Profiling Living Conditions of the DRC Urban Population : Access to Housing and Services in Kinshasa Province
This paper examines living conditions—mainly access to infrastructure and basic services—in Kinshasa, by focusing on how they vary within the city and how they are related to household characteristics. First, drawing on a household survey...
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okr-10986-366332021-12-03T05:10:39Z Profiling Living Conditions of the DRC Urban Population : Access to Housing and Services in Kinshasa Province Batana, Yele Maweki Jarotschkin, Alexandra Konou, Akakpo Masaki, Takaaki Nakamura, Shohei Viboudoulou Vilpoux, Mervy Ever URBAN POVERTY MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY SPATIAL INEQUALITY INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS HOUSING This paper examines living conditions—mainly access to infrastructure and basic services—in Kinshasa, by focusing on how they vary within the city and how they are related to household characteristics. First, drawing on a household survey conducted in the capital province in 2018, the paper shows that many Kinshasa residents live with substandard housing and inadequate levels of access to infrastructure and basic services. Second, the level and quality of access to basic services are highly correlated with residents’ consumption and education levels, as well as their neighborhood characteristics. Third, despite the presence of negative externalities from the high population density, poor households benefit from living in dense neighborhoods by gaining a minimum level of access. The paper argues that it is imperative to increase the supply of affordable housing to lessen the inequality of access to services in Kinshasa. 2021-12-02T20:47:38Z 2021-12-02T20:47:38Z 2021-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/638901637330907469/Profiling-Living-Conditions-of-the-DRC-Urban-Population-Access-to-Housing-and-Services-in-Kinshasa-Province http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36633 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9857 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Congo, Democratic Republic of |
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URBAN POVERTY MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY SPATIAL INEQUALITY INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS HOUSING Batana, Yele Maweki Jarotschkin, Alexandra Konou, Akakpo Masaki, Takaaki Nakamura, Shohei Viboudoulou Vilpoux, Mervy Ever Profiling Living Conditions of the DRC Urban Population : Access to Housing and Services in Kinshasa Province |
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This paper examines living
conditions—mainly access to infrastructure and basic
services—in Kinshasa, by focusing on how they vary within
the city and how they are related to household
characteristics. First, drawing on a household survey
conducted in the capital province in 2018, the paper shows
that many Kinshasa residents live with substandard housing
and inadequate levels of access to infrastructure and basic
services. Second, the level and quality of access to basic
services are highly correlated with residents’ consumption
and education levels, as well as their neighborhood
characteristics. Third, despite the presence of negative
externalities from the high population density, poor
households benefit from living in dense neighborhoods by
gaining a minimum level of access. The paper argues that it
is imperative to increase the supply of affordable housing
to lessen the inequality of access to services in Kinshasa. |
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Working Paper |
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Batana, Yele Maweki Jarotschkin, Alexandra Konou, Akakpo Masaki, Takaaki Nakamura, Shohei Viboudoulou Vilpoux, Mervy Ever |
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Batana, Yele Maweki Jarotschkin, Alexandra Konou, Akakpo Masaki, Takaaki Nakamura, Shohei Viboudoulou Vilpoux, Mervy Ever |
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Batana, Yele Maweki |
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Profiling Living Conditions of the DRC Urban Population : Access to Housing and Services in Kinshasa Province |
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Profiling Living Conditions of the DRC Urban Population : Access to Housing and Services in Kinshasa Province |
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Profiling Living Conditions of the DRC Urban Population : Access to Housing and Services in Kinshasa Province |
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Profiling Living Conditions of the DRC Urban Population : Access to Housing and Services in Kinshasa Province |
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Profiling Living Conditions of the DRC Urban Population : Access to Housing and Services in Kinshasa Province |
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profiling living conditions of the drc urban population : access to housing and services in kinshasa province |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/638901637330907469/Profiling-Living-Conditions-of-the-DRC-Urban-Population-Access-to-Housing-and-Services-in-Kinshasa-Province http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36633 |
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