HDC- Housing Demand Critical...

                             

                        

                                                                Port of Spain

 

                        Urbanisation is an ever increasing phenomenon. Waugh (2002) states that, "In economically developed countries, urbanisation is as a result of economic development mainly due to industrialisation." He goes on to say that, "In developing countries, urbanisation is as a result of population movement and growth due to natural increase." Furthermore, he indicates that, "This type of urbanisation in developing countries is not an integral part of development." This is because the cities in developing countries do not have adequate resources to sustain this growing population. This issue that Hall and Barrett (2012) describe as the mismatch between demand for and supply of housing continues to be a major problem for developing countries.

                       This photo is that of the Housing Development Corporation (HDC). The HDC was established in 2005 with one of its functions being to provide housing to lower and middle income persons. Their aim is to provide each person with access to an affordable level of housing by the year 2020. Thousands of people have benefited from this housing project thus far. This HDC office is located in the capital city, Port of Spain, Trinidad, since many people in the city cannot find housing due to housing prices, land and building regulations, government policies etc, (Hall and Barrett, 2012), and so people who perhaps encounter problems with obtaining housing usually go to the HDC and apply for homes.

                        In my opinion, this photo illustrates "city life" ideally; an increasing population which leads to a decreasing land area which further results in a greater demand for housing.

 

Reference:



Hall, T., & Heather Barrett. 2012. Urban Geography. USA and Canada: Routledge.


Waugh, D. 2002. An Integrated Approach. Nelson Thornes.