IN-PERSON: Livable Cities – New York
Abstract
Housing the urban poor has continued to be a world challenge regardless of numerous research efforts; necessitating more research focus on affordable housing (AH) provision with more realistic approaches. Extensive literature review revealed that AH studies are lopsided and skewed towards supply-oriented decisions and remedies, neglecting demand-oriented investigations. Review also showed a conceptual gap in the investigations of AH provision challenges as studies usually ignore the key elements of housing supply value chain (HSVC), disregarding the independent and interconnected importance. To address these aforementioned lacunas, one arm of this study used the Epicollect5 application to conduct structured interviews on 40 settlers in 5 selected informal settlements in Lagos, Nigeria to ascertain their AH demands through their socioeconomic characteristics; identifying prospects for AH supply within these characteristics. The other arm of the study conducted a Focus Group Discussion with 12 industry experts to discuss key elements of HSVC in relation to AH provision. NVivo was adopted to analyse the qualitative data while Structural equation modelling tool was used to develop a practical framework for effective AH provision. Findings confirm prospects within socioeconomic activities of the urban poor for realistic AH provision. A major contribution of this research is the pragmatic framework for effective AH provision for the poorer urban poor in developing economies. This study provides a justifiable balance between demand-oriented and supply-oriented remedies for AH challenges across the world. Findings are policy-oriented and essential for the successful achievement of sustainable development goal (SDG) 11.
Akinwande Timothy is smart & with a strong desire for excellence. As an academic & practitioner in the built environment, I desire to be a significant contributor to the achievement of sustainable development goals within the built environment. I lecture in the department of Estate Management, University of Lagos, Nigeria, a PhD Candidate in BRE department of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, working on Pragmatic Affordable Housing Provision for the poorest Urban Poor in Developing Countries and currently a Visiting Research Fellow in RMIT, Melbourne, Australia.
Prof. Hui is an all-round professional with diverse experience in research and consultancy projects. Before joining PolyU, he was responsible for research and development for a major professional surveying firm in Hong Kong. At Hong Kong University, he obtained his BSc (first class honours) with prizes/awards. At the University of Cambridge, UK, he finished his MPhil in Land Economy (first class) with a Commonwealth Scholarship. With another Commonwealth Scholarship, he completed his Ph.D. at the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK, where he is a fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust.;
Associate Professor Karien is the Higher Degree by Research Director in the College of Design and Social Context. Her research focuses on cultural and religious diversity, social cohesion, and community participation. Karien leads several projects that focus on questions around social cohesion in a multicultural society (2015-2017). These projects use a mixed method approach, and are developed in close cooperation with industry partners.
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Thursday 15th June, 2023