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Sustainable Housing

Habitat as Enabler of Rural Livelihoods

India remains predominantly a rural country with two third of its population and 70% of the workforce residing in rural areas. Growth and development of rural India will remain a key to overall growth of the country. The key economic driver in  rural areas – agriculture – is, beset by …

Credit based Eco Housing model for Rural areas of India

Providing adequate shelter for its rural population continues to be a major challenge. Development Alternatives in collaboration with Fondazione FEM Onlus did an action research project on ‘credit-based eco housing for the rural populate of Bundelkhand region” in central India, which aimed towards provision of low coast eco-friendly housing for …