Abstract
The problem of housing overcrowding is a result of the interplay of a vast array of economic, sociological, and demographic factors. It is an end-product of the severe housing shortage in the Philippines, wherein public and private provision of housing has lagged behind additional housing demanded by a rapidly growing population. Concrete proof of this problem is the existence of doubled-up households in areas with many economic and social opportunities. This essay will explore the different dimensions of demand for housing starting from the time potential need for housing arises with household formation, to the time a new bouse is purchased or leased. It will trace the causes of housing overcrowding by looking into its demographic underpinnings and by correlating it with housing attributes which make households conglomerate in certain localities.
Recommended Citation
Goce-dakila, Cristela L.
(1989)
"Housing Overcrowding: An Insight,"
DLSU Business & Economics Review: Vol. 2:
No.
2, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59588/2243-786X.1481
Available at:
https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/ber/vol2/iss2/7
