Housing the Poor: The Right to the City and Policy Arrangements in Urban Indonesia

by Christian Obermayr

More than one billion people live in slums, and it remains a distant dream to achieve adequate housing for all, as articulated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 11). Sound housing policies for the poor do exist but require an appropriate governance framework and a normative orientation. This book analyses in detail half a century of international discussions on housing, slums, and informal settlements, identifies policy phases (self-help,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3515133488
• ISBN13: 9783515133487
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
• Length: 505 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.