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community services. The job the person performs may require moving to a new
location wherein the person may not get a good house for his budget. Sometimes
even if the person can afford it, the owner of the house may not rent the property due
to religion, colour and ethnic reasons.
Demand for budget housing may urge property developers to build houses in city
outskirts where proper amenities may not be accessible (Figs. 9.13 and 9.14).
To ensure good lighting, a room must have a glass door or window that is at least
10% of the room’s floor area, and natural ventilation must be at least 5% of the floor
area. However, such guidelines are a distant dream in many developing countries
where people live in houses with small windows (Fig. 9.15) or no windows
(Fig. 9.16) at all.
Apart from just physical setting, a good housing shall ensure adequate water supply and electricity and be away from noise, street dogs, snakes, vectors, odour nuisance and so on. The houses shall be earthquake-resistant and flood water during
heavy rain should not get into houses or wash away the house. However, labour
colonies in many construction sites hardly fulfil these requirements of quality housing (Fig. 9.16).
Many local bodies in developed countries permit house extensions provided that
they enhance the appearance of the adjoining property, the existing property and
their setting. The local bodies of the developing countries insist on the following:
Fig. 9.14 Housing in outskirts where proper amenities may not be accessible
9.4 Housing
community services. The job the person performs may require moving to a new
location wherein the person may not get a good house for his budget. Sometimes
even if the person can afford it, the owner of the house may not rent the property due
to religion, colour and ethnic reasons.
Demand for budget housing may urge property developers to build houses in city
outskirts where proper amenities may not be accessible (Figs. 9.13 and 9.14).
To ensure good lighting, a room must have a glass door or window that is at least
10% of the room’s floor area, and natural ventilation must be at least 5% of the floor
area. However, such guidelines are a distant dream in many developing countries
where people live in houses with small windows (Fig. 9.15) or no windows
(Fig. 9.16) at all.
Apart from just physical setting, a good housing shall ensure adequate water supply and electricity and be away from noise, street dogs, snakes, vectors, odour nuisance and so on. The houses shall be earthquake-resistant and flood water during
heavy rain should not get into houses or wash away the house. However, labour
colonies in many construction sites hardly fulfil these requirements of quality housing (Fig. 9.16).
Many local bodies in developed countries permit house extensions provided that
they enhance the appearance of the adjoining property, the existing property and
their setting. The local bodies of the developing countries insist on the following:
Fig. 9.14 Housing in outskirts where proper amenities may not be accessible
9.4 Housing