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Seventeen Reasons Why the Squatter Problem Can’t Be Solved (1976)

Title: Seventeen Reasons Why the Squatter Problem Can’t Be Solved Article in: Ekistics, Vol. 41, No. 242 Authors: Shlomo Angel, Stanley Benjamin First published: January, 1976 Pages: 20‑26 Overview: Third World societies are faced with a difficult challenge — shelter — the task of assuring that everyone is adequately housed. Are we really willing to confront this challenge — to solve the [...]

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Building Together: Issues in Mutual‑Aid Housing (1981)

Title: Building Together: Issues in Mutual‑Aid Housing (1981) - unpublished Article Information: a training manual in self‑help and mutual‑ ‑aid housing, prepared for the Fourth United Nations Commission on Human Settlements, Manila Authors: Shlomo Angel, Zilla Phoativongsacharn Date: 1978 Overview:  This booklet was produced as a teaching tool for practitioners involved in planning and building housing communities with low-income people in [...]

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