Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

MALDIVES FACE THREATS OF SEBMERGE IN THE SEA, BUILD ISLANDS FOR LIVING

MALDIVES FACE THREATS OF SEBMERGE IN THE SEA, BUILD ISLANDS FOR LIVING The Maldivian capital of Malé is one of the world’s most densely populated cities. (Reinhard Krause) The Maldives is also t...

An Approach for Affordable Housing Design

An Approach for Affordable Housing Design Affordable housing should not be confused with low-cost housing, as the latter often leads to poor-quality buildings with insufficient space and substandard material...

Application of non‑degradable waste as building material for low‑cost housing

Low-cost housing is defined as housing that is of good quality and suitably located, without imposing financial strain on its occupants, allowing them to meet other essential living expenses and uphold basic hu...

Community-Driven Housing Solutions in California

Since 1990, the population of Antioch, California, has nearly doubled to 112,000 residents. This surge is largely due to an influx of low-income residents, primarily people of color, who were displaced from the...

Urban Housing Affordability Problem in Africa: A Search for Pragmatic Solution?

The global housing affordability crisis echoes Abrams’ (1964:53) statement that “the whole world has remained underdeveloped” in terms of housing. This issue affects both developed and develop...

Sustainability in Social Housing Development – Economic and Social Perspectives

In recent years, sustainability has become a central focus in urban development, especially in housing. Social housing is crucial for providing affordable living conditions and ensuring that everyone has access...

Sustainable and affordable housing in Nairobi, Kenya

Sustainable and affordable housing in Nairobi, Kenya In Africa, urban residents are projected to increase from 11.2% to 20.2%, driving higher housing demand. However, the housing se...

Community-Driven Housing Solutions in California

Community-Driven Housing Solutions in California Since 1990, the population of Antioch, California, has nearly doubled to 112,000 residents. This surge is largely due to an influx of low-income residents, pr...

Urban Housing Affordability Problem in Africa: A Search for Pragmatic Solution?

Urban Housing Affordability Problem in Africa: A Search for Pragmatic Solution? The global housing affordability crisis echoes Abrams’ (1964:53) statement that “the whole world has remained under...

Sustainability in Social Housing Development – Economic and Social Perspectives

Sustainability in Social Housing Development – Economic and Social Perspectives In recent years, sustainability has become a central focus in urban development, especially in housing. Social housing is cruci...

An Approach for Affordable Housing Design

An Approach for Affordable Housing Design Affordable housing should not be confused with low-cost housing, as the latter often leads to poor-quality buildings with insufficient space and substandard material...

Modern building construction technologies and Pakistan

Modern construction techniques, also known as Modern Methods of Construction (MMC),emphasize off-site construction and innovative practices to improve efficiency, quality, andsustainability in building projects...

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The River Gypsies of Bangladesh

The River Gypsies of Bangladesh Bangladesh, a north-eastern Asian country, is a riverine country of an estimated 174 million. Bangladesh has a gypsy people who have no home on the land, but live and move on t...

Modern methods of constructions, and their challenges in Pakistan

In these days, like vast developments in any technological fields in the world, theconstruction industry is also gone through mammoth changes and development. Today, theworld in general and the developed world ...

Affordable housing in Pakistan – the ground situation

In Pakistan, the people’s right to adequate housing remains elusive for a significant portionof the population. The ever-widening gap between housing supply and demand has createda pressing challenge, particula...

Briefs of housing schemes, announced and started by various governments from 1972 till 2022

There were 6 housing schemes, announced by various successive governments of Pakistan, but none of them could give any results, and is still standing on its earlier position, so far as housing is concerned. H...

Bamboo For Construction – A Strong Material Used Around The World

Bamboo as Construction Material USED Around The World Bamboo is used as a construction material in various countries around the world. Some of the countries where bamboo has been tradit...

The U.S. Housing Market: Home Improvement is Real

The U.S. housing market is such a critical part of a healthy economy that it garners a great deal of attention. One of the reasons for our anemic economic recovery is that this all important market became so ov...

Is The Economy Finding its Footing?

The U.S. economy is the largest and most complex in the world. And true to human nature, we have developed a myriad of statistics to decipher it. The challenge, however, is that at any given time, the numbers c...

Federal Reserve Beige Book: The State of The U.S. Economy

Federal Reserve Beige Book: The State of The U.S. Economy Tracking the direction of the U.S. economy can be a challenge, especially during periods of weakness. This is due to the overwh...

The Real Story of Job Creation

THE REAL STORY OF JOB CREATION When it comes to the financial markets, there is no data more important than the monthly jobs report from the Labor Department. Today we learned that 171,...