Slum Networking: an innovative approach to urban development

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The Slum Networking approach is capable of teaching the disadvantaged members of the community how they can gain the needed improvements in their living conditions through their own efforts. The technique, which was first implemented in the Indore Habitat Project in India, was the recipient of the 1993 World Habitat Award for its successful and innovative approach to improving slum areas. The inhabitants are also able to gain self-respect and dignity as a by-product of the project's success.

Housing, India, City planning, Urban planning

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Land for housing and development control issues in Abuja, Nigeria

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Two issues that must be addressed regarding the problem of housing in Abuja, Nigeria. The first requires the relaxation of existing building standards that will permit incremental building development by the low-income sector of the population. The other issue is the enactment of building regulations that will allow the use of traditional building materials as well as dwelling designs, such as mud and low-rise terraced housing.

Laws, regulations and rules, Nigeria, Housing development, Urban policy, Urban homesteading, Abuja, Nigeria (City)

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Promoting woodless construction in the Sahel

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Woodless construction has dominated dwelling design in the Sahelian area of Africa since the late 1970s. Wood in this region is used primarily for cooking, so houses built with locally available earth can be erected with low cost and can use vaulted or domed roofs.

Research, Design and construction, Buildings and facilities, Illustration, Roofs, Architectural design, Sahel

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