HOUSING AND COMMUNITY

Submitted to : Ar. Anisha Chakrabarty

Submitted by : Poornima Panda

IMPORTANCE AND PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECTS IN INDIA.

 Importance of social housing :

What is a social housing?
Social housing are basically for economically weaker section which is affordable for
them. It can be
1. Schemes \ loans
2. Incremental
3. Subsidies
4. Local materials
5. Less time consumption
Importance of social housing :
1. Standard of living : If we talk about lower income group they will get the
services which was not provided in slums such as water supply , sanitation,
etc. In case of middle-income group if we see that previously when they're
settling over some other place they tend to think about getting more for which
it is better for them to get more space for the whole family which will fulfill their
needs. In case of higher income group if they're living in a 4bhk they expect to
live in a penthouse. They expect to have more open spaces and more green
spaces, parking spaces, etc.
2. Growth : In case of growth everyone expect to get more. Growth here
represent the social physical mental and economical which will help everyone
growing based on position
3. Physical & Social Infrastructure : In case of growth everyone expect to get
more. Growth here represent the social physical mental and economical
which will help everyone growing based on position.
4. Urban development : In case of today's world everyone expect to reach their
workplace or school faster. If every individual use their own vehicle there will
be a heavy traffic to avoid that it is preferable to stay near your workplace or
school. Everyone tends to seek a place which is nearer to their workspace
which will help them lessen their transportation cost. In the new Urban
Development people prefer to have in walkable distance to workspace children
School, Park, commercials, Etc so the new form is known as walkability.
5. Avoiding crowdedness : Everyone is staying at a distance from their workplace
people have to get up early and rush to their office it is preferable to stay over
 the legality around the office area if will be n number of vehicles everyday in
the road it will create chaos to avoid the chaos we can use the public transport
or introduce walkability around the zones to avoid crowdedness we should
divide the public transport and the needs of the people in a equal way.
6. Homogenous distribution : The relationship between the degree of
homogeneity and the resulting social relationships within a neighbourhood is a
question that, although not new, needs to be explored and resolved. It is likely
that the spatial relationships and the mix of people within a neighbourhood
have always affected the types of interactions that have resulted.
7. Right distribution of housing : Everyone should enjoy the legal right off their
housing housing that are being provided to everyone should be with adequate
space and protection from the treats in case of right distribution of housing the
distribution should be so that it can fulfill the need of the people

 Problems of Social Housing :

If we see in problem of social housing
1. Shortage of land : If we see over the past few years we can observe the rapid
urbanization and overpopulation. To accommodate that the amount of land
required is not available. So in the development of infrastructure there are
series of group housing constructed. Now we don't have any other option
then the group housing people have to live in Flats because it is impossible
now to get their own land.
2. High demand & low supply : There is a increase rate of high demand for
housing but the supply is not enough for everyone. For rich people it is easier
to buy but for the poor people they prefer to stay in slums due to the high
prices. The whole group housings made can only accommodate middle class
people or high-class people.
3. High prices and small rentals : In case of affordability everyone cannot afford
high prices for an housing so people prefer to stay in rentals which will cost
them less. People take bank loans or keep mortgages to afford a housing but
due to its price people go for Less which is rentals. People dream of having a
house but the house redesign in today's world are basically for higher-income
groups which keep low income group behind.
4. Inadequate open and buil space : In today's world there are clusters of
housing but there is in adequate open and Built space ratio. There is a less
numbers of Open Spaces for which people prefer to stay indoors they don't
get enough space to get along the natures.
5. Sense of belonging : People living inside a house don't have a sense of
belonging because they think that the house is not theirs. People staying in
rentals doesn't like to take care of the locality or the society as they think it is
not theirs and they are temporary.
6. Community participation : People usually don't like to communicate within the
society on locality as they like to live isolate. There is a loss of communication
and participation in between the society & in between the people. This make
people to stay in their comfort zone and not allow anyone to interfere.