Housing Development Research Articles

Study of Preferences and Economic Aspects of Low-Income Housing Development (LIC) in Batangkuis Sub-District

Study of Preferences and Economic Aspects of Low-Income Housing Development (LIC) in Batangkuis Sub-District

Choice or Constraint? A Locally Tailored Assessment of Housing and Transportation Costs in Central Texas

Transportation costs are a key component of an overall household budget. These costs are determined in part by residential location—housing and transportation costs are inextricably linked. The burden of high housing and transportation costs must be understood in context. High costs on their own are not necessarily a problem if a household freely chooses their location. Although several national-level tools (including the Center for Neighborhood Technology’s H+T Index and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Location Affordability Index) are now available to improve transparency about combined housing and transportation costs, their ability to reflect local conditions and to understand relative burdens is limited. In this paper, we create a combined housing and transportation cost index tailored to the realities of the Austin metropolitan area in Central Texas, with most data sources coming from state and local government or pertinent transportation agencies. We identify households allocating large shares of their budgets to housing and transportation costs and differentiate between those that have the ability to mode switch to reduce costs in principle and those that do not. Black and Hispanic/Latino households were disproportionately burdened by high costs. But across the entire population, overall cost burdens were low. This result means that fostering nonautomobile travel or denser residential living will be challenging using cost arguments alone.

Regional distribution of housing types and characteristics in Saudi Arabia

Purpose This study aims to explore and analyze the disparities in the distribution of housing types and characteristics among households in Saudi Arabia, taking into consideration the regional perspective. Design/methodology/approach This study uses quantitative data obtained from the General Authority for Statistics, specifically from the Saudi 2022 Statistical Census. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentages) as well as inferential statistics, including correlation analysis (Pearson correlation) and t-tests. Findings The study found a distinct preference among Saudis for villas, with 85.3% choosing this housing type, while only 14.7% of non-Saudis opted for villas. The statistical analysis confirmed the significance of housing type for Saudi citizens (t = 2.561, p = 0.037), while non-Saudis did not show a statistically significant preference (t = 1.703, p = 0.132). The Pearson correlation results revealed a moderate positive correlation (r = 0.641, p = 0.009) between regional landmass and the number of houses, and a very strong positive relationship (r = 0.984) between population and the number of houses across the 13 regions. As expected, with increasing population, there was a significant increase in the number of houses (p = 0.001). Originality/value This study fills a research gap by investigating regional disparities in housing characteristics in Saudi Arabia. The findings are valuable for policymakers, housing developers and the housing market in understanding these disparities. The insights from this research can inform decision-making to promote equitable access to housing types and foster social inclusivity in the housing sector.

Strategy for Development of Slums and Housing with Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) In Mojokerto Regency

Purpose: This research tackles the ongoing issues faced by settlements and slum areas, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations. It specifically concentrates on the Mojokerto district in East Java, Indonesia, emphasizing the significance of this matter in regional development planning (RPJMD). Method: A mixed-methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative methods was employed. Case studies from various locations were examined to provide insights into different approaches to managing settlements and slum areas. Primary data were collected through questionnaires to supplement the comparative analysis. Results and conclusion: The research underscores the significance of integrating slum management into development agendas, as outlined in SDG 11.1, which aims to ensure access to decent, safe, and affordable housing and basic services for all. A comprehensive understanding of slum areas is crucial, encompassing aspects such as high population density, low and uncertain incomes, and unhealthy living conditions. The study emphasizes the need for concerted efforts to improve the quality of life in these areas. Research implications: The findings contribute to broader discussions on sustainable urban development and highlight the importance of addressing slum areas within this framework. By examining various strategies and approaches, the study provides valuable insights for policymakers and practitioners involved in urban planning and development. Originality/value: This research offers a comprehensive examination of settlements and slum areas, combining both qualitative and quantitative methods. By exploring the nuances of slum conditions and management strategies, it adds depth to existing literature on sustainable development and urban planning. The study's findings have practical implications for efforts to achieve the SDGs and enhance living conditions in vulnerable communities.

