Hakka dwellings are well known as the circular and square or rectangular shaped Tulou (rammed earth construction houses). These domiciles in which those known as the Hakka live are located at the border regions of the three provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangdong. It is generally known that the Hakka are Han Chinese, moved southward around the 4th century from the Central Plain of the Huangh...

The 20 century has brought much development to the practice of Architecture worldwide, and technology has bridged inhabitation limits in many regions of the world with high levels of comfort and conveniences, most times at high costs to the environment. Throughout the globe, the tropical countries are being urbanized at an unprecedented rate and housing has become a major issue worldwide, in li...

The article examines the problems of designing mass housing for post-war reconstruction Ukraine. One these is changes in regulatory documents field construction and architecture, which were developed before start Russia's large-scale aggression approved after its start, significantly increase estimated cost new housing. As a result analysis experience Ukraine’s World War II, it was found that p...

This paper aims to demonstrate the efficacy of a five-level homelessness prevention typology, encompassing universal, targeted, crisis, emergency, and recovery categories. We argue that this typology can be deployed illuminate key comparisons in policy practice between different jurisdictions over time. Meanwhile, it avoids confusions overlaps occur extant categorisations. Using UK as an empiri...

The application of microfinance to the provision, improvement or adaptation housing—‘housing microfinance’—is an increasingly significant area practice and research interest. Housing has proliferated, predominantly but not exclusively in global South. Its proliferation must be understood context financialisation concurrently growing importance financial self-help private real estate investment....

1. introduction khorasan’s rural housing, like other regions of iran, is consistent with the environmental, cultural, social and economic conditions. however, unfortunately, despite good efforts made by the relevant agencies to assist physical and spatial developments, there have been confusion and misdirection about implementing the needs, facts, and traditions of rural lifestyles. 2. theoreti...

INTRODUCTION Community-based approaches to preventing chronic diseases are attractive because of their broad reach and low costs, and as such, are integral components of health care reform efforts. Implementing community-based initiatives across Massachusetts' municipalities presents both programmatic and evaluation challenges. For effective delivery and evaluation of the interventions, establi...