Accessible Housing for South Asia: Needs, Implementation and Impacts (1st ed. 2022)

By: Amitabh Kundu and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho and Habibullah Magsi and Kanika Basu and Sumana Bandyopadhyay

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Synopsis: This book deals with important issues related to urban housing in South Asia. It analyses various aspects of housing, including spatial and temporal requirements and needs, as well as the challenges of implementing housing projects, such as financial feasibility of estate development projects and housing design. Finally, it discusses the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the rapid urban housing development in South Asia. Written by experts from various disciplines, the book presents several case studies that address issues such as housing provision; legislative, financial and technical support; access to employment opportunities and markets; the cumulative impact on gentrification; exclusion and spatial equity; and the economic, social and environmental sustainability of urban tissue. Researchers, housing planners, and policy makers will find this book a valuable resource in meeting the demand for affordable and sustainable housing and overcoming housing shortages in developing countries

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783030888817
Related ISBNs:: 9783030888800
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 04/05/22
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Amitabh Kundu
Edited by:: Tomaz Ponce Dentinho
Edited by:: Habibullah Magsi
Edited by:: Kanika Basu
Edited by:: Sumana Bandyopadhyay