Green Cities : Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Brazil
Housing development has direct and indirect impacts on the environment. Through its design, construction, and operation, housing represents a significant point of direct consumption of natural materials, water, and energy. Therefore, greenhouse gas...
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ADOBE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGENTS AIR CONDITIONING AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY APARTMENTS ARCHITECT ASPHALT BEDROOMS BRICK BRICKS BROWNFIELDS BUILDING CODES BUILDING DESIGN BUILDING DESIGNS BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUILDING MATERIALS BUILDING SITES BUILDING TECHNIQUES BUILT ENVIRONMENT CARBON CEMENT CEMENT PRODUCTION CEMENT PRODUCTS CEMENT SUBSTITUTES CERAMIC CHIMNEYS CITIES CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FACILITIES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY SERVICES CONCRETE CONCRETE WALLS CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION COSTS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONSTRUCTION SECTOR CONSTRUCTION SITES CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES CONSTRUCTION WASTE DESCRIPTION DEVELOPER DOORS ELEVATORS EMISSIONS ENDANGERED SPECIES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTS FAMILY HOMES FAMILY HOUSING FAMILY UNIT FAVELA FLOORS FOUNDATIONS GREENHOUSE GASES HABITAT HABITATS HAZARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING AGENCIES HOUSING BANK HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING CONSTRUCTION SECTOR HOUSING DESIGN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS HOUSING MARKET HOUSING NEEDS HOUSING POLICIES HOUSING POLICY HOUSING PROGRAMS HOUSING RESEARCH HOUSING STOCK HOUSING SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDY HOUSING UNITS INFORMAL HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS INSULATION INSURANCE INVENTORY LAND TITLE LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LIGHTING LIVING CONDITIONS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MAINTENANCE COSTS MINES MORTGAGES MULTIFAMILY HOUSING NATURAL RESOURCES NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODS OCCUPANCY OCCUPATION OPPORTUNITY COSTS POINTS PRICE CEILINGS PRIVATE DEVELOPERS PROPERTY'S VALUE PUBLIC HOUSING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES RECYCLING REDEVELOPMENT RENOVATION RESETTLEMENT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS RISK MANAGEMENT ROOFS RURAL HOUSING SAFETY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SELF-HELP SIDING SITE PLANNING SLUM SLUMS SOLAR HEATING STEEL STREAMS SUBSIDIZED HOUSING SUBURBAN AREAS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TILE TILES TIMBER URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN PLANNING URBANISM URBANIZATION UTILITIES VENTILATION WAGES WALLS WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE RECYCLING WETLANDS WINDOWS WOOD ZINC ZONING |
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ADOBE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGENTS AIR CONDITIONING AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY APARTMENTS ARCHITECT ASPHALT BEDROOMS BRICK BRICKS BROWNFIELDS BUILDING CODES BUILDING DESIGN BUILDING DESIGNS BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUILDING MATERIALS BUILDING SITES BUILDING TECHNIQUES BUILT ENVIRONMENT CARBON CEMENT CEMENT PRODUCTION CEMENT PRODUCTS CEMENT SUBSTITUTES CERAMIC CHIMNEYS CITIES CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FACILITIES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY SERVICES CONCRETE CONCRETE WALLS CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION COSTS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONSTRUCTION SECTOR CONSTRUCTION SITES CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES CONSTRUCTION WASTE DESCRIPTION DEVELOPER DOORS ELEVATORS EMISSIONS ENDANGERED SPECIES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTS FAMILY HOMES FAMILY HOUSING FAMILY UNIT FAVELA FLOORS FOUNDATIONS GREENHOUSE GASES HABITAT HABITATS HAZARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING AGENCIES HOUSING BANK HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING CONSTRUCTION SECTOR HOUSING DESIGN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS HOUSING MARKET HOUSING NEEDS HOUSING POLICIES HOUSING POLICY HOUSING PROGRAMS HOUSING RESEARCH HOUSING STOCK HOUSING SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDY HOUSING UNITS INFORMAL HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS INSULATION INSURANCE INVENTORY LAND TITLE LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LIGHTING LIVING CONDITIONS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MAINTENANCE COSTS MINES MORTGAGES MULTIFAMILY HOUSING NATURAL RESOURCES NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODS OCCUPANCY OCCUPATION OPPORTUNITY COSTS POINTS PRICE CEILINGS PRIVATE DEVELOPERS PROPERTY'S VALUE PUBLIC HOUSING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES RECYCLING REDEVELOPMENT RENOVATION RESETTLEMENT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS RISK MANAGEMENT ROOFS RURAL HOUSING SAFETY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SELF-HELP SIDING SITE PLANNING SLUM SLUMS SOLAR HEATING STEEL STREAMS SUBSIDIZED HOUSING SUBURBAN AREAS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TILE TILES TIMBER URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN PLANNING URBANISM URBANIZATION UTILITIES VENTILATION WAGES WALLS WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE RECYCLING WETLANDS WINDOWS WOOD ZINC ZONING World Bank Green Cities : Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Brazil |
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Housing development has direct and
indirect impacts on the environment. Through its design,
construction, and operation, housing represents a
significant point of direct consumption of natural
materials, water, and energy. Therefore, greenhouse gas
emissions embodied in housing can be very significant.
