...History The area first developed about two hundred years ago in what was then the village of Holbeck. Activities such as flax spinning, iron casting and machine manufacturing were carried out in a range of steam-powered mills and workshops. Interspersed amongst these mills and factories were hundreds of families living in poor conditions in back to back houses. Why was an urban village created? The northern part of Holbeck is an area that is in need of major regeneration and in which there is now strong developer interest. It is also an area that is of great importance both historically, as the cradle of the industrial revolution in Leeds, and architecturally, with two conservation areas and a number of listed buildings including the Grade I Temple Works. The special nature of this area merits a special response from developers that respects the scale and quality of its important buildings, the diversity of the area and its potential to develop into a sustainable community. It was clear from the early schemes to re-develop the area a decade or so ago that this was not happening and that the special quality of the area was being lost. In order for the future of Holbeck to be sustainable, the traditional principles of a village, which include a mixture of living, working and recreational opportunities, need to be adopted. It appeared to be appropriate to regenerate the area as an urban village and the Urban Villages Forum (which promotes urban villages) confirms this. The area...
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...Impact of different window types in regulating natural ventilation of residential buildings of Dhaka, Bangladesh |Md. Nymul Haque¹ |Jinia Sharmeen² | |haque.nymul@gmail.com |jinia_lima@hotmail.com | Abstract Natural ventilation is most desirable for cooling and providing fresh air in residential buildings for better indoor air quality and thermal comfort. The natural ventilation performance is affected by a combination of internal and external factors. External factors include the location, the orientation, the prevailing wind speeds and the building forms of the residential development, which are subject to constraints beyond the control of site planners and architects. Whilst for internal factors like the openings configurations and window types, site planners and architects are always given free hand for a proper design. Dhaka, a city in the Tropics, has become such a city where with rapid urbanization users are moving towards mechanically ventilated buildings putting ever increasing demand on the dwindling energy resources. This paper focuses on the influences of window types on the natural ventilation of residential units in Dhaka in order to improve quality of indoor living environment. Primary objective of the study is an attempt to investigate...
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...riots are greatly amplified. This kind of unjust confinement to small spaces pushes people to extremes and greatly harms the individual quality of life. It is not just a violation of the basic rights of people by not providing them with decent housing, but also a grave threat to the health and wellbeing of the citizens. The government should improve the conditions of the slums and ensure that neighborhoods outside of slum...
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...All housing markets vary with strong and weak periods so there is really not a perfect time to buy or sell. Nobody can predict the real estate market, but as history has shown, the market will always rise in the long term, so it is still good to know how the market functions. A good economy equals a more potent housing market which additionally fosters more construction and development. The winter months have a tendency to be slower for a few reasons. The primary reason would be the merriments of the Christmas season. A great many people are just excessively occupied and pushed with Christmas. Revolting climate is another reason, as everyone knows their home and yard look better in the mid-year months. On the upside to the appalling climate,...
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...As a premedical student, I had not expected that my position as a housing assistant would become an important part of my education at Johns Hopkins University. I had thought that all I needed were good grades in my science and math classes and good clinical experiences in my pathway towards medical school. However, working for the housing office has taught me essential skills for the professional world that I had not realized I was missing. Through the mentorship of my supervisors, I have become more flexible in dealing with mistakes; I am a more effective communicator and I am better at observing my surroundings and the people in it. Prior to being in the office, I remember an instance where I was explaining to my freshmen roommates what I expected from them to avoid any possible conflict during the year. I talked...
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...Housing for Workers A resilient community is one that has the ability to anticipate risk and rapidly adapt and evolve in the face of change. A growing demand for fresh produce, shifting regulatory environment, and widespread labor shortage, have fueled the need to build a community structure that can sustain the changing climate in agriculture. Farmworker housing is an important component of community infrastructure that influences the health and economic vitality of the agriculture industry. This information brief will focus on the importance, challenges, and opportunities surrounding farmworker housing. Overview and Importance Farmworkers are the genesis of the agriculture supply chain, picking and harvesting fresh produce that feeds the global population. Despite having a critical role in the production of food, there is a fundamental lack of sufficient housing resources that offer an affordable and safe living environment to this unique population.i In the United States, farmworker housing typically consists of government housing, which is only available to documented workers, grower-owned housing, which has become increasingly scarce in agriculture communities, private rentals, and community based housing. Housing demand exceeds supply. Farmworkers are generally considered to have special housing needs due to their...