Development of lightweight sawdust-based composite panels for building purposes

This research dealt with fabrication of suitable lightweight composite panel samples from sawdust for building applications. Raw and alkali-treated sawdust particles were utilized at varying weight proportions (0 %, 25 %, 50 %, 75 %, and 100 %) to develop the samples with topbond as binder. From the results of heat transfer and strength properties tests, the raw sawdust improved thermal insulation efficiency while the treated sawdust enhanced the strength of the samples. For each loading level of sawdust, 100 % screwability and nailability were achieved. The findings suggest that, if used as ceiling panels in buildings, the samples would outperform conventional ceilings like plywood, asbestos, plaster of Paris, and KalsiCeil in mitigating global warming effects, reducing dead loads, and promoting sustainable and cost-effective housing development. This underscores the potential of these samples to address key priorities in construction and environmental sustainability.

What can social workers do to help the growing number of people experiencing homelessness? The view from an urban hospital Emergency Department

Homelessness is a growing problem nationwide. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the number of people experiencing homelessness rose 12% from 2022 to 2023 (HUD Exchange, 2024b). Low vacancy rates, increased rent costs, and income inequality all comprise difficult structural factors locking people out of the housing market. Those who most harshly bear the brunt of this crisis are people with social vulnerabilities. This paper analyzes the social problem of homelessness from the perspective of an urban hospital Emergency Department (ED), Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) in New Haven, Connecticut. Social workers in these settings have a dual role: working directly with individuals and families to connect them with available services and resources and advocating for structural interventions that can ultimately ease this problem. Social workers are also at the forefront of combating any stigma unhoused persons face by both approaching patients experiencing homelessness with dignity and respect while educating others that this problem is not one of the individual, but is rather a consequence of multiple other social problems we have collectively failed to address.

Decarbonizing Affordable Housing in New York City

Buildings account for about 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Retrofitting existing buildings for electrification and energy efficiency is a necessary first step toward building decarbonization. For the City of New York to reach its ambitious decarbonization goals, the city must create market conditions to allow rapid scaling up of deep energy retrofits. RiseBoro Community Partnership delivered one such innovative deep energy retrofit project called Casa Pasiva. This case study reveals ways in which affordable housing developers are uniquely positioned with many supporting policies in New York to become early adopters of deep energy retrofits, given their need to improve both business operations and tenant health. However, future projects still face steep obstacles ranging from funding gaps, a lack of familiarity with new building technologies, and conservative investors. RiseBoro’s successful Casa Pasiva pilot project identifies many of the remaining challenges related to deep energy retrofit capital projects as well as further opportunities to scale necessary retrofits across the New York affordable housing market. Readers will learn about options for and obstacles to implementing and scaling up deep energy retrofits in the affordable housing industry.

Responses of ancient reservoir sediments to water level fluctuations, human activity and climatic changes over the past ∼700 yr in Guizhou Province, southwestern China

Knowledge of the responses of reservoir ecosystems to anthropogenic and climatic impacts on multi-centennial timescales is relatively poor, but is crucial for the management of numerous reservoirs in China. In this study, the history of an ancient reservoir system was reconstructed for the last ∼ 700 yr based on multiple dating methods (210Pb, 137Cs, and 14C) and geochemical data (e.g., the mass accumulation rates, loss-on-ignition values, total organic carbon, total nitrogen, total phosphorus contents, and stable carbon isotope ratios of organic matter) obtained for sediment cores from Gongqing Reservoir in Guizhou Province, southwestern China. Combined with historical literature and regional climatic records, the response of the aquatic ecosystem in Gongqing Reservoir to water level fluctuations, anthropogenic activity, and climatic changes during the last ∼ 700 yr was assessed. The results suggest that dramatic changes in the water level due to dam heightening in 1950 s significantly changed the aquatic ecosystem of Gongqing Reservoir. During periods of low water levels (average water depth = 1–2 m; 1345–1957 CE), aquatic macrophytes contributed more to the sedimentary organic matter, whereas phytoplankton increasingly contributed more during periods of high water levels (∼5 m; 1957–2020 CE). During the late stage (1700–1957 CE) of low water levels, the reservoir ecosystem was significantly affected by human activities. Combined with regional geological and historical records, we consider that increased population and enhanced human activities have markedly affected vegetation conditions in western Guizhou Province since ∼ 1700 CE. After 1957 CE, anthropogenic activities were key in affecting the aquatic ecosystem of Gongqing Reservoir. Especially in the last decade, large housing developments and enhanced agricultural activities in the watershed have led to enhanced catchment erosion and transport of more nutrients into the reservoir, thus promoting the algae productivity. These results provide new insights into how reservoir ecosystems respond to water level fluctuations, anthropogenic activity and climatic changes on multi-centennial timescales.

