Low Income Housing Development and the Sustainability of Large Urban Settlements

摘要

The growth in urban population in Third World countries has been dramatic in the lastdecades, motivating a very large demand for low-income housing. The offer of affordablehousing units produced by the formal construction sector is not inexpensive enough tocover all the demand. This pushes many families into the informal construction of theirdwellings, with very negative consequences on the quality of life. This paper showsresearch oriented to make legally built housing more affordable, by using the concept ofprogressive development.