 2011). The Program focused on encouraging private investment in infrastructure, business facilitation and an economic diversification. In addition to this, the Public Private Partnership Act was introduced to promote the effective delivery of social services by enhancing transparency, fairness and long term sustainability…removing undesirable restrictions on private sector participation in the provision of public infrastructure (GRZ, 2009:4). Such an investment climate led to a significant boost in one of Zambia’s major contributors to economic growth, the mining sector (GRZ, 2011). Solwezi in North- Western province has been marked as one district harboring the most active large-scale mining companies. The boom of the mining industry has raised expectations of jobs and economic growth within communities and the population at large... ... middle of paper ... ...SION This chapter has presented a background to the research. In particular, it presented housing problem in Solwezi that has undoubtedly spurred by the increase in economic activities in the district. The chapter also revealed the call to involve stakeholders in addressing the housing shortage and then brought to the problem which is the failure to complete or initiate housing projects due to challenges and constraints that the stakeholders face. This chapter further provided the research objectives, research questions, methodology of the study, the significance of the study and the outline of the dissertation. This layout is necessary as it provides the general overview of the entire dissertation. The next chapter discusses theories and reviews literature on housing supply, development and the relevance of stakeholders and their involvement in housing development.
Housing Affordability in Australia has become the focus point for urban planners in recent years. In particular, South East Queensland (SEQ) has experienced significant pressure as the demand for property and affordable dwellings increases and population growth in the region continues. The issue has come to the forefront in discussions for local governments in the region and there is a real need to address the problem of housing affordability. The subject of affordability is complex and is contributed to by a number of factors including the impost created by Council processes, which is the scope of the HAF-T5 Project.
Affordable housing refers to housing units that are affordable by that section of society whose income is or below the median household income. For example, affordable housing should address the housing needs of lower or middle income households. And for sustainable communities, it is one that is economically, environmentally, and socially healthy and resilient.. According to the Western Australia Council of Social Services (WACOSS): "Social sustainability occurs when the formal and informal processes; systems; structures; and relationships actively support the capacity of current and future generations to create healthy and livable communities.” As we can tell, all affordable housing, sustainable community, and social sustainability are
With regards to the causes of the housing supply shortage in coastal areas, main contributors that lead to the issue are local finance structures, community resistance and environmental reviews.
For those of us with warm roofs over our heads and groceries on the table the problem of affordable housing does not often surface. But for low-income families, where half the income can disappear simply trying to keep the family sheltered in an acceptable home, the problem is a daily one. President of the BRIDGE Housing Corporation Donald Terner and columnist Brad Terner argue that affordable housing is a problem that should involve everyone. From your local supermarket clerk to your child’s science teacher, the problem of affordable housing can affect us all.
Compare and contrast the ways in which housing inequalities are discussed from the perspectives of social policy and criminology, and economics (TMA 02)
The Quarters housing project is one of the newest housing options designed and marketed for students to open in the Iowa City/Coralville area. It offers luxury amenities in an apartment style housing complex. In a city plagued by high housing costs, our group wanted to analyse the effects of this new student housing development in terms of sustainability. The Quarters project is also not without a bit of controversy. The development group that owns The Quarters bought out a low income housing complex and replaced it with expensive, luxury style student housing and in the process displaced many low income families. While the actions taken by the previous and current property managers were all completely legal, it is those actions
This paper will be predominantly focusing on public housing within Ontario. Not only will it look at the basics of Ontario but examine more directly on Regent Park within Toronto. It will discuss what public housing is and the explanation for why it exists, the government housing programs that are present with regards to public housing and the results of the government programs. The Purpose of this essay is to argue that the problem of public housing will never
In order to implement this project we will need to schedule a meeting with Housing and Urban Development. We will also need to create a plan of action surrounding the proposed activities. We could create action teams in order to assign person’s tasks. We will need to formulate a goal plan with obtainable goals. We will also have to find an area of development and create a projected budget. It would be beneficial to contact agencies for assistance. Create a timeline for tasks to be developed. Lastly, we can conduct seminars on the importance of affordable housing. An accurate cost analysis is the first step in an effort to finance and implement this proposed project. By building a housing complex for single mothers with children who have low-income, this will allow them to have access to affordable housing. To help determine the effectiveness of the program and to ensure that the projected goals are reached Shaw University social work students will collectively conduct tenant satisfaction surveys and also interview tenants prior to receiving assistance form the housing program. After tenants have received assistance data will then be collected using the same methods as before. Tenants will be expected to take a survey on what they expect from the housing program.
Lins, C., & Horwitz, E. (2007). Sustainability in the Mining Sector. Retrieved November 6, 2017, from http://www.fbds.org.br/IMG/pdf/doc-295.pdf
Having set the aims, objectives and research questions in the first chapter, this chapter zooms in to review literature available on the subject of land tenure regularization and its effect on housing investment from different parts of the world with specific reference to cities. The emphasis of this chapter is to analyse the link between land tenure regularization and housing investment in informal settlements. Also, the focus is on securing land rights in informal settlements, since it is widely believed that regularization of informal settlement rights leads to (increased) access to formal finance which subsequently encourages housing investment (Chome and McCall, 2005). The chapter starts with contextual definition of key terms, and then followed by global documentation on the impact of tenure regularization in informal settlement, focusing on the experiences of some selected countries. Since the aim of the research is to investigate the effect of land tenure regularization on informal housing investment and that both the Zambian Local Authorities and the government have intention to regularize informal settlements, lessons learnt from the case study countries will be noted, after which the chapter will be concluded in section 2.6 by way of a summary.
Shift in supply of housing is affected by cost of using land, labor, building materials and other inputs like electricity (Pascal 1967). Price of existing houses and the technology of production also affect new supply here (Pascal 1967).
The indirect impact of the mining industry has been huge in terms of funding for things like skill development through education and training, there is also provision made for social services in the mines (e.g. health care for the employees of the mines and their families, housing, school etc.) and the contribution the national economy.
Many constructors tend to want to build higher-class housing from which they can make good profits rather than construct essential housing for working class families. As a result, this becomes problematic in that housing will fall on the governments which already face great financial problem with the overall development of their countries. Nonetheless, many underdeveloped countries strains are imposed by the lower standards of health and hygiene and by the need to provide additional educational facilities for rapidly growing populations. Problems of providing social services such as water, sanitation, and sewage disposal are aggravated by poverty of migrants in the cities such as Lagos, Rio de Janeiro, Vienna, New York, Mumbai or Johannesburg,
Warhurst, A. (1999). Mining and the environment: case studies from the Americas. Ottawa, ON, Canada: International Development Research Centre.
Mining is the process or industry of obtaining minerals from the earth. Topics in this paper I’ll be specifically discussing are pros and cons of mining, structures of a mine, mining in general, California gold rush, diamonds in Africa, and comparison of diamond and gold mines.