DESIGN OF PUBLIC RENTAL SETTLEMENTS BASED ON GREEN AND LOW-CARBON RESEARCH: EXAMPLE OF COURSE DESIGN FOR A SENIOR DESIGN CLASS

ABSTRACT Public rental housing has received widespread attention from the government and the public, and with the global response to climate change and the goal of “carbon peak and carbon neutral,” the development of green and low-carbon rental housing has become an important trend. Against this background, the design of public rental housing in this project is designed with the hope that students will take the problem as the guide, performance optimization as the means, and start from the perspective of architectural design to explore the combination of low-carbon strategy or green technology and design in order to create low-carbon public rental housing. The paper analyzes and shows four groups of assignments in detail, which, through crowd demand analysis and site analysis, propose corresponding low-carbon driven design solution strategies from four aspects: the design of shared carbon-saving living patterns, the pattern organization of innovative central corridors that facilitate lighting and ventilation, algorithm-driven form generation, and the composite optimization of radiant heat in the façade.

Transit-oriented development and effective supply on the tenant-occupied multifamily housing market in Washington, DC

ABSTRACT A range of socioeconomic factors, including income distribution, productivity and land use policies, are thought to influence the development of contemporary multifamily housing markets in the United States. Focusing on Washington, DC, as a case study, we use data from the American Community Survey to assemble socioeconomic panel datasets for the years 2010–2019. Through spatial regression analysis, we explore which socioeconomic measures and land use policies are associated with the effective supply of tenant-occupied multifamily housing. We interpret our findings considering issues such as displacement, lessor habit formation, demographic shifts and the uneven growth of transit-oriented housing in DC's current housing landscape.

Understanding housing preferences and challenges of older adults in Kalisz, Poland

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the demographic, economic, and social factors that influence the housing demand of older adults in Kalisz, Poland, and assess their preferences and challenges in meeting their housing needs. Methodology: A quantitative survey was conducted among individuals aged 50 and above in Kalisz. The survey questionnaire covered various aspects, including current housing conditions, housing preferences, knowledge of senior housing options, and willingness to relocate to such housing. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. Results: The findings revealed that while most respondents were satisfied with their current housing situation, they acknowledged the need for housing options tailored to older adults. However, there was a lack of interest in relocating to designated senior housing due to concerns about affordability, accessibility, and amenities. Respondents expressed a preference for independent living arrangements with access to medical, care, and rehabilitation services. Theoretical contribution: The study contributes to the understanding of the housing needs and preferences of older adults in the context of a medium-sized city in Poland. It highlights the importance of considering demographic shifts and adapting housing policies and urban planning strategies to meet the diverse requirements of an aging population. Practical implications: The findings can inform policymakers, urban planners, and housing developers in designing and implementing housing solutions that cater to the specific needs of older adults, ensuring accessible, affordable, and supportive living environments. The study also emphasizes the need for public awareness and education regarding senior housing options.

Residential mobility and persistently depressed voting among disadvantaged adults in a large housing experiment

This study examines the impact of residential mobility on electoral participation among the poor by matching data from Moving to Opportunity, a US-based multicity housing-mobility experiment, with nationwide individual voter data. Nearly all participants in the experiment were Black and Hispanic families who originally lived in high-poverty public housing developments. Notably, the study finds that receiving a housing voucher to move to a low-poverty neighborhood decreased adult participants' voter participation for nearly two decades-a negative impact equal to or outpacing that of the most effective get-out-the-vote campaigns in absolute magnitude. This finding has important implications for understanding residential mobility as a long-run depressant of voter turnout among extremely low-income adults.

