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008			180718b1996 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aSharma, A.K.
245			_aRural housing _bproblems and perspectives.
260			_c1996
300			_ap.35-38
362			_aMay-Jun
520			_aHighlighting the fact that the challenges of homelessness and urban slums are largely the spill over problems of inadequate rural habitat, the author suggests measures to improve the rural housing scenario. Poverty, low income, population growth, westernisation, changes in values and environmental factors are the major reasons for houselessness and low quality houses in the rural areas, he says. The poor people of India lack all basic facilities. A need-based house seems to be a luxury for them, as they are incapable of meeting the rising cost of building material. We cannot solve the housing problem without a strong political will and properly designed strategies, he feels. - Reproduced
650			_aHousing - India
650			_aHousing
773			_aKurukshetra
909			_a31834
999			_c31834 _d31834