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1/5/2012<br />
Economic Perspective of Social Housing in Sri Lanka<br />
“JANASEVANA”<br />
HOUSING FOR ALL<br />
<strong>National</strong> Housing Symposium ‐ 2011<br />
by<br />
Dr. Ranjith Bandara, PhD (Qld.,)<br />
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RATIONAL/BACKGRO<strong>UN</strong>D<br />
• Housing shortages are not present at high‐income levels in South Asia, but<br />
are a concern among middle‐ and low‐income groups<br />
• This is the result of rapid population growth, increased urbanization, high<br />
income inequality, and displacement of people by natural disasters and<br />
conflict<br />
• Large‐scale slums and informal settlements that prevail in almost all South<br />
Asian countries underline the urgency of meeting the demand for homes<br />
• There is a shortage of more than 38 million housing units in the region, not<br />
counting housing needs of repair or replacement<br />
• Taking into account average household size, this translates to 212.5 million<br />
homeless people, 14 percent of a total region population of 1.5 billion<br />
• A considerable share of the population of Sri Lanka lives in plantations,<br />
slums, and shanties (World Bank, 2009. World Development Indicators<br />
2009. Washington, DC) 2<br />
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