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This report examines the housing finance mechanisms in South Africa. The report looks at the macro-economic conditions and legal environment in which housing finance is operating. It discusses the role of the state, private sector, multilateral institutions and other agencies in the development of housing finance mechanisms. It explores how the regulatory infrastructure and environment and institutions created by the state can carry some of the intermediary risks associated with extending loans to the lower income housing market.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT


 

Introduction of participatory budgeting can be a sound vehicle in realizing good governance and fighting poverty. It is a mechanism that involves elected leaders, public officials, service providers, and non-state actors - civil society, private sector and development partners. This Training Companion is part of the effort to build capacity of local government practitioners in introducing participatory budgeting in local government in Africa.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

This report examines the housing problems in China about two decades ago. It describes the miracle China has made in the field of housing and urban development in the face of such a rapid urbanization. It illustrates how China achieve such a great achievement through the case studies in Yantai and describes the types of housing and urban upgrading initiatives in Yantai. It illustrates how the housing and urban upgrading projects are financed.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

In mid 2007, the BRR Housing Deputy asked UN-HABITAT to document the post-Tsunami housing reconstruction programme in Aceh and Nias. The resulting book aims to be a resource for future evaluations and policy making. The evaluation focuses on two key questions: what were the success factors in achieving housing recovery in the particular context of the reconstruction in Aceh and Nias; and what can be learned about the role of government and civil society in order to achieve successful housing recovery in the future.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT
 

"Throughout history, conflicts have been waged over land. Many of these conflicts have direct effects on the control over land and the rights of people relating to land and cause innumerable denials of housing, land and property (HLP) rights. These are human rights under international human rights law, and are increasingly recognised as such within the domestic laws of all countries by formal, customary and other national legal structures.