How can we conceptually grasp social policies on the macro level in sub-Saharan Africa? Decommodification and defamilialisation, two key concepts of EspingAndersen’s seminal typology, are not very helpful to distinguish welfare regimes in sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, typologies that have been developed for the Global South hardly consider social stratification. In conclusion, there is no typol...

Housing developments in Lagos State peri-urban settlements have contributed immensely to the alleviation of the challenges of housing deficits in central Lagos. This research aims at examining the characteristics of housing development in the peri-urban settlements of Lagos State, Nigeria. Using a case study approach, housing developments in peri-urban settlements in Ibeju-Lekki Local Governmen...

Following the promulgation of the new nation-state in 1932, the Saudi Arabian government embarked upon modernizing its traditional society. Political stability and improved economic conditions made possible by the increasing oil revenues, resulted in unprecedented demographic increases and rapid urbanization. The government spearheaded the process of introducing modern building techniques and c...

Better cities require integrated planning and monitoring across the board that is inclusive of age-specific housing. Australia’s ageing population presents a number of challenges for provision of appropriate and affordable housing and care for those on low to moderate incomes. Those in private rental are at particular risk of homelessness or insecure housing, but also many low-income homeowners...

Densification strategythrough co-living typology seems to be a sustainable solution current global issues: increasing in human population, housing crisis and inflated prices. However, the characteristic of that able house high significant number ofpeople ona piece land create dispute, especially on dwellers’ comfort. Thus, aim research is identify performance inhabitants. Components such as flo...

Residential energy demand can be greatly influenced by the types of housing structures that households live in, but few studies have assessed changes in composition stocks as a strategy for reducing residential or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this paper we examine effects three sequenced federal policies on share new construction type U.S., and estimate cumulative influence those 2015 sto...