Setting rent with reference to tenants' affordability: Public housing rent policy in Hong KongNetherlands journal of housing and the built environment - Tập 17 - Trang 409-418 - 2002
Ngai Ming Yip, Kwok Yu Lau
Hong Kong is one of the housing systems inwhich public tenants' affordability has beenincorporated in the rent-setting mechanism inwhich the median rent-to-income measurement isemployed as an explicit indicator ofaffordability. However, contravening policiesin the public housing sector make such a simplerent-setting formula complicated. A moredetailed analysis of the rent-setting mechanismalso reveals that the arbitrarily picked upreference ratio is incapable of catering forthe wide variety of circumstances amongtenants. At the same time, there is also someinconsistency in adopting a unifiedaffordability standard in different aspects ofrent setting. Lastly, the endorsement ofaffordability as an overarching principle inrent setting is prone to introducecontradictions in the system. The level of rentmay bear a close relation to the circumstancesof the occupants but not to the conditions ofthe dwelling. Affordability as amarket-oriented principle would also weaken thelegitimacy of the public rental sector as abasically supply-side oriented regime.
Root cause of demand–supply gap in Malaysian low-cost housing: housing developers perceptionNetherlands journal of housing and the built environment - Tập 35 - Trang 1219-1236 - 2020
Andrew Ebekozien, Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz, Mastura Jaafar
In 1982, Malaysian Government made it compulsory for housing developers to construct low-cost housing (LCH). Yet, inaccessibility to homes for the low-income groups is high; leading to an increase in LCH demand–supply gap. Therefore, this paper examines housing developers perception regarding the root cause of the Malaysian LCH demand–supply gap. Also, it proffers possible policy solutions to bridge the LCH demand–supply gap. These were achieved through a qualitative approach. The study found five main root-cause of LCH demand–supply gap, which include lax housing state policy and enforcement, lax state registration for low-income group, high development and construction costs, issues surrounding LCH purchase, and leakages in low-cost housing. The paper concludes that the government should lead and create an enabling environment for the commencement of the industrialised building systems. Also, recommended is the proposed cumulative ruling on LCH development, enforcement of computerised open registration system across the states, upward review of ceiling price from RM42,000 to RM65,000/unit among others. As part of the practical implications, this paper is advocating for the transformation of low-cost housing provision for liveable sustainable cities across Malaysia. Also, planned to stir-up relevant stakeholders and bring to the front burners new openings for further research.
Regulation as process: Regulation theory and comparative urban and regional researchNetherlands journal of housing and the built environment - Tập 16 - Trang 71-87 - 2001
Mark Goodwin
This paper examines how recent developments within the regulation approach might be used to inform comparative urban and regional research. It begins by outlining the ways in which regulation theorists have pursued an interest in variability and uneven development. It then reviews attempts made by different authors to deploy regulationist concepts within urban and regional research, at scales varying from the local to the national and international. The paper then outlines a methodological shift which requires us to see regulation as a process, before going on to exemplify how such an approach has been used to inform empirical research. It concludes by examining how strategic-relational state theory might be used in conjunction with the regulation approach to underpin analyses of policy and politics at the urban and regional level.
Book reviewNetherlands journal of housing and the built environment - Tập 21 - Trang 463-465 - 2006
Javier Martinez-Martin
The future of Flemish social housingNetherlands journal of housing and the built environment - Tập 23 - Trang 215-230 - 2008
Sien Winters, Marja Elsinga
Housing policy in Belgium and Flanders is directed mainly towards encouraging home ownership. Social housing in Flanders covers a share of 5.6% of the housing stock. This social rental sector is characterized as a safety net by some housing researchers and as a general model by others. During the 1990s and the first half of this decade social housing in Flanders became under discussion. The image of social housing that dominated then was one of increasing problems with tenants and neighbourhoods. Raising the income limits to get a better social mix was advocated by the sector and afterwards by policy as one of the solutions for these problems, meanwhile also improving the revenues of the housing associations. The political discourse however was very little supported by scientific knowledge. This contribution aims at clarifying the position of the Flemish social housing by describing the historical and regulatory context and presenting the results of the Housing Survey 2005. It dispels the misunderstanding that Flemish social housing is a residual model and explores different future models. One of the conclusions is that solving problems of the social rental sector may not occur at the cost of those who need affordable housing most.
NIMBYism as a barrier to housing and social mix in San FranciscoNetherlands journal of housing and the built environment - - 2021
Georgina McNee, Dorina Pojani
We explore the participation levels of NIMBY (‘Not In My Backyard’) proponents versus other voices at public hearings San Francisco, a city with an exceptionally dire housing crisis. Once very diverse, radical, and bohemian, San Francisco has become the most expensive city in the US, which caters to a wealthy minority—heavily connected to the tech industries of the neighboring Silicon Valley. Taking a qualitative approach, we review videos of planning commission meetings between 2018 and 2019 in San Francisco in which housing development proposals are considered. We find that NIMBYism continues to dominate the dialog at public hearings on development proposals. Planning meetings appear to be dominated by older, white, and financially stable residents, and this is a major (though not sole) barrier to the city’s social mix.
Gauging the stakeholders’ perspective: towards PPP in building sectors and housingNetherlands journal of housing and the built environment - - 2020
Ritika Batra
AbstractWhile Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is widely adopted across various sectors, it raises a question on its meagre utilisation in the housing sector. This paper, therefore, gauges the perspective of the stakeholders in the building industry towards the application of PPP in various building sectors together with housing. It assesses the performance reliability of PPP for housing by learning possible take-aways from other sectors. The role of key stakeholders in the industry becomes highly responsible for an informed understanding and decision-making. To this end, a two-tier investigation was conducted including surveys and expert interviews, with several stakeholders in the PPP industry in Europe, involving the public sector, private sector, consultants, as well as other community/user representatives. The survey results demonstrated the success rate with PPPs, major factors important for PPPs such as profitability or end-user acceptability, the prevalent practices and trends in the PPP world, and the majority of support expressed in favour of the suitability of PPP for housing. The interviews added more detailed dimensions to the understanding of the PPP industry, its functioning and enabling the formation of a comprehensive outlook. The results present the perspective, approaches, and experiences of stakeholders over PPP practices, current trends and scenarios and their take on PPP in housing. It shall aid in understanding the challenges prevalent in the PPP approach for implementation in housing and enable the policymakers and industry stakeholders to make provisions for higher uptake to accelerate housing provision.