The Housing Issue in Brazil

Monteiro, Adriana Roseno; Veras, Antonio Tolrino de Rezende

doi:10.4215/rm2017.e16015

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“…In the absence of public housing policies, this population lives in informal living arrangements leading to the formation of slums. This leads to increasing irregular employment opportunities, and aggravates the social inequality process [3]. In addition, spaces with low quality of life are created.…”

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COVID-19 risk areas associated with social vulnerability in northeastern Brazil: an ecological study in 2020

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Souza

Silva

et al. 2022

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: COVID-19 is a major public health concern in this century. The causative agent SARS-CoV-2, is highly contagious and spreads continuously across territories. Spatial analysis is of enormous importance in the process of understanding the disease and its transmission mechanisms. We aimed to identify the risk areas for COVID-19 and analyze their association with social vulnerability in Maceió, Alagoas. The study was conducted in 2020. Methodology: This is an ecological study to evaluate the incidence, mortality and case fatality rate of COVID-19 and their relationship with 12 indicators of human development and social vulnerability. Multivariate and spatial statistics were applied. A 95% confidence interval and a 5% confidence level were considered. Results: The spatial scan statistic revealed the existence of six high-risk clusters for the incidence of COVID-19. The regression model showed that social indicators, such as literacy of people, residents of private households, households with more than four residents, and resident brown population, were associated with COVID-19 transmission in Maceió-AL. The disease affected localities whose populations are exposed to a context of intense socioeconomic vulnerability. Conclusions: Based on the results, it is necessary to adopt measures that take into account the social determinants of health in order to minimize the damage caused by the pandemic.

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COVID-19 risk areas associated with social vulnerability in northeastern Brazil: an ecological study in 2020

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Souza

Silva

et al. 2022

J Infect Dev Ctries

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“…Population aging has economic, social and political implications. Unlike in developed countries, population aging in Brazil has occurred in an unfavorable socioeconomic context due to high levels of social inequality combined with low rates of economic growth (Arbache and Sarquis, 2017; Serrano and Summa, 2016); high rates of illiteracy (Silva and Azevedo, 2018); and infrastructure problems and poverty (Monteiro and Veras, 2017; Souza, 2019). In addition, population aging must bring changes in the economy, because consumption and income levels change with age, a fact confirmed in the economic life cycle models.…”

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Consumption patterns and demand in households headed by the elderly: evidence from Brazil

Travassos

Coelho

Arends‐Kuenning

2021

IJSE

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PurposeThe main objective of this paper is to analyze patterns of consumption expenditure and the effects of income, prices and socioeconomic and demographic factors on demand among elderly- and young-adult-headed households in Brazil.Design/methodology/approachThe authors estimated a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System demand system using the main household consumption good groups – food, housing, clothing, transportation, health care and other expenses – with data from three Brazilian Household Budget surveys.FindingsThe study results showed that elderly- and young-adult-headed households have different consumption patterns. The consumption of food, transportation and health care was more price-sensitive for households headed by the elderly, while higher income increases health care expenses in elderly-headed households to a greater extent than it does in younger-headed households.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations are due to the structure of the data used, such as the effects of seasonality and individualized demand analyses, and sample design in the estimates. However, due to the structure of the demand models, which when estimating by seemingly unrelated regressions do not allow to take into account the sample design.Practical implicationsAs a consequence of population aging, the Brazilian economy will experience changes in the composition of household consumption, mainly for food, housing, transportation and health-care-related products.Originality/valueThis paper fulfills the lack of studies that analyze the consumption patterns and how demand varies across different types of elderly-headed households in a developing country, such as Brazil.

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“…The same things happened in Ghana and Nigeria, where poor environmental conditions, lack of access to basic services, and illegal ownership status of settlements are some causes of poor public health levels in urban settlements [2], [3]. Moreover in Brazil, very high population density, increasing urbanization, and high commercialization of residential land in urban areas are the causes of problems in urban settlement [4].…”

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Social Capacity in Policy Innovation for Urban Housing and Settlement Areas

Sururi¹

2022

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This article discusses how social capacity can have an essential role as the key to thriving urban housing and settlement policies. This study used a qualitative case study research method using semi-structured interviews as a data collection instrument. Interviews were conducted with ten informants from government and non-government elements. The result shows that social capacity consisting of values and beliefs, community participation, local culture and knowledge, cooperation and social networks, as well as local actors and resources, has an essential role as the key to the thriving urban housing and settlement area policy innovation in Serang Municipality, Indonesia. The main finding of this study is that urban housing and settlement areas and policy innovations have not yet been integrated with the primary service needs of urban communities. The research findings also indicate that although people hold strong values and beliefs such as religion, some people still live unhealthy life behavior. Furthermore, community participation and cooperation are still partial and haven't been ideal yet. Various efforts need to be continued to realize social capacity in the context of participation and cooperation. The continuity of various efforts is important because, based on the research results, people have cultural diversity and differences. This research is expected to contribute to a better understanding of the importance of social capacity in policy innovation for urban housing and settlement areas and offer alternative policy formulations for policymaking at the central and local government levels.

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The Housing Issue in Brazil

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COVID-19 risk areas associated with social vulnerability in northeastern Brazil: an ecological study in 2020

COVID-19 risk areas associated with social vulnerability in northeastern Brazil: an ecological study in 2020

Consumption patterns and demand in households headed by the elderly: evidence from Brazil

Social Capacity in Policy Innovation for Urban Housing and Settlement Areas

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