Housing in Africa: problems and policies

Abstract

The enormous magnitude of the housing problem in Africa is brought cut in the course of this paper. Its dimensions are such that clearly no rapid solution can be foreseen. This makes all the more important the early development of rational and competencies housing policies. Orders of priority have to be established. Available resources have to be used as efficiently as possible. Intensive thought, study and research have to be devoted to ensuring that housing programmes; feasible within available resources, ·are developed on 'the basis of positive human, economic social objectives.