Housing Policy & Informal Settlement Upgrading
Overview
Housing shortages and the growth of informal areas are among the most pressing urban challenges. This course examines housing policy options, from social and affordable housing to incremental housing and the upgrading of informal settlements, and how to design programmes that are financially and socially sustainable.
Who should attend
Housing ministry and authority staff, urban planners, municipal officials, and housing programme managers.
Training methodology
Interactive presentations, regional and international public sector experiences, case studies, group work on participants' own institutions, practical exercises, and an action plan for each participant's entity.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Analyse housing needs and market conditions
- Compare housing policy and programme options
- Plan the upgrading of informal settlements
- Design housing finance and subsidy mechanisms
- Protect tenure security and prevent displacement
Course outline
Day 1Housing Needs and Markets
- Measuring housing need
- Affordability analysis
- Formal and informal markets
- Role of government
- Data exercise
Day 2Housing Policy Options
- Social and affordable housing
- Rental housing
- Incremental and self-build housing
- Public-private partnerships
- Policy comparison
Day 3Informal Settlement Upgrading
- Causes of informality
- Upgrading approaches
- Infrastructure and services
- Community participation
- Case study
Day 4Land and Finance
- Land supply for housing
- Tenure security
- Housing finance systems
- Targeted subsidies
- Finance exercise
Day 5Programme Design
- Programme objectives and targeting
- Implementation arrangements
- Avoiding displacement
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Programme outline
