World Economic Crisis and its Impacts: An Account for Sustainable Urban Housing Development and Governance in Sub-Saharan African Cities

Abstract

The World Economic Crisis of 2008 had affected urban housing development systems, governance and growth in Sub-Saharan African Cities. Particular contribution in this paper focuses on documenting physical housing development system in urban space in view to housing construction processes, quality and material price volatility and households’ poverty, space use and life style changes resulted from the crisis. It assesses and provides evidence based from Moshi City in Tanzania as one of the rapidly urbanizing human settlement in the region. This paper also highlights the policy, legal frameworks, its enforcement and practical reflections in sustainable housing development. The question is what takehome message to be learned by different actors interested with urban development and growth systems on housing development and changes. However, housing governance in the context of world economic crisis occurred in 2008 and beyond for sustainable urban development are described for experience sharing. Likely, roles of different actors, impacts of the crisis are discussed which pave the way for consolidated viable strategic options for improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa cities, Moshi in Tanzania inclusive described.

Keywords: “Economic Crisis, Housing Development, Livelihoods, Resource Poor Resident and Sub-Saharan Africa Cities”