1. Global strategies
  2. Establishing urban housing model

Establishing urban housing model

  • Developing conceptual knowledge in housing

Description

Establishing an urban housing model involves designing and implementing practical frameworks to provide adequate, affordable, and sustainable housing in cities. This strategy addresses issues such as overcrowding, informal settlements, and inadequate infrastructure by promoting efficient land use, inclusive zoning, and innovative construction methods. The core intent is to ensure equitable access to safe living environments, improve urban resilience, and support social integration, thereby remedying housing shortages and enhancing overall urban quality of life.This information has been generated by artificial intelligence.

Implementation

In 1987, women slumdwellers in the Mumbai organization Mahila Milan began to design houses in which they would like to live, and which combined financial viability and ability for self-construction. An exhibition of four optional designs was made as life-sized wooden structures covered with cloth. This practice has spread throughout the city. The alliance of which Mahila Milan and the National Slumdwellers Federation are a part uses housing exhibitions to: (1) educate and mobilize communities concerning affordable housing; (2) establsih a dialogue and negotiate with the State and its various institutions on issues of housing for the urban poor; and (3) build capacity to manage, host and participate in such processes.

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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(D) Detailed strategies
Subject
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Language
English
1A4N
Q9556
DOCID
12795560
D7NID
206192
Editing link
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Last update
Dec 3, 2024