Modelling Stakeholders’ Capacity for Urban Housing Development: A Developing Country’s Perspective

Autor: Chisumbe Sampa, Aigbavboa Clinton, Thwala Wellington, Mwanaumo Erastus
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2255-9671
DOI: 10.2478/bjreecm-2024-0001
Popis: The main aim of the study was to model stakeholders’ capacity for urban housing development from a developing country’s perspective, using Zambia as a case study. The study used a quantitative methodology and recruited 214 respondents from various organizations concerned with the planning and development of human settlements in Lusaka, Zambia. The structured questionnaire used for data collection contained nine indicator variables informed by literature. The collected data was analysed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and goodness-of-fit was utilized to assess the acceptability of the model using a two-index technique. The findings revealed that stakeholders’ capacity is explained by four variables, namely: ensuring adequate staffing levels in institutional stakeholders; community empowerment in planning practices; development of essential construction skills; as well as provision of technical support to communities on housing. The paper recommends, among other things, the need to fully engage and build the capacities of communities so that they can effectively participate in housing development. The findings have practical implications for improving housing in the global south. It advances the promotion of capacity building as a prerequisite for driving housing development in line with the new urban agenda.
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