This book serves as a comprehensive examination of the challenges and best practices encompassing access to adequate housing in BRICS+ nations. It provides insights into the initiatives that can empower BRICS+ countries to build resilient, inclusive, sustainable cities and communities for the future, relevant to the UN SDG 11.
The book is written in a non-technical style in order to be accessible to various actors including non-specialists. In addition, it takes into account perspectives from various stakeholders, including governments, NGOs, academic institutions, financial institutions and citizens. It consults international frameworks and standards for housing, including treaties, declarations, and conventions on the right to housing. With this, it also provides solutions to creating sustainable cities to realise SDG11 and thereby dignify communities with adequate housing.
Part I: Introduction to Sustainable Housing Development.- Chapter 1: Overview of the Right to Housing and Sustainable Development Goal 11 Impetus.- Part II: Housing Laws, Policy Frameworks and Strategies.- Chapter 2: International, Regional and Domestic Legal Frameworks Pertinent to Housing: A Legislative Overview of the BRICS Nations.- Chapter 3: Sustainable Social Housing Challenges in Global South: the Role of BRICS+ in Promoting Sustainable Social Housing Policy.- Part III: Environmental Considerations and Technological Innovations.- Chapter 4: The Environmental Aspects of Social Housing and Its Welfare Analysis.- Chapter 5: Energy-Efficient Systems for Low-Income Houses: Towards Achieving Sustainable Goal Number 7.- Part IV: Economic Implications on SDG11 and Sustainable Social housing.- Chapter 6: Right to Housing: Forced Sales Threatening the Security of Tenure in China and South Africa.- Chapter 7: Economic Implications for Sustainable Housing: Advancing Technology and SDG 11 in South Africa.- Part V: Case Studies and Best Practices.- Chapter 8: Housing in a Modern Developing City: Driving the Sustainable and Smart Future: A Case Study of Moscow, Russia.- Chapter 9: Innovative Modular Houses: Promoting Sustainability with Customization in Affordable Housing. Part VI: Conclusion and Future Directions.- Chapter 10: Concluding Remarks and Future Avenues for Further Research.
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