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International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning

ISSN: 2455-8516

Editors Overview

ijhhsp maintains an Editorial Board of practicing researchers from around the world, to ensure manuscripts are handled by editors who are experts in the field of study.

Open Access
Special Issue
Topic

Incremental Housing

Abstract Submission Deadline : November 30, 2024

Manuscript Submission Deadline : December 25, 2024

Special Issue Description

The self-help incremental technique of housing is a key part of providing for low-income households. It is mentioned elsewhere on this website that middle-income groups are entering the housing market at a faster rate than low-income groups are creating self-help houses. Low-income households that self-help or self-manage their housing do not generate enough housing, even though it is still a significant component in individual home additions and renovations. While the strain of the growing urban population on cities and urban regions increases, finishing houses typically takes a lot of time. Housing for the poor has become even more out of reach due to rising land costs brought on by the expansion of urban housing markets. Numerous national governments emphasize developing social housing via larger-scale initiatives, where private construction companies and real estate investors create subsidized projects that are ready for occupancy and provide homes or apartments for sale to households. For individuals or households with low incomes, housing products are frequently too expensive, and rental housing is either lacking or unaffordable. In most housing markets and policies, the demands of the first buyers and the elderly are also not taken into consideration. Another issue is that housing projects don’t account for the homes’ progressive completion or expansion. The private construction sector has not demonstrated a willingness to develop affordable housing throughout the years. Although occasionally social entrepreneurs express interest in providing affordable housing for low-income people. Furthermore, NGOs with social housing initiatives and small-scale cooperatives that offer their members affordable housing frequently take positive steps. This is all too small-scale; adding more housing won’t boost the rate at which cities produce homes.

Keywords

Incremental owner-built housing , Incremental development of housing subdivisions , Sites-and-Services Programs ,Low-income households , Social entrepreneurs

Manuscript Submission information

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All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the email address:[email protected] for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a Double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for the submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page.

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2455-8516

Journal Name

International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning

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ijhhsp

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2455-8516

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2015

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