Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

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A viable and compelling solution to India’s affordable housing crisis

An 8-page document introduces and outlines the concept of a Special Residential Zone (SRZ) as a viable and compelling solution to tackle the compounding problem of affordable housing on a pan-India basis. The p...

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Smart Cities Aren’t Just About Concrete Jungle

An 8-page document about the characteristics of cities. Cities have to become smarter for 2 key reasons-first, key urban center has to be enabled for propelling growth and hence greater wealth creation for the ...

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Slums Atlas of Nagpur 2008 -India

A 12-page document on the slums of Nagpur, India with maps and photographs.

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SEWA Bank, India

A 10-page document about SEWA Bank of India. Self-Employed Women’s Association – the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) was established in 1972 in Ahmedabad City as a trade union with the goal of or...

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Green Buildings Benefits and Future Outlook India

A 2-page document on green building projects. A green building is a result of a design philosophy that focuses on increasing the efficiency of resource usage like energy, water, and materials, while minimizing ...

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Scaling up housing micro-finance-India

A 52-page document of study on housing microfinance, commissioned by the National Housing Bank (NHB), India,  and the Department for International Development (“DFID”) with the objectives to evaluate the perfor...