1ST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND EXPO ON ULTRA LOW COST HOUSING

Main Themes

Within the 1st International Symposium and Expo on Ultra Low Cost Housing, the following themes have been formulated which will cover broad areas of current and emerging issues of housing, aiming towards finding affordable, livability and more sustainable solutions of housing delivery and provision in the country.

1. Affordable housing & infrastructure

• Housing the poor
• Resource efficient housing
• Low cost house construction materials
• Sustainable housing

      2. Housing finance

• Housing microfinance
• Housing markets
• Rental housing
• Public-private partnership

      3. Social & public housing

• Incremental housing
• Group housing
• Community based housing
• Urban housing
• Rural housing

      4. Housing development & management

• Housing policies
• Housing systems, programs & frameworks
• Estate management

      5.Housing issues

• Housing shortage & backlog
• Housing colonization
• Homelessness
• Gentrification
• Slums & squatter settlements