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Accessible Housing for South Asia

Needs, Implementation and Impacts

Amitabh Kundu editor Tomaz Ponce Dentinho editor Sumana Bandyopadhyay editor Habibullah Magsi editor Kanika Basu editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:5th Mar '22

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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 shortagesin developing countries

ISBN: 9783030888800

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322 pages

1st ed. 2022