Sustainable Housing in Rural Wayanad: Exploring the Link between Income and Housing among Indigenous Communities

This study examines sustainable housing development to address indigenous communities' socio-economic challenges in Wayanad, Kerala, India. The research aims to propose policy recommendations for promoting sustainable housing while addressing poverty. The methodology integrates field research and literature review findings to develop comprehensive insights. The study's novelty lies in its holistic approach, which integrates income, housing conditions, and community resilience. Findings suggest that community-driven initiatives and environmentally friendly construction techniques like rammed earth and cob construction can empower indigenous communities while fostering environmental stewardship. Policy recommendations emphasise community participation, climate responsiveness, and flexibility in dwelling unit plans to promote sustainable housing development. Overall, the study highlights the potential of sustainable housing to address socio-economic disparities and empower indigenous communities in Wayanad.

Preponderant Relationships: Violent Crime, Premises Security Litigation, and Low-Income Housing

ABSTRACT This paper advances knowledge of the ways in which criminological research can assist the courts in rendering legal decisions. To do so, we examine case examples from premises security litigation involving low-income housing developments. We describe the investigative tasks of a premises security lawsuit, address the challenges of examining and explaining a criminal assault, and show how criminological scholarship can point to the importance of place management in suppressing or facilitating crime in low-income housing developments. We examine three preponderant relationships – offender and victim, security standards and proximate causation, and place management and crime opportunities – to provide insight into the translation of criminological knowledge into actionable legal outcomes. We address the nexus of environmental criminology and premises security litigation to strengthen the scientific foundation of criminological research and improve the quality of forensic social scientific research in the legal system.

“Broken Home”: (De)constructing the Moral Standards of Mobility for Atlanta’s Early Black Public Housing Families

The public housing program was designed as a stepping-stone into upward socioeconomic mobility when the first developments were constructed for White and Black households in the 1930s. White residents were able to save and move into private housing with greater speed than Black residents, who faced both external and internal constraints on their socioeconomic status. As a result of this decreased mobility, scholars and policymakers soon associated public housing developments with impoverished Black containment, categorizing it as the home of the underclass and those who are stuck in place. This article employs a Du Boisian approach to understand the categorical differences and political economic conditions shaping mobility rates among Atlanta’s early Black public housing families. Using historical documents and approximately 40 years of administrative data collected from the first Black public housing development in Atlanta, Georgia by housing managers, Du Bois, and a group of research assistants from Atlanta University, this article examines how internal and external constraints shaped Black tenant mobility. It demonstrates how housing administrators and their actions shaped eviction rates—and by default, public housing’s ability to advance Black tenant mobility—through elite housing managers’ moral judgments of impoverished Black families.

Behavior and comfort during floor usage in gathering activities on Indonesia apartments

In response to the development in housing needs, human habits and behavior inside the house have a decisive role, and changes in preference from landed houses to vertical houses should be considered. In correlation with body contact, every activity will involve attachment to a horizontal surface (floor surface), and the vertical surface will impact the surrounding area of human thermal comfort. In a tropical climate like Indonesia, climate, internal space, and the human body are essential interrelated things. Associated with the thermal comfort needs of the human body, direct transfer of thermal conditions and direct contact with the surface will also affect the comfort of living every day in the residential area, represented by the behavior of Indonesians in floor usage for daily activities. This part of the research will focus on describing the behavior in horizontal surface usage and comfort, for which data is collected by using multiple types of questions, such as subjective assessment questionnaires and followed by cluster analysis, to comprehend the result.

