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Alternative Housing Delivery for Slum Upgrades: Perspectives from Architecture, Engineering, and Non-governmental Organizations

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Influencing physical, mental, and social well-being, our home’s physical character is one of the most critical elements of our lives. Extensive research has proven the dramatic impact of poor living environments on health. Informal settlements, therefore, must be one of the extreme examples exposing the critical influence of architecture on health. Such poor living conditions are increasing worldwide, despite record levels of global wealth, advances in architecture and construction technologies, and urban development. This chapter postulates strategies for improving health and well-being amidst the constraints and challenges of informal settlements.

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  1. SPARC (Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers), Mumbai, India

    Sheela Patel

  2. Gensler, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Young Seop Lee

  3. University at Buffalo, State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY, USA

    Jin Young Song

  4. MBS Consulting, Walnut Creek, CA, USA

    Greg Sloditskie

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  1. School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo, State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY, USA

    Korydon H. Smith

  2. United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USA

    Pavani Kalluri Ram

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Patel, S., Lee, Y.S., Song, J.Y., Sloditskie, G. (2020). Alternative Housing Delivery for Slum Upgrades: Perspectives from Architecture, Engineering, and Non-governmental Organizations. In: Smith, K., Ram, P. (eds) Transforming Global Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32112-3_18

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