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...deinstitutionalization of medically ill, as well as the changes in housing stock, which led to a dramatic decline of single-room housing that began in the 1950s (Coalition). These single-room housing units provided low-cost housing for low-income families due to several factors such as the shared kitchen and bathroom systems (Coalition). “In 1960, by one measure, there were approximately 129,000 single-room housing units citywide. By the 1970s, single-room housing had become the “housing of last resort” for poor single adults, many of whom were disabled, elderly, addicts, or ex-inmates,” (Coalition). Besides the simple cut of single-room housing, this deinstitutionalization led a discharge of tens of thousands of mentally ill individuals to the New York City communities. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, “between 1965 and 1979 alone, the number of resident patients in State psychiatric centers fell from 85,000 to 27,000, which was a 68 percent decline.” This policy of deinstitutionalization was due to new and different medications and new approaches in providing treatment in a community setting. Because of the deinstitutionalization, single-room housing units became a key place for those...
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...These days the American dream of home ownership has turned into a nightmare for millions of families. According to a new report, the housing market has recovered slowly in the United States; meanwhile, more than half of Americans are unable to bear the raising rents and mortgage payments. Over the past three years, approximately half of Americans need to make at least a big sacrifice to pay for their housing rent or mortgage. This "sacrifice" includes working two jobs, expanding credit cards and even moving to a less secure community. Hence, the government should be responsible for affordable housing because of stimulating the economy, ensuring higher home ownership and building the better life. First of all, affordable housing can accumulate...
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...Daniel Elyon Watford III Mrs. Campbell Regnier English Dual Credit December 7, 2015 Retired Life for Senior Citizens What every seniors strives make real is the perfect retirement option. Senior housing options has become a controversial topic. Figuring out where grandparents and even great grandparents should reside could very well determine the rest of their lives. Options such as NORC societies, retirement homes, assisted living, and nursing homes can change. In most situations the elderly that would be in need of options like assisted living would be unable to take care of themselves. Still every option has its own set of flaws as well as its own set of benefits. The first option is living in a home owned by the senior. Most elderly...
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...INTRODCTION Housing is both a social good, providing core security for families, neighbourhoods, societies and communities and an economic good stimulation growth and development. The country faces acute housing shortage with a deficit of over 1 million housing units in the midst of rapid population growth and rising urban population. It is common knowledge that the Housing deficit in Ghana now stands well over one (1) million houses. To address this deficit and accommodate new households, there is the need for an annual delivery of about 150,000 units for the next 20 years. GREDA PROBLEM DEFINITION The rate of construction of homes for a number of reasons has fallen behind the growth of population in general and the number of people entering the working class. This has created a big deficit in the country's housing delivery system, particularly in the urban centers. Needs assessment survey conducted in the housing sector in the 2000's was conclusive that the ideal housing properties on high demand are 2-4 bedroom houses in view of the large family size they tend to have. The trend in population growth coupled with the rising cost of building materials has shot up the prices of houses and rent chargeable is exorbitant. The size of the market for residential properties is large as it covers Ghanaian national's resident abroad. The general consensus is that the houses constructed are of poor quality and the finishing fall short of the dream houses that potential homeowners are...
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...countries or economies that have housing policies or measures to stabilize the housing markets. Provide your views or suggestions on the best measure to stabilize the housing markets that could be considered or used in Melbourne. In 2013, Melbourne’s population was 4.3 million. By the year 2030 Melbourne’s population is set to reach 6 million and by 2051 the population will jump to 7.8 million. With population growth of this magnitude the demand on housing will undoubtedly increase. In 2014, in his opening remarks at the Bundesbank/German Research Foundation/IMF Conference, Mr Min Zhu, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated remarked: “Housing booms have different characteristics across countries and time periods. What is common is that when the bust comes, it very often damages financial stability and the real economy. The tools for containing housing booms are still being developed. The evidence on their effectiveness is only just starting to accumulate. The interactions of various policy tools can be complex. But all this should not be an excuse for inaction. The interlocking use of multiple tools might overcome the shortcomings of any single policy tool.” Indeed, as there are no magic bullets to ensure a stable housing market, it is prudent to therefore to review differing policies that are currently used by other countries to help stabilize their housing markets. In the paragraphs bellows are housing market policy examples or measures...