Optimizing bikeshare service to connect affordable housing units with transit service

Affordable housing and transit accessibility have long been focal points for housing and urban development agencies at all levels, from national to regional. However, these elements are often considered and planned for independently, leading over time to an expanding spatial gap between affordable housing and transit services. This separation creates issues of mobility equity. Fortunately, bikeshare, an emerging mobility solution, provides the potential to bridge this spatial gap between affordable housing communities and transit services. To leverage this, we designed a bikeshare station (BSS) location optimization tool that aims to alleviate the impacts of this spatial divide through bikeshare services. Specifically, we developed a multimodal agent-based modeling (ABM) and simulation framework aimed at enhancing accessibility to a variety of destinations. To solve this optimization problem, we developed a genetic algorithm to determine the optimal locations for BSS. There are three main conclusions from this research. First, the strategic positioning of BSS will enhance accessibility for affordable housing community (AHC) residents by reducing average transit travel time and walk distance, or increasing the number of destinations accessible by transit. This underscores the advantages of combining bikeshare and transit systems to cater to the mobility requirements of AHC residents, especially for non-work-related trips in suburban areas. Second, the relationship between transit and bikeshare is twofold: complementation and substitution. In instances where a lengthy trip involves multiple transit transfers and significant waiting time, bikeshare could replace some transit trips. Lastly, but most importantly, this study advises a forward-looking approach for governments and operators to avoid the waste of public resources when planning bikeshare systems. The tool developed by this research can facilitate this forward-looking approach in practice.

The sustainability and social entrepreneurship fellowship: transdisciplinary and multicultural problem-based engineering education

AbstractThe nine-week Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship at the University of Waterloo addressed urban habitation sustainability in London, Ontario, via a multicultural, trans-disciplinary approach. Undergraduate engineering students addressed housing and transportation environmental and social sustainability, guided by expert lectures and fieldwork. The program highlights the importance of diversity in engineering education and the need for structured cultural and educational management. Students proposed engineering solutions to sustainably improve the housing development process.

“Eating the Barrio”: Gastronomy and urban change in Santa Cruz, Lima

This article explores the impact of the gastronomic boom on gentrification processes in Lima, Peru, during the last two decades. It is an ethnographic study conducted in 2012, 2014, and 2016 in the Santa Cruz housing development, which used to be a working-class neighborhood located in the Miraflores district. The central focus is the analysis of the personal narratives of change and belonging of residents, workers, and visitors, supported by photographic practice. In particular, it is based on the experience of Carlos, a young actor who after living several years in London returns to Peru to start a business and, taking advantage of competitive prices in Santa Cruz, opens a gourmet bakery in the neighborhood. Using the notion of “cosmopolitan imagination,” we show the different ways in which Carlos recontextualizes his experience in London in the specificity of La Mar, negotiating the limits, meanings and values of the places, people, and cultural practices that arise from inhabiting this space of change. Ultimately, Carlos’s bakery becomes a meeting point for linking or negotiating different strategies and experiences of belonging to the area, materializing power dynamics that emerge inside and outside the business, thus shaping the commodification of Santa Cruz.

Formal Housing Livability Criteria in the Peri-Urban Area of Taman District, Sidoarjo Regency

Livability is an environmental system that contributes to physical, social, and mental well-being and is related to the satisfaction of living in a specific location. Taman District in Sidoarjo Regency, as one of the peri-urban areas near Surabaya, has residential areas that are experiencing positive growth, including 22 formal housing developments built by developers. The residents of these formal housing developments in the Taman District face several issues that affect their quality of life, including river pollution from industrial waste, road surface damages, poor water quality, and power outages. While there have been many institutions and studies discussing livability, specific research on livability in formal housing within peri-urban areas is still limited. Given this situation, there is a research gap in the field of livability assessment within the context of formal housing in peri-urban areas. Therefore, this research aims to formulate criteria that influence the livability of formal housing in the Taman District, Sidoarjo Regency. The research method used is the Delphi analysis technique conducted through three rounds of interviews with experts in housing and development field. By using this method, experts are able to provide considerations related to criteria that affect livability based on their knowledges and experiences. The whole analysis process resulted in the identification of 28 criteria, which are divided into five indicators: physical environments, economics, socials, facilities, and utilities. This research is important to help the government and developers in addressing livability issues in the research area.