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Book SynopsisAn overview of housing and the urban poor South of the Sahara.- Part 1: Embracing inequality in the production process.- Housing facilities challenges for internally displaced households in Bonaberi-Douala, Cameroon.- Housing delivery for the poor in informal settlements: Contrapuntal urbanism in a postcolonial context of Windhoek, Namibia.- Land assembly for social housing developments and the advancement of spatial transformation: Case of the Aloe Ridge social housing project in Msunduzi Municipality.- From passive victims of elite housing policies to formal decision-making spaces for impactful delivery: Lessons from efforts of urban social movements in Zimbabwe.-Best practices for designing and building alternative models of smart affordable housing for low-income families.- Part 2: Housing finance.- Uncovering the inadequacies of South Africa's housing finance system: A deep dive into the persistent housing challenges.- The search for housing finance in contested housing schemes in post-2000 housing schemes in Harare.- Part 3: Balancing the formal and informal - Innovative trends.- Sport and recreational facilities as catalysts for development and social change in low-income human settlements in Greater Kokstad Municipality, South Africa.- Strategies for sustainable public housing programmes in Bauchi State, Nigeria.- Urban gatekeepers’ perception and challenges of planning implementation in north-central Nigeria.- Inclusionary housing and mixed-use development as a strategy to house the urban poor: Proposal for a selected precinct of Bloemfontein, South Africa.- (De)Constructing tenure prospects in emerging housing schemes – A case study of Harare.- Gender inequality and access to adequate housing provision in Buea, south west of Cameroon.- Backyard dwellings in the City of Cape Town: Implications for urban management.- Housing the urban poor – An Epilogue.
