Assessment of infrastructure facilities in public low income housing scheme
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Date
2019
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UMT Lahore
Abstract
Urbanization has emerged because of the intensification of the population in
most cities of the world. Lahore, being the fourteenth most populous city of the world,
has gone through major physical spatial expansion due to a continuous population
increase. The study is an attempt to find out an answer to the issues of the provision of
infrastructural facilities in Wafaqi colony a public low-income housing scheme of
Lahore.
When housing and urbanization problems are linked, a critical problem emerges
in providing housing for the urban poor, and the debate has changed over whether to
deplore urban housing due to the mushrooming of slums where living conditions are
very low and sanitation is almost non-existent due to which infectious diseases are
spreading. Housing Satisfaction assessments have formed the basis of housing
improvements aimed at enhancing residents’ quality of life and to shape the factors
worsening housing quality by fair distribution of resources across all income levels.
Measuring the satisfaction level of residents is an important indicator for the present
and future success of any housing scheme. Residents’ concerns and opinions can be
used to assess the quality of low-income housing and as a benchmark to quality
improvement.
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To find the solution to such questions it was therefore essential to analyze the
existing conditions of infrastructure facilities in the colony and to study the satisfaction
level of residents. The study mainly focused on the information obtained through
available literature and data collected through physical surveys to assess these
parameters. Residential neighborhood analysis was done to determine residents ' level
of satisfaction. Yeh, S.H.K. Homes for the people: a study of tenants’ views on public
housing in Singapore has been used for measuring the level of satisfaction.
The findings suggest that a proper systemic process for infrastructure provision
in low-income housing schemes is urgently needed. The concerned officials of the
colony should develop monitoring systems for the continuous evaluation and
assessment of the infrastructure.