Abstract
The bulk of urban housing units in Dhaka city are being built with piecemeal construction process and supplied for rent by small-scale private landlords. This paper draws on longitudinal studies and examines the process of housing construction among this category of producers using case study of a typical middle income settlement in Dhaka city. The study revealed the predominant role of small building firms in the construction process and landlords deploy them for maintaining operational flexibility and cost saving. Invasion of manufactured building materials and utilization of modern equipments are traced in contemporary self-help construction. Due to public and private initiatives, landlords are gradually trained in construction skills; promote self-help construction, and making notable contribution to the settlement's consolidation process and housing supply.
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