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Poor housing is associated with poor health. This suggests that improving housing conditions might lead to improved health for residents. This review searched widely for studies from anywhere in the world which had inves...

Urban informality and climate change pose significant challenges for urban planning in rapidly growing cities in the Global South. This study conducts a qualitative content analysis of 45 spatial planning instruments add...

This paper examines and critically analyzes the housing policies outlined in the Seventh Five-Year Development Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In light of the country's rapid population growth, urban expansion, and...

This article determines the effect of crisis changes on the structure of household expenditures in the following different regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Vinnytsia. The study covers the period before...

Indonesia's housing sector faces a persistent housing backlog alongside heavy reliance on carbon-intensive construction materials. Although timber is widely recognized as a low-carbon material within circular bioeconomy ...

Abstract In the rapidly expanding urban frontiers of Ethiopia, informal housing is often treated as a technical failure of planning. However, this study argues that informality is a deliberate "logic of governance" media...

The integration of nutritional interventions, including food-based strategies and evidence-based supplementation, into occupational health and community development represents an unexplored policy imperative for addressi...

Urban air pollution from traffic emissions poses a significant risk to students residing in student communal housing (SCH) near major roadways. This study investigates the impact of peak hour traffic on ambient air quali...

This study evaluates the cost implications of green building practices in low-rise residential housing by analyzing three sample houses in Kayseri, Türkiye. It compares traditional construction systems with green altern...

Los poderes públicos están obligados a hacer efectivo, el disfrute por todos los ciudadanos, de una vivienda digna y adecuada. La mejor vía para garantizar la efectividad del derecho a obtener una vivienda, en condici...

This commentary addresses the findings of the study “Housing Construction Needs (More) Land: New Land Take and Infill Development Under Scrutiny”, published by Institute for Housing, Real Estate, Urban and Regional D...

The German law for „Accelerating Housing Construction and Securing Housing“ – the so-called Bauturbo – fundamentally changes key mechanisms of democratic control in the German planning system. The new provision...

Since 2000, the ratio of debt to income among Malaysian households has been showing an upward trend. This paper examines the factors affecting accumulation of household loans into two main categories, housing loans and c...

This study examines the early effects of Iceland's 2023 extended producer responsibility (EPR) reform for packaging waste, one of the first nationwide implementations of a fully harmonised, producer-funded system in a sm...

Raising tobacco taxes can have an income distributional impacton the population. Since lower socio-economic groupsusually smoke more, they also contribute more to total cigarettetax collection. Thus, those who can afford...

El presente documento tiene por objeto aportar elementos que vinculan la extensión urbana con la planificación del crecimiento y la política de vivienda, tomando como caso de estudio las intervenciones habitacionales ...

El cambio de gobierno ocurrido en Argentina el 10 de diciembre de 2015 trajo aparejado también un cambio de orientación de las políticas del Estado. El artículo analiza las modificaciones realizadas por este gobierno...

Abstract Finding a balance between economic growth and environmental protection is a significant challenge for contemporary cities. In the last 30 years, many large cities have started integrating sustainability concept...

Abstract Purpose This study examines the demographic, spatial, and economic determinants of household access to electricity in Nigeria, a country characterized by persistent energy poverty and pronounced infrastructure i...

Across the globe, individuals continue to rely on plants to meet fundamental human requirements, including sustenance, attire, housing, and healthcare. Among the diverse plant families, Solanaceae houses thousands of spe...

In recent years, in rural areas, rurban processes where rural and urban characteristics are intertwined and have attracted attention. In these areas, especially second homes, new second infrastructure investments and pop...

En el presente artículo se aborda el estudio de los Modelos Asociativos de Producción de Vivienda en el marco de los distintos tipos de política pública que han tenido lugar en Colombia desde la segunda mitad del sig...

Abstract Background Opportunities for social connection between generations in the UK have diminished over the last few decades because of changes in the way that we live and work. The decline in communal spaces such as ...

Este artículo analiza las características y efectos de la ejecución del Programa de Autogestión de la Vivienda (Ley 341/00) de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires desde principio de siglo hasta la actualidad y, por medio de es...