Housing policies and markets development has been a problem in developing countries. It has been argued that urbanization is so fast that housing policies and markets are lacking behind. To what extent therefore has urbanization influenced these two very important components of urban housing development in developing countries? First, what is a developing country? Second, what factors drive urbanization in developing countries?
To answer your first question, there is no universal definition for what constitutes a developing country. Generally, they have low incomes and low levels of industrialization. To answer your second question, there are a number of factors that drive urbanization, the main ones being more jobs and higher wages, as well as more housing, more access to health care, and more access to education.
Here are some references you might find useful. They don't necessarily discuss housing policies, but they do discuss the role of environmental health and biodiversity on housing prices:
Farmer MC, Lipscomb C (2006) The role of economic analysis in the design and evaluation of healthy communities and regions. In: Shevliakova E (ed) Regional economics: social and economic processes. Toglatti University Press. 326–340
Farmer MC, Wallace MC, and Shiroya M (2013) Bird diversity indicates ecological value in urban home prices. Urban Ecosystems 16: 131-144
Jim CY, Chen WY (2006) Impacts of urban environmental elements on residential housing prices in Guangzhou (China). Landscape and Urban Planning 78:422–434
Luttik J (2000) The value of trees, water and open space as reflected by house prices in The Netherlands. Landscape and Urban Planning 48:161
Mansfield C, Pattanayak SK, McDow W, McDonald R, Halpin P (2005) Shades of green: measuring the value of urban forests in the housing market. Journal of Forest Economics 11:177–199
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