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A report on how Practical Action built low-cost disaster-resistant housing in Bangladesh. The organization aimed to improve the approaches taken by people while keeping the cost of the houses low...
This volume debates and informs on themes such as housing, participation, and vulnerability in relation to large-scale post-disaster reconstruction. It is a contribution to ongoing debate in terms...
The project aims to reduce constrains imposed by inappropriate legislation and unsuitable procedures and their negative impact on the livelihoods of the urban poor. The stated goal and purpose of...
When constructing houses, it is important to design them with simple designs to enable persons with disability (PWDs) to have access to houses. These designs should be included at the start itself...
Smoke in the home from cooking on wood, dung and crop waste kills nearly one million children a year. In its report, Smoke: the Killer in the Kitchen, published in 2004, Practical Action...