Lombard, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-1660-1794, Hernandez-Garcia, J. and Lopez Angulo, A. (2021) Informal rental housing in Colombia: an essential option for low-income households. International Development Planning Review, 43 (2). pp. 257-277. ISSN 1474-6743
Abstract
Around the world, rental housing is frequently seen as secondary to home ownership; yet it plays a crucial role in many countries. In particular, rental housing in urban informal neighbourhoods has a critical but consistently overlooked role in housing the most vulnerable households in the Global South. If better policy and practice are to be pursued, there is a need for improved data on rental housing in urban informal settlements, and in particular, better understanding of ‘the lived experiences of the poor’. This paper responds to these empirical gaps in debates on informality and rental housing with qualitative research on residents’ experiences of informal rented housing in two Colombian cities, Bogotá and Cali. The paper frames informal rental housing as an essential option for diverse low-income households for whom ownership is not accessible or attractive. In this way, it also contributes to policy and theoretical debates calling for a better understanding of the dynamics, possibilities and potential of informal housing.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Liverpool University Press. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Development Planning Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | housing; informality; rental; Colombia; qualitative; Latin America |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Urban Studies & Planning (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Dec 2019 13:50 |
Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2021 10:35 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3828/idpr.2020.6 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154873 |