Realization of the key aspects of the right to adequate housing in affordable housing programs in Egypt

Nahla Mahmoud Hafez,Rania Ibrahim Nasreldin,Doaa Mahmoud Elsherif,Rowaida Reda Kamel

doi:10.1186/s44147-021-00018-8

Abstract

The realization of the right to adequate housing is a critical issue that countries seek to achieve through affordable housing projects. However, there is a discrepancy in fulfilling the right to adequate housing between countries, which has surfaced the dilemma of defining adequate housing. In this respect, scanning relevant literature figured out seven key aspects to meet the right to adequate housing. Using a questionnaire launched to experts in the field, they figured out to what extent the seven aspects have been realized in the affordable housing programs in Egypt. The results showed a significant percentage of realization of the seven key aspects of the right to adequate housing. The findings showed an apparent variation in the completion of the seven key aspects, which decision-makers can improve at different scales with the progression of the programs. Future research can build on this direction to consider aspects like accessibility and cultural adequacy of these programs.

Highlights

Affordable housing programs are the traditional approach for governments to make housing accessible for low-income groups
Hafez et al Journal of Engineering and Applied Science (2021) 68:21 that right consider the definition of the key aspects of the realization of the right to adequate housing; these key aspects are the security of tenure, availability of services, adequate location, affordability, habitability, accessibility, and cultural adequacy ([1], P. 5-6)
The experts’ questionnaires included 72 questions divided into seven sections, The first section includes questions on the aspect of legal security of tenure, the second section deals with the aspect of availability of services and infrastructure, and the sections from 3 to 7 deal with the key aspects of affordability, habitability, accessibility, location, and cultural adequacy

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Introduction

Affordable housing programs are the traditional approach for governments to make housing accessible for low-income groups. The affordable housing production systems struggle to overcome the widespread housing crises in developing countries, they all aim to deliver economic and social benefits for low-income groups. Hafez et al Journal of Engineering and Applied Science (2021) 68:21 that right consider the definition of the key aspects of the realization of the right to adequate housing; these key aspects are the security of tenure, availability of services, adequate location, affordability, habitability, accessibility, and cultural adequacy The realization of the seven key aspects in the housing strategy is among the factors that support obtaining housing at an appropriate cost, adequate location, safe building structures that meet the needs of the residency, to fulfill the residents’ social and cultural needs, to ensure legal security of tenure, and ensuring the access to adequate housing for all groups without any sort of discrimination. The research aims to evaluate the realization of the key aspects of the right to adequate housing in the affordable housing programs in Egypt to figure out to what extent the seven aspects have been realized and which can improve at affordable housing programs in the future

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