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...through Housing Programs Services Mary R. Flores Southeastern University Introduction Homeless veterans have consistently existed in the United States. However, just after the Afghanistan and Iraq war, the issue has become more noticeable in the news. The National Health Care for Homeless Council defines homelessness as the absence of a normal and adequate night-time place of residence. According to the ‘National Alliance to End Homelessness’ program, 49,933 of veterans and their families are currently living without having their basic needs met (National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2015). To know whether veterans participating in the Housing First program with the Housing and Urban Department-Veterans Affairs Supported Housing (HUD-VASH) receive housing services more rapidly and keep up long term housing stability, it must be compared to the Veterans in Treatment As Usual (TAU) approach to HUD-VASH. Connection to housing service programs is critical to veteran’s successful re-integration to society after deployment. This is exemplified by the success of Housing First (HF) and the different outcome of veterans who use similar program such as Treatment As Usual (TAU). The HUD-VASH program first started in 1992 as a teamwork effort between the Veterans Affair (VA) and the HUD. HUD provides housing to homeless veterans through a resident-based program named ‘Section 8 vouchers’, while the VA provides supportive services. ‘Section 8 vouchers’ are a housing subsidy...
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...LITRATURE 8 2.1.MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 8 2.2. OBJECTIVES OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 9 2.3. PRICE DETERMINATION 10 2.4. INFLATION 13 2.5. HOUSING THE POOR 13 2.6. Integrated Housing development program 17 2.7. Hawassa city housing development project office 19 2.8. Different type of houses and price of transferring 20 CHAPTER THREE 21 3. DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 21 3.1. Beneficiary (dwellers) characteristics (sample population) 21 3.2.1. TYPE OF HOUSES ASSIGNED FOR BENEFICIARY IN THE SAMPLE…. 25 3.2.2. DWELLERS WILLINGNESS TO BUY HOUSES 26 3.2.3. PRICE OF HOUSES AND THE FACTORS THAT AFFECTS THE PRICE OF HOUSES ………………………………………………………………………………...26 3.2.4.CONSTRUCTION MATERRIALS AND THE MARKET PRIC………………..27 3.2.5.GENERAL OPINION OF DWELLERS 28 3.2.6. PRICE OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND BENEFICIARY OPINION.29 CHAPTER FOUR 33 4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 33 4.1. CONCLUSION 33 4.2 RECOMMENDATION --------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 Bibliography………………………………………………………………. 36 Appendix I …………………………………………………………… 37 Appendix II ………………………………………………………… 38 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Ethiopian urban centers face a number of socio-economic problems. Unemployment, poverty, weak economic base, growing housing problem and slum dwelling with a weak...
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...The Section 8 program is also known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program. The program is a Federal Government housing or rent assistance program. It provides different forms of housing assistance to low income renters and even homeowners. The main people who receive this assistance are low income individuals or families who are living in poverty, the elderly, and the disabled. This program helps families to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing. This can be single-family homes, townhouses, and apartments. The families that qualify for the assistance it pays the monthly rental fee for the homes and apartments that are located anywhere. There are many public housing agencies that certify the tenants and the people who participate in the...
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...ISHMAEL E. OSABUTEY CATHERINE A. OWUSU BISMARK 2012 DEDICTION Our expectation is that this case study will be dedicated to all potential researchers who might be embarking on this same case study and to Mr. Jamal Mohammed paved the way for us to embark on this practical research. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are most grateful to the Lord Almighty for strength, knowledge and wisdom granted to us in our area of study. We also acknowledge every member of our group who contributed their effort to this successful research. TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE CHAPTER ONE * BACKGROUND INFORMATION 4 * PROBLEM STATEMENT 4 * OBJECTIVES 5 * RESEARCH QUESTIONS 5 CHAPTER TWO * LITERATURE REVIEW...
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