00991pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001600040245006300056260000900119300001300128362001200141520064400153650002000797650001200817773001600829180718b1996   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSen, Aditya  aThe global strategy for shelter and rural housing in India  c1996  ap.103-06  aMay-Jun  aEven though the Plan of Action to be adopted by the UN Conference on Human Settlements will not be binding on the member countries, it would help to demarcate the problems of housing and to view human settlements as an integral part of overall development. The concept of habitat has become multidimensional involving an integrated approach comprising health, sanitation, employment, etc. Stressing the need to encourage participation by the beneficiaries to promote self-help housing schemes, the author says that the active participation of women in all stages is essential to make the global strategy for shelter a reality. - Reproduced  aHousing - India  aHousing  aKurukshetra