Author: ed. Aldrich Brian C, ed. Sandhu Ranvinder S
Place: New Delhi
Publisher: Vistaar Publications
Year: 1995
Pages: 417
ISBN: 81-7036-462-0
Keyword: Housing the Urban Poor, Third World Housing, Housing Policy
Classification: 363.5
Shelf: C3R1
Accession No: B1649
Contents: Contents: List of tables and figures; Foreword by Sylvia F. Fava; Acknowlegements; Preface; Part I: Housing poverty in the third world: 1. The global of housing poverty by Brian C. Aldrich and Ranvinder S. Sandhu; 2. The role of the World bank in housing by Cedric Pugh;Part II: Housing under high levels of human development: 3. Hong Kong’s slums and squatter areas: a developmental perspective by Alan Smart; 4. Slums and sqatter settlements in South Korea by Jaesoon Cho and Jeoghee Park; 5. Housing in the context of sustainable development: problems, policies and practices in Costa Rica by Jorge A. Gutierrez, Willem Van Vliet, Ernesto G. Arias and Rosendo Pujol; 6. Mexico’s Urban Housing Environments:economic and ecological challenges of the 1990s by Ketih Pezzoli; Part III. Housing under medium levels of human development: 7. Politics and housing strategies in the anglophone caribbean Katharine Coit; 8. Squatter settlements and settlements and slums in Brazil: twenty years of research and policy by Suzana Pasternak Taschner; 9. Spontaneous settlements in Colombia: from opposition to reluctant acceptance to …again opposition by John J. Betancur; 10. Informal and substandard housing in revolutionary cuba by Kosta Mathey; 11. Slums and squatter settlements in Thailand by Kioe Sheng Yap; 12. The logic of urban development and slum settlements : the people`s republic of China by On-Kwok Lai; Part IV : Housing under low levels of human development : 13. A Tale of informal housing in Egypt by Ahmed M. Sliman; 14. Squatter and slum settlements in Zambia by Ann Schlyter; 15. Squatter and slum settlements in Tanzania by A.C.Mosha; 16. Housing poverty in Ghana by A. Graham Tipple and David Korboe; 17. Squatter and slum settlements in Pakistan : issues and policy challenges by Emiel A. Wegelin; 18. Indian Slums : problems, policiess and issues by N.Sridharan; Part V : Conclusion : directions for the future : 19. the future of planned urban development in the third world : new directions by Charles L. Choguill; About the contributors. Part III: Housing under medium levels of human development; 12. The logic of Urban Development and slum settlements: the people’s Republic of China by On-Kwok Lai; Part IV: Housing under low levels of human develments; 13. A tale of informal housing in Egypt by Ahmed M. Soliman; 14. Squatter and slum settlements in Zambia by Ann Schlyter; 15. Squtter and slum settlements in Tanzania by A. C. Mosha; 16. Housing poverty in Ghanna by A. Graham Tipple and David Korboe; 17. Squatter and slum settlements in Pakistan: issues and policy challenges by Emiel A. Wegelin; 18. Indian slums: problems, policies and issues by N. Sridharn; Part V: Conclusion: directions for the future; 19. The future of planned urban development in the third world: new directions by Charles L. Choguill; About the contributors
Abstract: This volume marks a pivotal shift in understanding Third World housing, emphasizing local initiatives over top-down models from developed nations. It highlights how globalization has reframed housing policy, requiring attention to grassroots efforts by governments and communities. Editors Brian Aldrich and Ranvinder S. Sandhu, bridging First and Third World perspectives, present standardized case studies from 16 countries, including China, Brazil, and Zambia. These studies provide essential data to support new, locally-informed housing strategies. The volume challenges outdated development models, offering a foundation for rethinking housing poverty and advancing more effective, context-sensitive policies in the Global South.