Abstract
Urban housing demand is increasing with alarming rate in urban centers due to various factors instigate the demand. However, urban housing problems are not adequately emphasized by local urban administration and social thinkers in accordance with the seriousness and urgency of urban housing problems. This scenario produces multiple predicaments which complicates urban residents living condition mainly in terms of housing. In fact, urban residents tend to use different means to access their housing needs. The most predominantly prevalent housing option is housing rental which is not well investigated and incorporated into urban policy. Housing rental for residential purpose is highly neglected issue. Nevertheless, urban housing rental issue is demanding issue that requires proper attention. Furthermore, the most important point is the nature, patterns and degree of relationship between rentors and renters which need to be considered in critical manner. There are dynamics, challenges and controversies in relation to housing rental particularly for residential purpose. Sometimes residents who are offended by housing rental and shortage of urban housing supply enforced to engage in squatter settlement in order to meet housing demand in illegal or informal way. But, all squatter settlements are not initiated by urban poors rather urban capitalists or speculators can inevitably involve in squatter settlements which complicate the urban housing supply, demand and management. This study dedicated to investigate urban housing problems such as shortage, supply and management, dynamics of urban housing demands, challenges of urban housing rental, coping mechanisms of urban housing problems and associated squatter settlements.
Highlights
The ever grown urban trend results in tremendous urban problems
The interviewees articulated that the number of rural-urban migrants increased due to job opportunities associated with industrial expansion in town, lack of effective urban housing management system residential houses, increment of residents living in town or population growth, lack of controlling mechanisms on housing rental costs, squatter settlement and related factors contributed for urban housing problems
In view of that challenges are: land grabbing by political elites and economic elites, squatter settlement that accompanied by discriminatory confiscation of house constructed in which the speculator legalized but squats are outlawed forever and the existing real estate investment does not consider the capacity of poor while supplying urban housing they only sell to wealthy and political elites who can afford
Summary
The ever grown urban trend results in tremendous urban problems. Urban policy and urban plan launched in city or town did not prioritized urban housing problem. This trend complicated urban overall problems because housing issue is the mother of all other issues. The policy and plan that well address the urban housing problem more likely can address other related issues. Urban housing problem need to be prioritized just because of its necessity and its vitality for addressing other urban issues. Urban housing problem need special attention and adequate investigation. This is a main triggering or motive of this specific study
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