Prohibitive construction costs

In some countries where there is a monopoly in supply of building materials, shortages have been created deliberately in order to force up the price. The steep rise in prices of land and building materials has effectively removed decent housing from the reach of low- and medium-income groups in most developing countries.

1. From 1980 to 1990 the price of cement decreased by 40 percent.

1. Prohibitive cost of cooperative start-up
2. Limited availability of investment capital for urban renewal
3. Excessive costs

1. Prohibitive cost of road construction
2. Prohibitive construction cost of community buildings

1. Unfocused design of community space
2. Transfer of industries to low-wage countries
3. Scarce fencing material
4. Insufficient housing funds
5. Diminishing capital investment in small communities

1. Unavailability of building materials
2. Profit-motivated utilization of construction technology

1. Resource demands of the built environment
2. Prohibitive cost of building maintenance

1. Developing construction materials industry
2. Controlling building development

1. Prohibition
2. Misconstruction
3. Costliness