COURSE COURSE NAME L-T-S CREDITS YEAR OF
CODE INTRODUCTION
PL6103 Housing 2-1-0 3 2016
Course To Expose the students to the various issues related to Housing.
Objectives To introduce the basic terms, Concepts and Socio-economic
dimensions of Housing.
Syllabus Concepts and Definitions, Elements of Housing, Habitat Agenda-Social and
Economic dimensions of Housing-Housing as components of city’s land use
Public housing, social housing, Informal housing-Housing environments and
typologies
Expected The Students will
Outcome i. be able to appreciate the housing sector as an integral part of overall
town planning system
ii. have a basic understanding of housing at the neighbourhood and City
Level
iii. able to appreciate typologies of housing in relation to culture and
environment factors.
Reference 1. Abrams, Charles. Man’s Struggle for Shelter in an Urbanising World
Books 1964 MIT, Harvard
2. Al Nichols, Jason Laros. Inside the Civano Project (Green Source
Books): A Case study of Large-Scale Sustainable Neighbourhood
Development (McGraw-Hill’s Green source Series) 2009 McGraw –
Hills Professional
3. Aromar Revi. Shelter in India – Sustainable Development Series 1990
StusiusInc / Advent Books Division
4. Beyer Glen H., Housing ; a factual Analysis 1958, The Macmillan
Co.,NY
5. Douglas Farr. Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature,
John Wiley & Sons
6. Dwyer, D.J., People and Housing in Third World Cities, 1981 Orient
Longman
7. Habitat Agenda, United Nations Conference on Human Settlements
(Habitat II), 14 June 1996
8. International Institute of Energy Conservation Eco housing
Assessment criteria Version II USAID
9. Payne, Geofrey. Urban Housing in the Thrid World, 1977, Routledge
and Keegan Paul, USA
COURSE PLAN
Module Contents Hours End Sem.
Exam
Marks
I Concepts and Definitions
Concept of housing, Relevance of housing, Shelter as a 7 15%
basic requirement, Determinants of housing, definitions.
Habitat Agenda, Global-housing Challenges. Introduction
to economics of housing, housing stock, housing shortage,
housing need and demand. Affordability – household
income & housing – Issues related to housing the poor,
houseless population, Slums & Informal settlements.
II Housing typologies based on materials, form and
characterises of construction 7 15%
Structural conditions, materials of construction, housing
age, dilapidation, obsolescence, occupancy rate, traditional
houses, plotted development, group housing, multi-storied
housing, villas etc.
FIRST INTERNAL TEST
III Social and Economic Dimensions
Housing and social security, role of housing in
development of family and community well-being, status 7 15%
and prestige related to housing, safety, crime and
insecurity, deprivation and social vulnerability. Gender
dimensions of housing, housing for elderly. Contribution of
housing sector to national wealth, GDP and employment
creation, housing finance. Housing in the National plans
IV Housing and Human Settlements
Understanding housing as an important land use
component of city development plan /master plan, location 7 15%
of residential zones in relation to other land use zones in
the city, considerations for carrying out city level housing
studies. Population and household projections, estimation
of future housing requirements. Land use provisions,
suitability of land for housing. Factors contributing to
housing stress and stress analysis.
SECOND INTERNAL TEST
V Housing Environment
Housing for the poor, Slums and squatters, informal sector 7 20%
housing, Caste, Ethnic and Class groupings & segregation
in housing, Access to infrastructure, services and facilities
in housing areas – public health issues – Housing
Environment and General Welfare – Residential
satisfaction & factors contributing to residential
satisfaction
VI Theories and Approaches in Housing
Green Housing, Sustainable housing, Green Ratings
(LEEDS, GRIHA etc.). Climatology in Housing, 7 20%
Ventilation & Lighting, Housing in various climatic
regions. Low-rise and high-rise developments, density
considerations, Neighbourhood & cluster considerations in
traditional and contemporary housing. Housing Norms
and Standards:
National Building Code, URDPFI Guidelines, CPHEEO
(MoUD) Standards, Concept of Habitable Room,
Habitable Dwelling Unit.
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