multihabited house form: a means towards achieving cities without slums in Africa

In many cities of the developing countries, the ability of housing authorities to provide housing and services for large number of poor people is limited. This is because cities are about opportunities, and across the world people have moved to cities in increasing numbers, especially poorer people seeking a new life with greater employment or livelihood opportunities whether real or perceived, and as such, slums develop. Slums pose a significant threat to the green agenda; and at the same time the brown agenda for those living in the slums is seriously compromised. Generally slums usually have dire consequences for the urban environment. Currently building cities without slums is one of the most important goals of urban planning in developing countries. This study provides explanation about the green and brown agenda of sustainable development in Africa, as well as a house form through which the poor can get access to accommodation in cities of developing countries. It proposes that this house form be adopted by governments of developing countries as a means of meeting the accommodation needs of the poor, in order to checkmate the proliferation of slums in developing cities.