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Quality of Life

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Identifying Affordable Quality Housing Components For Developing A Smart Growth Model, B Bakhtyar Aug 2007

Identifying Affordable Quality Housing Components For Developing A Smart Growth Model, B Bakhtyar

B Bakhtyar

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Creating Sustainable Affordable Housing Stock Using Smart Growth Model, B Bakhtyar Jan 2007

Creating Sustainable Affordable Housing Stock Using Smart Growth Model, B Bakhtyar

B Bakhtyar

Many low-income people are trapped into paying high rental for low quality housing. It becomes impossible for them to save any down payment for purchasing a home. With the need to house 709,400 units where 38.2% is for low- and low-medium houses in the Ninth Malaysian Plan (9MP), the growing and shifting population is creating demands for new housing in some areas while decreasing demands for new and existing housing in another. The state of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur require 23.7% of new housing units to cater to its growing population in the 9MP. Inflation and other factors have brought …