HOUSING: MIDTERMS LESSON 1

HOUSING DEFINITION
1. SHELTER, LODGING: dwellings provided for people
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing

2. Buildings or structures that individuals and their family may live in that meet certain
federal regulations. Different housing situations vary for individuals and may depend
on age, family, and geographic location. For example, a recent university graduate in
an urban environment in the US may live in a rented apartment whereas a
middle-aged entrepreneur may live in a house with or without a mortgage.

3. Anything that covers, protects, or supports another thing. For example, the casing of
a desktop computer is its housing component and can be made of multiple materials
to protect the internal components.
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/housing.html

4. ​A shelter or dwelling place, or a collection of

such places.
DICTIONARY OFARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION; Fourth Edition, Harris

5. Housing​ generally refers to the ​social problem​ of ensuring that members of society
have a ​home​ in which to live.
Wikipedia.org

Types of Housing: A. Permanent; B. Semi-Permanent; C. Mobile; D. Homeless.

Types of Settlers: A. Formal Settlers; B. Informal Settlers.

History of Housing

1. Caves
2. Bone Huts/ Animal Skin Tents
3. Mud Bricks
4. Stilt Houses
5. Concrete
6. Timber Frame
7. Iron and Steel Houses