International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning

The journal welcomes contributions across the following topic areas:

• Housing Development & Affordability: incremental housing, informal settlements, sites-and-services schemes, core housing, housing finance, security of tenure, and low-income housing solutions in developing and developed nations
• Rural Settlement & Livelihoods: rural housing systems, agricultural land access, livelihood capital, rural-to-urban migration, service provision, and community wellbeing in agricultural regions
• Sustainable Human Settlements: ecological sustainability, climate-resilient design, resource efficiency, green infrastructure, circular economy principles in housing, and environmental impact assessment of settlement projects
• Urban Planning & Design: urban expansion, land-use planning, neighborhood design, spatial equity, community participation, placemaking, and governance structures for inclusive settlement development
• Social & Public Housing: housing policy, public-sector provision, housing associations, nonprofit models, community ownership, and institutional approaches to meeting housing need
• Built Environment Quality: residential satisfaction, public space design, social cohesion, cultural heritage in settlement planning, and the relationship between built form and human wellbeing
• Land Reform & Property Rights: land tenure security, property redistribution, collective land systems, regulatory frameworks, and land-market dynamics in housing accessibility
• Settlement Planning in Specific Contexts: island developing states, post-conflict reconstruction, culturally-sensitive housing design, and regional architectural traditions

Open Access Statement

International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning is an open-access publication which provides immediate open access to its content, supporting a greater global exchange of knowledge. All published works are freely available to a worldwide audience upon publication. Publication is subject to an article processing charge (APC), ensuring articles remain freely accessible online in perpetuity under a Creative Commons license.

Publication Ethics Statement

International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning fully adheres to the Code of Conduct of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and its Best Practice Guidelines. The editorial team enforces a rigorous peer-review process with strict ethical policies to ensure the addition of high-quality scientific studies to scholarly publication.

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