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49
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2008
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UN-Habitat

Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in Asian Cities. 3: Land. A crucial element in housing the urban poor

This Quick Guide examines how formal and informal land markets in Asian cities work, how they have succeeded or failed to make decent, secure, affordable land accessible to the urban poor and how community organizations, support institutions and government agencies are finding innovative ways to improve the poor's access to land for their housing.

 

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40
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2008
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in Asian Cities. 4 Eviction. Alternatives to the whole-scale destruction of urban poor communities

This Quick Guide explores several practicable and replicable alternatives to evictions which are being tested, refined and scaled up by governments, community groups and support institutions in Asia.

In almost all cases, poor communities are central creative partners in these processes. The guide rpresents guidelines to help policy makers to build better formal procedures to minimize forced eviction.

 

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2008
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in Asian Cities. 5: Housing Finance. Ways to help the poor pay for housing

This Quick Guide introduces some of the key concepts of formal housing finance and an overview of how both the formal and informal systems of delivering housing finance work especially with regard to the urban poor.

The guide provides insights to innovative ways in affordable housing finance for the urban poor living in Asia’s cities.

 

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43
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2008
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in Asian Cities. 6: Community-Based Organizations. The poor as agents of development

This Quick Guide examines how community organizations can be valuable and resourceful partners when it comes to finding viable solutions to their own housing problems.

It looks at how community organizations have developed in Asia, how they function and what tools they use, which are useful for policy makers, in particular in the context of decentralization.

 

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34
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2008
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Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in Asian Cities. 7: Rental Housing A much neglected housing option for the poor

This Quick Guide reviews the characteristics of rental housing markets and how they function. The issue of demand and supply of rental housing are discussed, followed by policy options to regulate, promote and expand rental housing - especially for the urban poor living in Asia’s cities.