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Community housing is social housing assistance delivered by community organisations and local governments. Example of community housing in India are Chawls , Mumbai : Many chawls were built during the nineteenth century and twentieth century. They were built by government […]

Abrams stated that core housing: • should be of a size to accommodate the typical family from the outset, • should be designed to be extended by the household (with training available if requested) or more likely by locally settled […]

Slums and squatter settlements Most serious problems of all the cities and town is Slums and squatter settlements It is byproduct of industrialization , rapid urbanization and lack of planning. Migrated people are forced to live in slums encroach upon […]

There are three methodologies adopted internationally to estimate housing affordability:  (i) Expenditure Method or Housing Cost Burden: The ratio of housing expenditure to household income is used to measure affordability. Housing expenditure covers all the costs related to housing including […]

Factors affecting housing types & design are : Life style : Lifestyle measurement based on personal perception of statements focused on activities, interests, and opinions on general or specific topics or conditions. Ceremonies : Griha Pravesh, Diwali ,Holi, Rakhi etc. […]