Originally published in 1990, this book reveals the extent to which petty landlordism is developing not just in the African urban settlements that have sprung up but in government-sponsored low-cost housing estates. The first part of the book traces African governments' changing responses to urban growth since the 1960s. The second presents case studies of housing markets and landlord-tenant relations north and south of the Sahara. The third examines World Bank involvement, and the book ends by considering policy implications.
Introduction: Key Themes in Contemporary African Urbanisation Philip Amis Part 1: Changing Approaches to Urban Housing in Africa 1. Urban Housing in Africa: The Changing Role of Government Policy Richard E. Stren 2. Autopromotion de l'habitat et modes de production du cadre bâti: l'apport de receherches récentes en Afrique noire francophone Michel Coquery Part 2: Case Studies in Housing Markets: Commercialisation and Change 3. Historical Development of Nigerian Housing Policies with Special Reference to Housing the Urban Poor T. O. Okoye 4. Petty Landlords and Poor Tenants in a Low-Income Settlement in Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria Tade Akin Aina 5. L'Articulation des deux circuits de la gestion foncière en Egypte: le cas du Caire Galila El Kadi 6. Changing Housing Strategies and Patterns Among the Cairo Poor, 1950-85 Unni Wikan 7. Tunis: Crise du logement et réhabilitation urbaine Frej Stambouli 8. Residential Urban Land Markets in Kenya Saad S. Yahya 9. Squatter Landlords in Nairobi: A Case Study of Korogocho Diana Lee-Smith 10. The Growth of Small-Scale Renting in Low-Income Urban Housing in Malawi Thomas Pennant Part 3: Housing Projects and Policy Options 11. World Bank Urban Shelter Projects in East Africa: Matching Needs with Appropriate Responses? John Campbell 12. Contradictions and Dilemmas in the Provision of Low-Income Housing: The case of Harare Paul Teedon 13. Land For Housing the Urban Poor in Africa: Some Policy Options Seth Opuni Asiama 14. Rental Housing and the Urban Poor: Africa and Latin America Compared Michael Edwards 15. Mais comment faut-il donc le dire? Les solutions de demain sont inscrites sur le sol depuis les lustres Philippe Haeringer Epilogue Peter Lloyd