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Showing 1 to 20 of 356 for “"Affordable housing"”.
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More Than Housing: Re-defining Affordable Housing
… the gentrification of neighborhoods and lack of affordable housing is causing low-income residents to be displaced and forcing them to look elsewhere for affordable options. The DC neighborhood, Navy Yard, saw one of the most intense displacements of low-income residents. My thesis asks the …
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A benchmark for impact assessment of affordable housing
… and other sectors, very little is known of it in affordable housing sub-sector and where it has been used, components of housing quality were not holistically considered. This study considers this identified deficiency in developing a benchmark for assessing affordable housing quality impact …
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Promoting an affordable housing market: an institutional analysis
Insufficient provision of housing for a fast growing urban population is leading to squatter settlements and slums. Some view this informal sector as a way of fulfilling the shelter needs of the urban population. The informal housing market, however, is not an acceptable solution, as the urban poor …
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Community opposition to affordable housing : jamming the system
This thesis explores community opposition to affordable housing in the suburban communities of Massachusetts. In the twenty years since Chapter 774 was enacted, a significant amount of affordable housing has been developed. However, there are still many communi ties with less than the required ten …
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The manufactured home as an affordable housing option
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1989.
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Structured financial solutions for green affordable housing projects
… air quality and they make more economic sense. Affordable housing and Green buildings in particular combine well together as the goals of both overlap. A joint team comprising of New Ecology Initiatives, the Tellus Institute, LISC Boston and the Green CDC's Initiative is currently investigating …
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Strategies for developing affordable housing in amenity towns
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1994.
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Multifamily Affordable Housing Energy Retrofit Strategy for Richmond, CA
… as well as solar installation in multifamily affordable housing developments to provide these benefits to low-income residents in the City. Through interviews with energy program administrators, affordable housing providers, community-based organizations, and government agencies, this study …
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Digital timber for affordable housing: An exploration into flexible spaces
… and flexibility, envisioning a future where housing is designed as an unfinished product where residents can develop the spaces they inhabit, and these can be altered throughout a lifetime. The research proposes the apartment as an empty space with fixed services based on the open building. …
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Exploring affordable housing finance for emerging developers in South Africa
… Africa, ranked 13th among developing countries. Affordable housing contributes significantly to the socioeconomic role in developing countries, because housing is considered the highest expenditure, estimated at a quarter of the total household budget. Recently, significant progress has been …
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New Chardon : the delivery of affordable housing in downtown Boston
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1986.
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Implementing a Digital Common Application for Affordable Housing in Massachusetts
The need for affordable housing in Massachusetts is immense, with fragmented housing application processes further compounding barriers for low-income residents to access stable housing. To address these challenges, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) …
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In search of an affordable housing system for Shanghai, China
… government abandoned the danwei ("work-unit") housing allocation system and fully privatized the housing market. Since then, the residential price has never stopped increasing despite the past financial crisis worldwide. In April 2011, statistics show that the average sales price of new …
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Modular housing development in Boston : an affordable housing option revisited
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1998.
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DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FRAMEWORK FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN PAKISTAN
Provision of affordable housing is a global issue and key agenda of UN Habitat, ‘housing for everyone’ (ILO, 1974). It is believed that a decent and good quality affordable housing is a basic and fundamental need for humans and can help to achieve several socio-economic policy objectives …
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Toward healthier affordable housing: Innovations in environmental design policy and practice
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01
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Dynamic incentives for pro-social cities : an application to affordable housing
… characteristics. In particular, the issue of housing affordability has attracted the attention of many urban decision-makers, as housing plays an important role in urban resilience and social equity, and the rising housing prices in cities has created persistent social and economic pressure. A …
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Understanding the Challenges in Financing Affordable Housing: Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives from Namibia
… worldwide reality is that there is a shortage of affordable housing, which is a fundamental economic indicator and key to addressing social policy objectives including poverty reduction. Post-independence, housing in Namibia has been classified a national priority, and as such, the government has …
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The (home)sharing economy : a viable solution to the affordable housing crisis?
… possible mechanism to address both the current housing affordability challenge and the growing demand to age in place is the low-cost, self-help model of homesharing, where two or more unrelated people live together in a single dwelling. Agency-assisted homesharing emerged in the 1970's, through …
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REITs and securitization as innovative modes to finance affordable housing in China
Affordable housing finance in China is a hot issue, which mainly relies on government budgets and bank loans. These two financing channels are insufficient to support the large number of affordable housing projects, and there is a need to explore innovative channels. Within them, this thesis …
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