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Apr 26, 2012
Low Income Housing Development and the Sustainability of Large Urban Settlements
Authors: Diego Echeverry, Stefano Anzellini, and Rodrigo RubioAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Construction Research Congress: Wind of Change: Integration and Innovation
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The growth in urban population in Third World countries has been dramatic in the last decades, motivating a very large demand for low-income housing. The offer of affordable housing units produced by the formal construction sector is not inexpensive enough to cover all the demand. This pushes many families into the informal construction of their dwellings, with very negative consequences on the quality of life. This paper shows research oriented to make legally built housing more affordable, by using the concept of progressive development.
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Construction Research Congress: Wind of Change: Integration and Innovation
Pages: 1 - 8
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© 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Diego Echeverry
A.M.ASCE
Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng., Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Stefano Anzellini
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Architecture, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Rodrigo Rubio
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Architecture, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
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