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Title:Towards sustainable shelter provision in Africa: Kenyan experience
Author:Oyugi, Maurice OnyangoISNI
Year:2005
Periodical:Discovery and Innovation (ISSN 1015-079X)
Volume:17
Issue:1-2
Period:June
Pages:27-36
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Kenya
East Africa
Subjects:urban housing
housing policy
urbanization
sustainable development
population
External link:https://www.ajol.info/index.php/dai/article/view/15666
Abstract:Rapid population growth, poverty and unemployment, especially in the urban areas of the developing countries, have intensified the need for adequate shelter worldwide, yet investment in shelter has significantly declined. It is therefore essential, as emphasized by the Global Strategy for Shelter to the Year 2000 and Agenda 21 of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, for governments to adopt realistic and flexible shelter policies and to encourage the development of sustainable human settlements. This paper considers shelter provision not only as a means for meeting housing needs but also for generating employment for millions of people. The links between improved shelter, increased productivity and the possibility for community involvement in shelter provision are also considered. The paper is a culmination of what is considered priorities for local and national governments and of international development cooperation in advocating and providing active support for shelter delivery using local resources as a common strategy of poverty reduction. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract]
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