Management and Viable Solutions to Slum Housing in Diyala ‎Governorate

Abstract

One of the biggest problems facing growth in many developing countries is slum housing. The Diyala governorate is afflicted by unregulated expansion, stemming from informal housing clusters caused by demographic, social, and economic factors that adversely impact the organization of land use, particularly residential applications. This paper aims to identify and analyze the factors influencing the growth of slum housing in terms of economic, social, and legal aspects, as well as evaluate proposals to address the problem of slum housing. A questionnaire was used to achieve the goal of this paper. The results showed that the most important factors that increase the growth of slum housing in Diyala Governorate in terms of the economic and social axis are the cost of purchasing housing compared to the average per capita income and the cost of equipment and machinery, while in terms of the legal axis the most important factors are the weakness of the state law, the increase in population, and the housing deficit. The results concluded that some of the slums require low-cost housing complexes, while others require infrastructure improvements.