(057) Housing as process: towards a multi-sectoral approach to urban poverty reduction in Khartoum, Tasneem Nagi, Budoor Bukhari

Tasneem Nagi
University College London
United Kingdom
Budoor Bukhari
CH2M
UAE

DOI: 10.47556/J.IJSR.6.2.2016.2

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to highlight the significance of housing as a strategic tool in addressing the multifaceted nature of urban poverty.

Approach: The paper utilises a literature review around the nature of urban poverty contrasting it with some of the prevailing assumptions around the urban poor and informal settlements in Khartoum. By emphasising the various socio-spatial manifestations of urban deprivation, it seeks to highlight some limitations in current approaches to measuring poverty and qualify current strategies for its eradication

Findings: The paper establishes the relevance of housing, understood as a process surpassing the mere provision of houses, as a strategic front in addressing multidimensional poverty towards inclusive and sustainable urban development. It argues for reconceptualising the intellectual framework of housing policy to one that better responds to an expanded understanding of urban poverty and takes the urban poor into consideration as active agents of positive change

Value: Bridging the gap between housing and strategies for urban poverty reduction, the paper is a contribution towards rethinking housing policy in Sudan.
Keywords: Housing, Urban Poverty, Socio-Spatial Justice
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Nagi, T. and Bukhari, B. (2016) ‘Housing as Process: Towards a Multi-sectoral Approach to Urban Poverty Reduction in Khartoum’, Int. J. Sudan Research, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp.76–89
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