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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Doorway to the world Doorway to the world Ronald Kidd Ben is unhappy at the prospect of leaving his home and friends and moving to another country, until a dream helps him realize the importance of the work he and his parents will be doing for Habitat f… OL15122415W
Raw life, new hope Raw life, new hope Fiona C. Ross vi, 248 pages : 23 cm OL15570114W
Living in India's slums Living in India's slums H. Schenk Contributed articles. OL18314465W
If I had a hammer If I had a hammer David Rubel For a quarter-century in over ninety countries, Habitat for Humanity has built homes with and for the people who need them, aided by more than a million multigenerational volunteers. Two of the most … OL18578102W
Afrique du Sud, partage du logement et droit de cité Afrique du Sud, partage du logement et droit de cité Antoine Bouillon Migrants et réfugiés étrangers affluent par milliers dans la métropole sud-africaine de Durban. L'auteur nous invite à observer comment, dans cette compétition pour la ville et dans un contexte d'int… OL18601606W
Fictions of the city Fictions of the city Matthew Taunton "Many studies of fictions of city life take the flneur as the characteristic metropolitan type and streets and plazas as definitive urban spaces. Looking at novels and films set in London and Paris f… OL18649436W
High-risers High-risers Ben Austen Braids personal narratives, city politics, and national history to tell the timely and epic story of Chicago's Cabrini-Green, America's most iconic public housing project. Built in the 1940s atop an … OL19754125W
Low-income homeownership Low-income homeownership Nicolas Paul Retsinas,Eric S. Belsky Annotation A generation ago little attention was focused on low-income homeownership. Today homeownership rates among under-served groups, including low-income households and minorities, have risen t… OL20901789W
Shelter for poor in the fourth world Shelter for poor in the fourth world R. G. Gupta Study relates to eight Asian countries, with particular reference to case study of Delhi, India. OL3214179W
Reclaiming Public Housing Reclaiming Public Housing Lawrence J. Vale "In Reclaiming Public Housing, Lawrence Vale explores the rise, fall, and redevelopment of three public housing projects in Boston. Vale looks at these projects from the perspectives of their low-inc… OL4099630W
The president builds a house The president builds a house Tom Shachtman A photo essay depicts the non-profit organization of volunteers that renovate or build houses for needy families as, with former President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter's participation as volunteers, they bu… OL462492W
Urban squatter housing in Third World Urban squatter housing in Third World Ashok Ranjan Basu Study with special reference to Delhi. OL4755686W
Housing finance and the urban poor Housing finance and the urban poor Peer Smets Study conducted in Hyderabad, India. OL5762839W
Homes for People Homes for People Carl Chinn 192p. : 24 OL863918W