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Table 5.

Policy proposals from the study with metrics and thematic cluster linkages

S/N	Policy proposal	Metrics	Thematic cluster linkage
1	There should be intentional efforts by governments and housing stakeholders on rental regulations to ensure equitable access to housing to prevent displacement along socioeconomic lines	Income to unit rentals ratio; displacement index; walk access to employment/services; embodied and operational carbon per unit	Clusters 1, 3, 6 and 7
2	Governmental support, especially across the global South, should incorporate access to land, sustainable construction techniques and finance for self-help housing development. Green housing subsidies, mortgage assistance programs and energy-efficient incentives could support this	Life cycle analysis intensity; comparison of mortgage default rates and utility load; rate adoption of green loans and incentives	Clusters 3, 4 and 7
3	Countries should enforce regulatory and policy alignment measures that ensure consistency across housing, environmental and economic regulations. This could be in line with the affordability index, social effect, energy savings, etc	Cross-cutting policy regulatory coherence (measured in percentage), environmental impact assessments,	Clusters 1, 2 and 4.
4	There should be a renewed investment in research and professional development by built environment experts to enhance the conceptualisation and implementation of context-specific sustainability measures in housing development. This should be more encouraged across the global South to balance the knowledge gap in effective housing policy innovation with the global North	Periodic assessment of cumulative continuous professional development exercises by professional regulatory bodies, industry–academia research partnerships, positive outcomes from resident surveys, equity gap closure and maintenance cost reduction	All clusters

S/N	Policy proposal	Metrics	Thematic cluster linkage
1	There should be intentional efforts by governments and housing stakeholders on rental regulations to ensure equitable access to housing to prevent displacement along socioeconomic lines	Income to unit rentals ratio; displacement index; walk access to employment/services; embodied and operational carbon per unit	Clusters 1, 3, 6 and 7
2	Governmental support, especially across the global South, should incorporate access to land, sustainable construction techniques and finance for self-help housing development. Green housing subsidies, mortgage assistance programs and energy-efficient incentives could support this	Life cycle analysis intensity; comparison of mortgage default rates and utility load; rate adoption of green loans and incentives	Clusters 3, 4 and 7
3	Countries should enforce regulatory and policy alignment measures that ensure consistency across housing, environmental and economic regulations. This could be in line with the affordability index, social effect, energy savings, etc	Cross-cutting policy regulatory coherence (measured in percentage), environmental impact assessments,	Clusters 1, 2 and 4.
4	There should be a renewed investment in research and professional development by built environment experts to enhance the conceptualisation and implementation of context-specific sustainability measures in housing development. This should be more encouraged across the global South to balance the knowledge gap in effective housing policy innovation with the global North	Periodic assessment of cumulative continuous professional development exercises by professional regulatory bodies, industry–academia research partnerships, positive outcomes from resident surveys, equity gap closure and maintenance cost reduction	All clusters

Source(s): Authors’ own work