Housing and Environment: A Study of Spatial Disparities in Sindh

According to 1998 Population and Housing Census of Pakistan, there were over 19.3 million housing units in the country as compared to 12.6 million enumerated in 1980, showing an increase of 53.2 percent. The housing and construction sector remained neglected in the past which resulted in housing backlog of over 4.3 million units. In order to make up the backlog and meet the shortfall in the next 20 years, the overall housing production has to be raised to 500,000 housing units per annum.The present study covers housing ownership and housing facilities in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Sindh, the second largest province in terms of population and third in terms of area of Pakistan also known as the revenue engine of Pakistan must focus its attention on this sector as houseless ness can cause reverse gear in the engine.