Thesis (M.Hous.M.)--University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Also available in print.

published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management

While few people would say that Canada has done a good job of housing its poor citizens, this discussion goes beyond problems of housing the poor. In this dissertation I draw from government records to uncover how, between the 1930s and 1990s, the Indian Department created and oversaw a failed housing system on reserves across the country - one decision at a time. While housing is usually seen to be a result of poverty I argue that during this time the practices and policies of the Indian Department were active participants in making Indigenous people and First Nations communities poor. As a consequence of the persistent housing crisis on reserves in Canada Indigenous people suffered not only from living in substandard dwellings but also from the indignity and shame that comes from the association Canadians have made between the poor conditions of on-reserve housing and the personal characteristics of its occupants. What most people do not know is how it is that on-reserve housing remained in crisis for so long. On-reserve housing is something we have done not something we have studied. While federal government reports have charted the number of houses on reserves and their physical condition, no one has examined the history of government programs or how they were delivered until now. Recognizing that my study was not designed to recommend solutions, but believing that we cannot fix a problem until we know it, I am convinced that this dissertation provides the background information future academics will need to tell a different story about housing on reserves. And with a different story we will be better prepared to make fundamental changes needed to the way housing is delivered on reserves. / Graduate

While the lack of affordable housing is a problem across the United States, the situation is particularly dire in Miami-Dade County, FL. As of 2017, 49% of all households in Miami-Dade County were housing cost-burdened (defined as paying more than 30% of household income on housing). Now ranked as the fifth least affordable housing market in the nation, the trend is worsening and negatively impacting workforce retention, wealth creation, and economic mobility (Greiner, 2017). / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2019. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Este trabalho apresenta as transformações ocorridas nas políticas de intervenção em favelas no Brasil principalmente a partir da década de 1990. São abordados os programas desenvolvidos pelo Governo Federal com este fim, destacando o PROSANEAR, PRÓ-MORADIA, Habitar Brasil, Morar Melhor, Urbanização, regularização e integração de assentamentos precários, e Projetos Prioritários de Investimento Intervenções em favelas. As mudanças nos procedimentos necessários são estudadas a partir da legislação vigente para a aprovação dos projetos nos âmbitos municipal e estadual, para o licenciamento ambiental de acordo com o tipo de intervenção nos órgãos responsáveis do Estado de São Paulo, e para a regularização fundiária em favor das famílias beneficiadas. As experiências de municípios da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo são apresentadas como avanços na prática de atuação em favelas, com destaque para o estudo de caso do município de Embu. / This work presents the transformations in the slum upgrading policies in Brazil mainly from the 1990s. The Federal Government programs developed with this purpose are analysed, specially PROSANEAR, PRÓ-MORADIA, Habitar Brasil, Morar Melhor, Urbanização, regularização e integração de assentamentos precários, e Projetos Prioritários de Investimento Intervenções em favelas. The changes of procedures are studied focused on the current legislation regarding projects approval in the cities and states, ambient licensing according to the intervention specificity in the competent department of São Paulo State, and land regularization for the benefited families. The municipalities experiences of São Paulo Metropolitan Region are presented as steps forwards in the slums upgrading practice, with a specific emphasis on the study of the municipality of Embu.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2009. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Issued in print and online. Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations.

Este trabalho apresenta as transformações ocorridas nas políticas de intervenção em favelas no Brasil principalmente a partir da década de 1990. São abordados os programas desenvolvidos pelo Governo Federal com este fim, destacando o PROSANEAR, PRÓ-MORADIA, Habitar Brasil, Morar Melhor, Urbanização, regularização e integração de assentamentos precários, e Projetos Prioritários de Investimento Intervenções em favelas. As mudanças nos procedimentos necessários são estudadas a partir da legislação vigente para a aprovação dos projetos nos âmbitos municipal e estadual, para o licenciamento ambiental de acordo com o tipo de intervenção nos órgãos responsáveis do Estado de São Paulo, e para a regularização fundiária em favor das famílias beneficiadas. As experiências de municípios da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo são apresentadas como avanços na prática de atuação em favelas, com destaque para o estudo de caso do município de Embu. / This work presents the transformations in the slum upgrading policies in Brazil mainly from the 1990s. The Federal Government programs developed with this purpose are analysed, specially PROSANEAR, PRÓ-MORADIA, Habitar Brasil, Morar Melhor, Urbanização, regularização e integração de assentamentos precários, e Projetos Prioritários de Investimento Intervenções em favelas. The changes of procedures are studied focused on the current legislation regarding projects approval in the cities and states, ambient licensing according to the intervention specificity in the competent department of São Paulo State, and land regularization for the benefited families. The municipalities experiences of São Paulo Metropolitan Region are presented as steps forwards in the slums upgrading practice, with a specific emphasis on the study of the municipality of Embu.

