Open AccessMaking Unaffordable to Affordable: Looking into Affordable Housing Issues and Its Remedies
Author(s) -
Muhammad Ahsan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
rīgas tehniskās universitātes zinātniskie raksti. 10.sērija, arhitektūra un pilsētplānošana/arhitektūra un pilsētplānošana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2255-8764
pISSN - 1691-4333
DOI - 10.2478/aup-2019-0003
Subject(s) - affordable housing , overcrowding , business , economic growth , stock (firearms) , low income housing , economics , geography , archaeology
Affordable Housing is a critical issue in many developing countries that impacts their potential for sustainability and socio-economic development. Lack of affordable housing, slower growth of housing stock, and aging housing conflates numerous other problems in Pakistan, including overcrowding, poor indoor air quality, prevalence of preventable diseases, and development of slums and katchi abadies, etc. These challenges lessen living standards in many areas. Unaffordable housing forces low income families in urban areas to live in dilapidated areas. An increase in the construction of affordable housing is needed to mitigate housing affordability challenges in Pakistan. Setting aside land quotas for low-income families in housing development schemes is not sufficient because the households still lack the means to construct housing. This paper attempts to identify the causes of unaffordable housing and solutions for its provision.