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Prospective role of affordable housing delivery mechanisms in Egypt
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
16
(1),
51-64
(2022)
Abstract
As recognised by the United Nations (UN), the opportunity to access adequate affordable housing is one of the most vital needs of people throughout the world. In Egypt, there is a wide gap between this goal and the competence of the applied planning, financial, and management and control mechanisms related to affordable housing delivery. This paper aims at enhancing the affordable housing delivery process in Egypt, by addressing the shortcomings in currently implemented mechanisms. It investigates affordable housing mechanisms in five selected developed and developing countries (Austria, UK, USA, India, China) and compares them to currently applied mechanisms and programmes in Egypt, in an attempt to highlight their shortcomings and potential amendments. From the results of this analysis, and the outcome of a structured interview with Egyptian stakeholders comprising housing academia, the paper finally presents a proposed list of planning, financial, and management and control mechanisms for affordable housing delivery in Egypt that could play a more effective role and enhance the affordable housing market.
Keywords: housing mechanisms; affordable housing; housing provision; low-income housing; housing programmes
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Author's Biography
Sally Mahmoud Soliman is Lecturer in Urban Planning at the Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning at Cairo University. She holds a Master’s in urban planning from Cairo University (2013) and a PhD in urban and regional planning (specialising in housing studies) from the University of Cairo (2021). Academic and research interests include housing strategies and studies, urban systems and new town planning.
Hala Saad Mekawi is Professor of Housing and Urban Planning at the Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning in Cairo University. She graduated from the Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University. She has undertaken extensive research on housing policies.
Ahmed Mahmoud Yousry Ahmed Yousry is Professor of Urban Planning at the Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning at Cairo University. He holds a MCP degree from Cairo University (1986) and a PhD in city and regional planning from the University of Pennsylvania (1992). Academic and research interests include urban policy, urban systems, urban area upgrading, new town planning, housing strategies and studies, and urban governance.
