Sustainable Urban Housing

Housing is a basic need for every person. The concept of sustainability is widely known as it focused on three pillars which are social, economic and environment. To accomplish the goal, housing sector could play an important role as it has significant impact to all those three dimensions. Housing represents one of the main areas of expenditure in Indian society. Affordable and decent housing continues to constitute an essential part of the quality of life. Many aspects of housing and urban issues are related to the broad concept of sustainability, which can be addressed from various angles. Sustainable urban communities are based on an approach that links economic, social and environmental issues and solutions. They are designed to be socially and economically viable, environmentally sustainable and equitable places. This challenging framework requires taking into consideration not only the needs of people facing difficulties to find decent and affordable residences on the general housing market, but also to meet the environmental requirements. The present thesis focuses on the approach and experience in supporting sustainable housing and urban development. It also offers a brief overview of future trends and needs, widely examined in the study, affecting housing markets and shaping demand for housing and urban infrastructure. Finally, the case study provides some reflections on housing activities in the coming years, with particular attention being paid to the residential sector as a potential vector of environmental sustainability through improvements in energy efficiency. This whole society is ultimately created on the basis of three important techniques i.e. 3R Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle and so is this study.