Geographies of peri‐urbanization in the global south

A Follmann - Geography Compass, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The term peri‐urbanization has been widely used to describe a range of different processes
that transform rural areas to a mix of rural and urban spaces. Although there is a burgeoning …

Urban growth management and territorial governance approaches: A master plans conformance analysis

ID Menzori, ICN de Sousa, LM Gonçalves - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban sprawl is related, among other factors, to local planning policies that aim to drive
economic growth through spatial planning but fail to regulate urban expansion. Even land …

A critical analysis of research of a mass-housing programme

DCCK Kowaltowski, EAD Muianga… - Building Research & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A recent expansion of mass-housing programmes has occurred in emerging
economies. The analysis of research on programmes raises questions about what type of …

Rationalizing critical cost overrun factors on public sector housing programmes

AA Chadee, H Martin, A Mwasha… - Emerging Science …, 2022 - pure.qub.ac.uk
The cost overrun phenomenon on projects worldwide creates a major source of risk that
warrants investigation. The prevailing factor school of thought provides strong empirical …

Understanding the relationship between perceived accessibility, housing and transport equity of different types of residents: A structural equation modelling approach

L Zhu, K Lucas, M Hess - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study uses structural equation modelling (SEM) to analyse the relationship between
perceived accessibility, housing and transport equity and their influencing factors in Nanjing …

Do residents of Affordable Housing Communities in China suffer from relative accessibility deprivation? A case study of Nanjing

W Zeng, P Rees, L Xiang - Cities, 2019 - Elsevier
Affordable housing has emerged as a key issue in urban development in a wide range of
countries. Themes in research on affordable housing development across the world are …

Examining responses to informality in the Global South: A framework for community land trusts and informal settlements

P Basile, MM Ehlenz - Habitat international, 2020 - Elsevier
Informality has been a predominant source of affordable housing for the urban poor in the
Global South. Despite many efforts to eliminate and/or improve informal settlements, these …

Urban austerity and activism: Direct action against neoliberal housing policies

V Lima - Housing Studies, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The struggle for affordable housing reflects the widespread structural tensions that exist
between property markets and the provision of housing. Recent years have seen frequent …

Analyzing the spatial factors related to the distributions of building heights in urban areas: A comparative case study in Guangzhou and Shenzhen

J Lin, H Wan, Y Cui - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization has become an increasingly serious issue worldwide. While most
previous studies focused on two-dimensional urban development, the spatial characteristics …

Preferences and barriers of vulnerable urban populations in affordable housing in urban China

YD Wei, Y Wu, W Xiao, X Wu - Journal of Urban Planning and …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Housing prices have skyrocketed in China's major cities, resulting in a lack of housing
affordability and intensifying urban inequality. Taking college graduates, migrant workers …