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Assesing needs and scopes of upgrading urban squatters in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2005)
In almost all urban areas of developing countries squatter growth is a common phenomenon, characterized by filthy, dense, unhygienic and poorly-serviced human settlement, which can pose paramount threat to the discipline ...
Sustainability of assisted shelter projects in post-cyclone communities: The Southkhali case, Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2009)
Sustainability results from the combination of a number of socio-cultural, economical, organizational, technical and environmental factors in development. Any project is only sustainable when it meets today’s needs and ...
Approaches to affordable and sustainable housing
(BRAC University, 2009)
Squatter settlements provide housing to 30-70% of the urban population in many developing countries. They have grown enormous due to widespread poverty and inadequate housing finance and land development systems. Governments ...