Housing, urban vulnerability and sustainability in rapidly-developing cities
Language: English Series: Built Environment ; 32(4), 387-399(13)Publication details: 2006Subject(s): Summary: Looks at housing in the context of reducing vulnerability and increasing sustainability. Begins by setting the context of housing in the new millennium. Follows this with an examination of the benefits which housing provision can bring to the need to reduce economic vulnerability, through how and by whom it is constructed and the opportunities it provides for income earning both in its provision and use. Provides a discussion of how housing can reduce vulnerability to disasters and concludes with policy recommendations on how vulnerability can be reduced and sustainability increased through housing policy. [Taken from journal abstract].| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L136068 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 136068-1001 |
Looks at housing in the context of reducing vulnerability and increasing sustainability. Begins by setting the context of housing in the new millennium. Follows this with an examination of the benefits which housing provision can bring to the need to reduce economic vulnerability, through how and by whom it is constructed and the opportunities it provides for income earning both in its provision and use. Provides a discussion of how housing can reduce vulnerability to disasters and concludes with policy recommendations on how vulnerability can be reduced and sustainability increased through housing policy. [Taken from journal abstract].