Title : A Study on Urbanization and Housing Development in Yangon
Keywords
: Urbanization, Housing development and Department of Human settlement
and Housing Development, Yangon City Development Committee
Authors : Zaw Htet Pine
Description
: The objective of the study is the conditions of housing demand due to
urbanization and how relevant institutions supply this need. The paper
focuses on the evolution of urbanization process and the structure of
housing development in Yangon. With forces of the urban growing and
urban pushing and pulling factors, most of the world countries are
changed to formation to megacity. These urbanization processes are also
prominently in Yangon that one of Myanmar cities where has a present
population of growth up to over 7 million. Based on major milestones in
the history of urbanization and housing development, the papers provide
the history of housing development in Yangon city. The study reveals
that housing problems ' are the most critical problems and dwellers in
Yangon have to live with housing shortage to be tackled compulsorily. So
the government has initiated many housing schemes since the last two
decades especially in Yangon so that it can solve to some extent of
housing supply needed for the majority of population in Yangon. This
paper aim to study Yangon urbanization and housing supply condition.