1st Edition
People, Poverty and Shelter Problems of Self-help Housing in the Third World
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
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People, Poverty and Shelter (1983) analyses the practical field experience of self-help as a solution to housing problems in the developing world. Focusing on practical, project-level issues , and problems encountered with policy implementation, this important collection examines the experiences of individual countries, from site and service housing in Peru to co-operative housing schemes in... Read more
1. Introduction: Contemporary Self-help Programmes M.J. Rodell and R.J. Skinner 2. Sites and Services and Low-income Housing M.J. Rodell 3. Upgrading R.J. Martin 4. Co-operatives in State Housing Programmes – An Alternative for Low-income Groups? I. Guhr 5. From Building to Enabling Housing Strategies in Asia: Institutional Problems E. Wegelin 6. Community Preparation: Its Scope and Organization R.J. Skinner 7. Four Experiences with Settlement Improvement Policies in Asia P. Baross 8. Popular Housing Supports and the Urban Housing Market P. Crooke
Biography
Edited by R.J. Skinner and M.J. Rodell






