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Housing Finance Systems In South Africa

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


 

Housing for All: The Challenges of Affordability,Accessibility and Sustainability The Experiences and Instruments from the Developing and developed worlds

This report provides a comprehensive review of the challenges for low and moderate income housing. It focuses on the issues of affordability, accessibility and sustainability in resolving the housing problem. It looks at both formal and informal instruments and how experiences in developed countries and instruments in addressing middle income households can help inspire solutions for low and moderate income housing.

Participatory Budgeting in Africa - A Training Companion (Volumes I and II)

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
 

Housing Finance Mechanisms in Thailand

The report sets the Thai economy as a background for examining the housing finance system. It looks at the real estate market and housing market; the evolution of housing development and housing market. It reviews the provision of low income housing in Thailand.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT

The Affordable Housing Tools and Technical Report Series No: 1 Housing and Urban Upgrading in Yantai

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
 

LENSS Tool Kit: Local Estimate of Needs for Shelter and Settlement, Field Version, IASC Emergency Shelter Cluster

The LENSS Tool Kit is designed to alleviate the difficulties of shelter and settlement needs assessment in the immediate aftermath of a disaster and before the recovery phase.
Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT

 

Post Tsunami Aceh-Nias Settlement and Housing Recovery Review

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
 

Shelter Projects 2008 - IASC Emergency Shelter Cluster

In recent years, the humanitarian community has looked inward, learning from their past experiences in providing emergency shelter for the ever-increasing number of populations suffering from crises worldwide. The humanitarian reform process has helped widen the community of practitioners, reinforced global and country-based coordination systems, and required the agencies concerned to seek new and better means of ensuring integrated and robust humanitarian programming. This publication is an example of series of learning tools being produced to support improved response to crises.

A Post-Conflict Land Administration and Peacebuilding Handbook

"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.

Anchoring Homes UN-HABITAT's People's Process in Aceh and Nias after the Tsunami

"Rebuilding personal and collective confidences through a participatory process takes time, especially amidst the massive personal tragedy of lost loved ones, personal assets and livelihoods. This photo and film documentation is testimony of all that we have all learned during the past two years. As a testimony, we hope it can be an inspiring tool for any person or institution overcoming a future disaster. This publication includes a DVD with the documentary film 'Playing between Elephants' by film maker, Aryo Danusiri "

Organismo promotor:UNHABITAT

 

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