International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning

International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning

International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning [2455-8516(e)] is a peer-reviewed hybrid open-access journal launched in 2015 is an architectural journal that covers a wide range of topics including sustainable cities, island developing states, real estate settlement issues, building material technology and another field that are related to architectural issues in housing and settlement planning.

The journal welcomes contributions across the following topic areas:

• Housing Development & Affordability: incremental housing, informal settlements, sites-and-services schemes, core housing, housing finance, security of tenure, and low-income housing solutions in developing and developed nations
• Rural Settlement & Livelihoods: rural housing systems, agricultural land access, livelihood capital, rural-to-urban migration, service provision, and community wellbeing in agricultural regions
• Sustainable Human Settlements: ecological sustainability, climate-resilient design, resource efficiency, green infrastructure, circular economy principles in housing, and environmental impact assessment of settlement projects
• Urban Planning & Design: urban expansion, land-use planning, neighborhood design, spatial equity, community participation, placemaking, and governance structures for inclusive settlement development
• Social & Public Housing: housing policy, public-sector provision, housing associations, nonprofit models, community ownership, and institutional approaches to meeting housing need
• Built Environment Quality: residential satisfaction, public space design, social cohesion, cultural heritage in settlement planning, and the relationship between built form and human wellbeing
• Land Reform & Property Rights: land tenure security, property redistribution, collective land systems, regulatory frameworks, and land-market dynamics in housing accessibility
• Settlement Planning in Specific Contexts: island developing states, post-conflict reconstruction, culturally-sensitive housing design, and regional architectural traditions