The methodology of housing and planning in the developing world has largely been adapted from practice in post-industrial countries. This book aims to show how methods of analysis can be best suited to the local context. It meets the need to bring together methods of analysis from several disciplines which can be applied to housing - each method presented and illustrated with a case study to show how it can be used to inform housing policy in a wide range of countries in all parts of the developing world. The methods presented range from intuitive to highly structured and from those dealing with the house and neighbourhood level to those which analyze city or country-wide issues. Unlike other books in the field, this concentrates on the methods of analysis rather than the housing policies and programmes, and argues that expediency should not be the only factor in determining such policies. This book should be of interest to students and professionals in the fields of development studies, housing studies and human geography.
Author(s): Graham Tipple
Edition: 1
Year: 1991
Language: English
Pages: 304
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 8
List of tables......Page 10
Notes on the contributors......Page 12
Preface......Page 16
Introduction to housing analysis and an overview......Page 18
Participant observation: A study of state-aided self-help housing in Lucknow, India......Page 33
Cultural change analysis: Core concepts of housing for the Tswana......Page 52
Time series analysis: a longitudinal study of housing quality in Lusaka......Page 79
Comparative analysis: Studying housing processes in Latin American cities......Page 98
Analysis of government mortgage records: Insights for state theory and housing policy with reference to Jamaica......Page 113
Ratio analysis: A study of mortgage borrowers in Tunisia......Page 130
Discriminant analysis: Tenure choice and demand for housing services in Kumasi, Ghana......Page 143
Regression analysis: Determinants of overcrowding and house condition in Ghanaian housing markets......Page 160
Econometric analysis: Measuring the impact of rent controls in urban housing markets......Page 186
Contingent valuation: Estimating the willingness to pay for housing services: a case study of water supply in Southern Haiti......Page 206
Discounted cash flow analysis: Present value models of housing programmes and policies......Page 225
Cost-benefit analysis: Housing and squatter upgrading in East Africa......Page 251
Methods of analysis and policy......Page 275
Bibliography......Page 279
Index......Page 296
