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The quality of life of people depends to a great extent on the quality of housing and related facilities. It is the physical environment in which one lives and works and spends greater portion of one’s life while performing multiple roles. Besides meeting the basic human needs of shelter housing also provides direct or indirect employment to several people. It has social and psychological importance along with an economic importance. It has multiplier effect on the economy by first eliciting saving and then generating demand for a large number of items such as building materials, household equipment, etc. The papers presented in this book cover a wide spectrum of aspects related to housing, viz., housing scenario, housing needs, building materials, housing design, building legislation and housing rights, women and educating women about good quality housing. This work will prove to be a rich source of reference to all those concerned with the area of Housing.
ISBN - 9788172734541
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Pages : 308
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