The housing sector in Bangkok has been described as a model for other fast-growing Asian cities, because of the shift by the private sector into low-cost housing, initially row houses, later apartments. This ar...
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Download Document Document Type: General Publish Date: 2008 Primary Author: Un Habitat Edited By: Suneela Farooqi Published By: UN – Habitat The report examines a whole range of major instrum...
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This report is based on housing and urban upgrading in Yantai, China, which discusses the major housing problems and challenges faced by China. It describes the achievements made by China to provide housing for...
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The presentation deals with the challenges to urban planners in solving the slums & urban congestion, particularly in the Muslim world. It states that the Muslim world represents 1 of 4 humans on the plan...
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China’s cities lack conventional slums and informal squatter areas associated with most developing cities, a substantial achievement. Although considerable substandard housing does exist (typically decaying wal...
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Evidence to date since the inception of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Afghanistan points to a friction at a fundamental level between traditional value sets on money lending and borrowing and the business...