Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

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China – Housing and Urban Upgrading in Yantai

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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Asia Pasific – Slums & Urban Congestion

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 – AFFORDABLE HOUSING DILEMMA

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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Afghanistan – Sharia based Financial Products

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...

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India – Housing Finance

A house is much more than merely a roof, symbolizes family, stability and wealth, and various other qualities derived from it. Housing is also the single largest investment for most families and the driver of d...

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Asia – Affordable Housing and Housing Finance

An affordable Housing and Housing Finance,  from the perspective of the Muslim world. IDB workshop was held in Jeddah Saudi Arabia, dated September 15, 2012.