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• Minimum usable private garden space.
• Extension of houses should not lead to loss of parking area.
• Efforts should be made to retain trees within or adjacent to the property, and
• Extension should not lead to loss of privacy.
However, such norms do not exist in developing countries and houses cannot be
built without proper spacing between houses (Fig. 9.17).
Not everyone in developing countries end up living in poor housing. The divide
between the rich and the poor has also resulted in affluent families that can afford
good houses (Figs. 9.18 and 9.19).
Houses in flood-prone areas should be built on an elevated column or plinth
beam foundation. The space underneath the houses needs to be left to facilitate flow
of water. However, with the changes in climate, floods are occurring in unpredicted
areas. Besides, the changes in land use also have obstructed natural drainage without making alternative arrangement for draining rainwater, thereby making the area
surrounding the blocked drainage prone to flood.
Housing has both health costs and benefits. The health benefits of a good housing
infrastructure include protection from heat, cold, rain, disasters, animals, radiation
and micro-organisms. Health impacts from ineffective and faulty houses can result
in loss of life. A benefit of housing on health needs to be judged by assessment
beyond the cost-effectiveness comparisons.
Fig. 9.17 Houses without proper spacing
9.4 Housing
• Minimum usable private garden space.
• Extension of houses should not lead to loss of parking area.
• Efforts should be made to retain trees within or adjacent to the property, and
• Extension should not lead to loss of privacy.
However, such norms do not exist in developing countries and houses cannot be
built without proper spacing between houses (Fig. 9.17).
Not everyone in developing countries end up living in poor housing. The divide
between the rich and the poor has also resulted in affluent families that can afford
good houses (Figs. 9.18 and 9.19).
Houses in flood-prone areas should be built on an elevated column or plinth
beam foundation. The space underneath the houses needs to be left to facilitate flow
of water. However, with the changes in climate, floods are occurring in unpredicted
areas. Besides, the changes in land use also have obstructed natural drainage without making alternative arrangement for draining rainwater, thereby making the area
surrounding the blocked drainage prone to flood.
Housing has both health costs and benefits. The health benefits of a good housing
infrastructure include protection from heat, cold, rain, disasters, animals, radiation
and micro-organisms. Health impacts from ineffective and faulty houses can result
in loss of life. A benefit of housing on health needs to be judged by assessment
beyond the cost-effectiveness comparisons.
Fig. 9.17 Houses without proper spacing
9.4 Housing