Town Planning

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. […]

The National Urban Housing & Habitat Policy 2007 Focus of the Policy is on affordable urban housing with special emphasis on the urban poor. Role of Housing and provision of basic services to the urban poor has been integrated into […]