Success factors (SFs) for sustainable affordable housing : a review study

Abstract

The world is grappling with insufficient affordable housing to meet the mounting shelter needs of lowincome earners. In response, country-specific success factors (SFs) for sustainable affordable housing have been reported. However, there is inadequate review study to identify global SFs and to develop a comprehensive framework for sustainable affordable housing. Accordingly, a three-stage methodology was adopted for the identification of research articles on SFs for sustainable affordable housing. Through manual examination of the content of the articles, SFs for sustainable affordable housing were identified. Then, a comprehensive framework was developed from the identified SFs. The study findings could aid policy development for the attainment of a sustainable affordable housing market. Besides, the findings provide relevant policy options for international organizations that seek to employ various policies to globally ameliorate housing needs of low-income earners. Moreover, the criticality as well as the interrelationship among the SFs towards identifying critical success factors (CSFs) for sustainable affordable housing is a knowledge gap whose underlying factors are the checklist of the SFs provided in this study.