Sustainable housing for low-income communities: Lessons for south africa in local and other developing world cases

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 433-449

  Ross, Nicole ^a   Bowen, Paul Anthony ^b   Lincoln, David ^b  

^a PD Naidoo and Associates Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing world; Low income settlements; South africa; Sustainable construction; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICE; CASE STUDY APPROACH; DEVELOPING WORLD; EFFICIENT SYSTEMS; EVALUATION FRAMEWORK; HIGH COSTS; LOW LEVEL; LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES; NATURAL VEGETATION; NON-TOXIC PRODUCTS; POLITICAL FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE HOUSING; SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES; SUSTAINABLE SETTLEMENTS; USER SUPPORT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; HOUSING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONSTRUCTION METHOD; DEVELOPING WORLD; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING PROJECT; HOUSING PROVISION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LOW INCOME HOUSING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77953665721     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190903450079     Document Type: Article

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