A Multi-Case Study Review of Housing Policies Geared Towards Inclusivity

Affordable housing shortage has been highlighted as a global crisis, although access to housing is one of the goals that need to be realised to achieve sustainable cities. Globally and nationally many attempts have been made to provide affordable and/or social housing, but even with all those efforts we still see the problem of affordable housing persisting. This study aimed to uncover what factors contribute to the success of inclusionary housing (IH) policies and programmes and how they can be modified for implementation in African countries. This study reviewed literature sourced through hand searches to present its findings. The findings show that partnership between private and public stakeholders, pre-determination of beneficiaries and land administrative processes and legalities, enforcing standards and control to ensure quality and affordability, and favourable location of IH to economic opportunities/nodes are critical in implementing and accelerating IH delivery. Drawing knowledge and design from other IH policies and programmes globally and nationally is crucial to develop strategies to overcome implementation challenges and provide inclusionary housing for most of the citizenry.