Housing and Human Settlements in a World of Change

Housing and Human Settlements in a World of Change

In: Habitat International - Schriften zur internationalen Urbanistik, 25

With contributions by: Raquel Rolnik and Mohammed El Soufi
Edited by: Astrid Ley, Md Ashiq Ur Rahman and Josefine Fokdal

transcript-Verlag | 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839449424

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The challenge of housing is increasingly recognized in international policy discussions in connection to the processes of migration, climate change, and economic globalization. This book addresses the challenges of housing and emerging solutions along the lines of three major dynamics: migration, climate change, and neo-liberalism. It explores the outcomes of neo-liberal »enabling« ideas, responses to extreme climate events with different housing approaches, and how the dynamics of migration reshape the urban housing provision in a changing world. The aim is to contextualize the theoretical discourses by reflecting on the case study context of the eleven papers published in this book.
With forewords by Rachel Rolnik (University Sao Paulo) and Mohammed El Soufi (UN-Habitat).

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Astrid Ley is chair of International Urbanism and course director of the international master program MSc Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD) at the University of Stuttgart. She also works as an urban development consultant to bilateral and international development agencies (oikos human settlement research group). She holds a degree in architecture and urban design from RWTH Aachen and a PhD from TU Berlin. Her expertise and publication record include topics related to urbanization in the Global South, housing processes, the role of local governance, participation, co-production, and civil society.
Ashiq Ur Rahman (MD), is a professor of Urban and Rural Planning Discipline of Khulna University, Bangladesh. He is highly invested in the field of pro-poor housing initiatives in Bangladesh and other developing countries. He gained his MSc in the Urban Development Planning programme at University College London and was awarded with a PhD in Urban Studies from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. His research interest and career motivation lie in pro-poor urban development initiatives. He believes that individuals have their own capabilities and combining those capabilities towards democratic development is essential.
Josefine Fokdal works as a researcher and lecturer at the department of International Urbanism at the University of Stuttgart. After completing her degree in architecture and international urbanism from TU Berlin, and a master's from Ball State University (USA), Josefine obtained her PhD in 2014 from TU Berlin. Her research and writings span the fields of spatial theory, housing, governance, co-production and rapid urbanization with a geographical focus on Asia.

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https://www.centrum3.at, 1 (2021)

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Frontmatter Open Access PDF PDF	1
Content Open Access PDF PDF	5
Forewords
Foreword Mohamed El Sioufi Open Access PDF PDF	9
Foreword Raquel Rolnik Open Access PDF PDF	15
Introduction: Housing and Human Settlements in a World of Change Ashiq Ur Rahman, Josefine Fokdal and Astrid Ley Open Access PDF PDF	25
Part I: Housing in the Neoliberal Paradigm
Chapter 1: Indonesian Housing Policy in the Era of Globalization Jo Santoso Open Access PDF PDF	47
Chapter 2: Let’s Get Down to Business – Private Influences in the Making of Affordable Housing Policies Anthony Boanada-Fuchs Open Access PDF PDF	65
Chapter 3: Mutual Aid, Self-Management and Collective Ownership Marielly Casanova Open Access PDF PDF	89
Part II: Housing and Migration
Chapter 4: Understanding the Housing Needs of Low-Skilled Bangladeshi Migrants in Oman Shaharin Annisa Open Access PDF PDF	109
Chapter 5: Between Need for Housing and Speculation Fabio Bayro-Kaiser Open Access PDF PDF	129
Chapter 6: Influence of Migrants’ Two-Directional Rural-Urban Linkages in Urban Villages in China Shiyu Yang Open Access PDF PDF	147
Chapter 7: Urban Environmental Migrants Syed Mukaddim, Zakir Hossain and Sujit Kumar Sikder Open Access PDF PDF	165
Part III: Housing and Climate Change
Chapter 8: Heat-Stress-Related Climate-Change Adaptation in Informal Urban Communities Franziska Laue Open Access PDF PDF	189
Chapter 9: From the Hyper-ghetto to Statesubsidised Urban Sprawl Gerhard Kienast Open Access PDF PDF	219
Chapter 10: Learning From Co-Produced Landslide Risk Mitigation Strategies in Low-Income Settlements in Medellín (Colombia) and São Paulo (Brazil) Harry Smith, Soledad Garcia-Ferrari, Gabriela Medero, Helena Rivera, Françoise Coupé, Humberto Caballero, Wilmar Castro, Alex Abiko, Fernando A. M. Marinho and Karolyne Ferreira Open Access PDF PDF	243
Bio Notes Open Access PDF PDF	267

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