Affordable housing for smart villages /

• Main Authors: Doloi, Hemanta Kumar, (Author), Donovan, Sally, 1953- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: k, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
• Subjects: Smart cities.; Dwellings > Design and construction > Cost effectiveness.; Housing > Planning.; Community development.; Rural development.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

 "This book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural housing set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between rural and urban populations. It conceptualises affordability in rural housing along a spectrum that is interlaced with cultural and social values integral to rural livelihoods at both personal and community level. Developed around four intersecting themes: explaining houses and housing in rural settings; exploring affordability in the context of aspirations and vulnerability; rural development agendas involving housing and communities; and construction for resilience in rural communities, the book provides an overview of some of the little understood and sometimes counter-intuitive best practices on rural affordability and affordable housing that have emerged in developing economies over the last thirty years. Drawing on practice-based evidence this book presents innovative ideas for harnessing rural potential, and empowering rural communities with added affordability and progressive development in the context of housing and improved living standards"--   Provided by publisher.