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<p>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.</p>
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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.

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

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering

Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management

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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...

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

Online veröffentlicht: 10. Feb. 2024

Seitenbereich: 1 - 17

Eingereicht: 15. Dez. 2023

Akzeptiert: 08. Jan. 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2024-0001

Schlüsselwörter
capacity, development, model, housing, stakeholders, urban

© 2024 Sampa Chisumbe et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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

Online veröffentlicht: 10. Feb. 2024

Seitenbereich: 1 - 17

Eingereicht: 15. Dez. 2023

Akzeptiert: 08. Jan. 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2024-0001

Schlüsselwörtercapacity, development, model, housing, stakeholders, urban

© 2024 Sampa Chisumbe et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
capacity, development, model, housing, stakeholders, urban