abstract: The relationship between settler-colonial governments and Indigenous nations has been a contentious one, filled with disingenuity and fueled by the abuse of power dynamics. Specifically, colonial governments have repeatedly used power in mapping, cultural Othering, resource control, and research methodologies to assimilate, acculturate, or otherwise dominate every aspect of Indigenous lives. A relatively recent pushback from Indigenous peoples led to the slow reclamation of sovereignty, including in the United States. Revamped federal Indian programs allegedly promote tribal self-determination, yet they paradoxically serve a vast quantity of cultures through singular blanket programs that are blind to the cultural component of Indigenous identity - the centerfold of colonial aggression for centuries. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Public and Indian Housing is no exception, using a Western framework to provide generic services that neither serve cultural needs nor are tailored to the specific environment traditional homes were historically and epistemologically suited for. This research analyzes the successes of new programs as well as the failures of the federal government to conduct responsible research and promote the authentic self-determination of tribes in terms of housing and urban development. It also considers the successes and failures of tribes to effectively engage in program reformation negotiation, community planning, and accountability measures to ensure their communities are served with enough culturally-appropriate, sustainable housing without mistrusting their own housing entities. Solutions for revising this service gap are proposed, adhering to a framework that centers diverse cultural values, community input, and functional design to increase each tribe’s implementation of self-determination in HUD housing programs. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis American Indian Studies 2020

Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the inclusionary housing policy (IHP), a concept introduced to incorporate the private sector in actively contributing to the delivery of affordable housing as a by-product of higher income housing delivery, in an effort to promote socio-economic integration and to eradicate informal housing by 2014. The IHP stipulates that between 0% to 30% of new residential developments, measured in units, need to be inclusionary in nature. This means that a unit may be sold from R50,000 to R350,000 or rented for R600 to R3,000 per month to beneficiaries earning between R1,500 and R7,500 gross income per month. The policy will be implemented in a phased manner with two complimentary strategies, namely the town planning compliant approach and the Voluntary pro-active deal driven approach. To off set financial burdens, the government has made available six incentives and the concepts of off site compliance and inclusionary stock credits. The national government has set the requirements and parameters of the inclusionary elements and based on this a number of the possible effects that this IHP might have on residential developments, when looking at the interactions of supply, demand and price,were discussed as well as the views of industry experts. Inclusionary housing will result in social benefits but unwanted social costs as well. Benefits and costs were discussed and even though this policy is not Pareto efficient, based on the Kaldor-Hicks criterion, it is efficient in that the members of society that are made worse off can be compensated by the beneficiaries due to the fact that surrounding property prices that may rise and developers get incentives they would otherwise not have had access to. This study also looked internationally at the key success factors that were identified in case studies focussing on the United States of America, United Kingdom, Malaysia and China. From this international study, recommendations were made for South Africa's IHP. Because of various cultures and economies, success factors can not purely be copied but the recommendations should add to sustainable inclusionary developments. Ad hoc recommendations, also inferred from international lessons learnt, were discussed briefly and based on the above findings and recommendations, the accusations made by industry experts were readdressed. Although some areas still remain grey, many were found to be questionable. No concrete inferences can be made from this study pertaining to the supply, demand or price of residential developments but the following predictions can be made. The IHP is not necessarily going to drive property prices down and the requirements may be accepted by higher income households and therefore socio-economic integration may be successful in South Africa. This is only if the policy remains in its current form and not become law. This is in order to adapt to changing external variables and to incorporate success factors as they become known; if the IHP gets implemented transparently; if suggestions are incorporated from all stakeholders i.e. beneficiaries, developers, governmental spheres and third parties such as financial institutions and if this policy is phased into the market timeously. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die studie fokus op die insluitende behuising beleid (IBB), 'n konsep wat bekend gestel is om die privaat sektor aktief betrokke te maak by die voorsiening van lae koste behuising as 'n by-produk van die voorsiening van hoër inkomste behuising in 'n poging om sosio-ekonomiese integrasie te bevorder en informele behuising teen 2014 te verwyder. Die IBB bepaal dat tussen 0% en 30% van nuwe residensiële ontwikkelings, gemeet in eenhede, insluitend van aard moet wees wat beteken dat eenhede vir tussen R50,OOO tot R300,000 verkoop en verhuur vir tussen R600 en R3,000 per maand aan begunstigdes wat tussen R1,000 tot R7,000 bruto inkomste per maand verdien. Die beleid sal trapsgewys toegepas word met twee komplimentêre strategieë naamlik 'n vrywillige pro-aktiewe gedrewe benadering en 'n dorpsbeplanning voldoeningsbenadering. Om finansiële belassings te voorkom het die regering ses aansporingsbonusse beskikbaar gestel en die konsepte van lewering op ander land en insluitende handels krediete. Die nasionale regering het die vereistes en limiete van die insluitende elemente bepaal en gegrond op dit is 'n aantal van die moontlike uitkomste, wat die IBB op residensiële ontikkelings mag hê, gegrond op die interaksie tussen aanbod, vraag en prys, bespreek asook die sieninge van sektor deskundiges. Insluitende behuising sal sosiale voordele en ongewenste sosiale nadele tot gevolg het. Voordele en nadele was bespreek en alhoewel die beleid nie Pareto optimaal is nie is dit effektief gegrond op die Kaldor-Hicks kriterium deurdat die lede van die samelewing wat slegter af gemaak word, gekompenseer kan word deur die begunstigdes deur eiendomspryse wat kan styg en ontwikkelaars wat aansporingbonusse ontvang wat hulle andersins nie toegang tot sou gehad het nie. Die studie het ook internasionaal gekyk na sukses faktore wat geidentifiseer was deur te kyk na gevalle studies wat gedoen is in Verenigde State van Amerika, Verenigde Koningkryk, Maleisië en China. Aanbevelings vir Suid-Afrika se ISS, algelei van die internasionale gevalle studies, is gemaak. As gevolg van verskillende kulture en ekonomiese faktore kan sukses faktore nie bloot gedupliseer word nie maar die aanbevelings behoort by te dra tot volhoubare insluitende ontwikkelings.

Este trabalho objetiva utilizar a quantificação do Déficit de Moradias como um instrumento de AVALIAÇÃO E APLICAÇÃO de Programas ou Políticas Habitacionais. Para isto utiliza-se da metodologia criada pela Fundação João Pinheiro de Belo Horizonte, formulada em 1995, para o Governo Federal. Discute-se também os impactos sobre os sub-tipos de déficit habitacional, através de análises da produção de moradias de políticas e programas habitacionais desenvolvidos pela esferas públicas de governo: Federal; Esdadual e Municipal, com recorte específico para o caso do Estado e Município de São Paulo. Expressa uma tentativa de colocar ao alcance do poder público, parâmetros e informações que lhe permita subsidiar a formulação de políticas públicas de habitação e alocação de recursos nesta área, mostrando a importância de se conhecer a situação habitacional através de uma quantificação para o déficit habitacional que permita traçar metas próximas a das ‘reais’ necessidades habitacionais. / The purpose of this work is to use the quantification of the Housings Deficit as an instrument to APPLY and EVALUATE Housing Policy and Programs. For this purpose the methodology created by João Pinheiro Foundation in Belo Horizonte (formulated in 1995, for the Federal Government) was used. Effects/impacts are argued to occur on the subtypes of housing deficit, through analyses of the production of housing politics and housing programs originated from public spheres of government on the federal, state and municipal level in Brazil. Special emphasis is placed on the state and city of São Paulo.This work expresses an attempt to place within reach of the public power parameters and information that allow them to subsidize the formalisation of public politics of habitation and allocation of features in this sector, showing the importance of knowledge of housing deficit quantification in the creation of goals that reflect housing needs realistically.