Moreover, in Brazil, civil construction is responsible for
the largest percentage of solid waste volume generated in
cities, resulting in additional environmental impacts. The
housing sector also has substantial indirect environmental
impacts associated with extended commuting distances from
residents of housing developments and their resulting
greenhouse gas emissions.The housing sector in Brazil offers
substantial opportunities to improve enviromental
performance. Housing developments, particularly large-scale
low-cost programs, provide opportunities to minimize local
and global environmental impacts through the use of energy
efficient materials, design and construction guidelines, as
well as performance standards. Many of these technologies
and practices are appropriate to Brazilian conditions, and a
number of them are already in use. Low-cost housing programs
can be designed to incorporate sustainable materials and
guidelines, with potentially large-scale impacts. With the
launch of the Minha Casa, Minha Vida (MCMV) economic
stimulus program to subsidize the construction of 1 million
low-income housing units (and recent approval of a second
round of subsidies for 2 million homes), Brazil is in a
unique position to achieve the triumvirate of sustainable
growth the social goal of reducing the national housing
deficit, the economic stimulus goal of creating jobs in the
construction industry, and the environmental goal of
developing healthy homes and communities. Centralized
funding sources like MCMV provide can be also used as models
for other assisted housing programs and, potentially,
market-rate housing developments as cities, developers and
construction product manufacturers become more experienced
in green housing technologies.Many green
construction and technology programs are already in place.
Brazil has a history of promoting programs and policies
related to sustainable housing design construction and
maintenance, such as product certification, supply-chain,
research and development, and Green Building programs. The
Selo Azul Program, launched by CAIXA in 2010 with the goal
of promoting green housing development in Brazil, is
particularly promising. Enhancements to current programs can
greatly improve sustainability of housing sector. With
increasing awareness on sustainable construction, there are
currently major opportunities to promote the incorporation
of green construction technologies, as well as
hazard-resistant technologies for climate adaptation, within
formal and informal low-income housing in Brazil. Based on a
review of current practices at the national and
international level, as well as on interviews with public
and private sector practitioners, this Policy Note presents
recommendations aimed at enhancing the sustainability of
low-income housing approaches in Brazil, through the
provision of high quality, energy-efficient housing with
minimal environmental impacts. |
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Green Cities : Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Brazil |
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Green Cities : Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Brazil |
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Green Cities : Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Brazil |
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Green Cities : Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Brazil |
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Green Cities : Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Brazil |
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green cities : sustainable low-income housing in brazil |
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2013 |
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okr-10986-127862021-04-23T14:03:04Z Green Cities : Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Brazil World Bank ADOBE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGENTS AIR CONDITIONING AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY APARTMENTS ARCHITECT ASPHALT BEDROOMS BRICK BRICKS BROWNFIELDS BUILDING CODES BUILDING DESIGN BUILDING DESIGNS BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUILDING MATERIALS BUILDING SITES BUILDING TECHNIQUES BUILT ENVIRONMENT CARBON CEMENT CEMENT PRODUCTION CEMENT PRODUCTS CEMENT SUBSTITUTES CERAMIC CHIMNEYS CITIES CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FACILITIES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY SERVICES CONCRETE CONCRETE WALLS CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION COSTS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONSTRUCTION SECTOR CONSTRUCTION SITES CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES CONSTRUCTION WASTE DESCRIPTION DEVELOPER DOORS ELEVATORS EMISSIONS ENDANGERED SPECIES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTS FAMILY HOMES FAMILY HOUSING FAMILY UNIT FAVELA FLOORS FOUNDATIONS GREENHOUSE GASES HABITAT HABITATS HAZARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING AGENCIES HOUSING BANK HOUSING CONSTRUCTION HOUSING CONSTRUCTION SECTOR HOUSING DESIGN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS HOUSING MARKET HOUSING NEEDS HOUSING POLICIES HOUSING POLICY HOUSING PROGRAMS HOUSING RESEARCH HOUSING STOCK HOUSING SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDY HOUSING UNITS INFORMAL HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS INSULATION INSURANCE INVENTORY LAND TITLE LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LIGHTING LIVING CONDITIONS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MAINTENANCE COSTS MINES MORTGAGES MULTIFAMILY HOUSING NATURAL RESOURCES NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODS OCCUPANCY OCCUPATION OPPORTUNITY COSTS POINTS PRICE CEILINGS PRIVATE DEVELOPERS PROPERTY'S VALUE PUBLIC HOUSING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES RECYCLING REDEVELOPMENT RENOVATION RESETTLEMENT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS RISK MANAGEMENT ROOFS RURAL HOUSING SAFETY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SELF-HELP SIDING SITE PLANNING SLUM SLUMS SOLAR HEATING STEEL STREAMS SUBSIDIZED HOUSING SUBURBAN AREAS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TILE TILES TIMBER URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN PLANNING URBANISM URBANIZATION UTILITIES VENTILATION WAGES WALLS WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE RECYCLING WETLANDS WINDOWS WOOD ZINC ZONING Housing development has direct and indirect impacts on the environment. Through its design, construction, and operation, housing represents a significant point of direct consumption of natural materials, water, and energy. Therefore, greenhouse gas emissions embodied in housing can be very significant. Moreover, in Brazil, civil construction is responsible for the largest percentage of solid waste volume generated in cities, resulting in additional environmental impacts. The housing sector also has substantial indirect environmental impacts associated with extended commuting distances from residents of housing developments and their resulting greenhouse gas emissions.The housing sector in Brazil offers substantial opportunities to improve enviromental performance. Housing developments, particularly large-scale low-cost programs, provide opportunities to minimize local and global environmental impacts through the use of energy efficient materials, design and construction guidelines, as well as performance standards. Many of these technologies and practices are appropriate to Brazilian conditions, and a number of them are already in use. Low-cost housing programs can be designed to incorporate sustainable materials and guidelines, with potentially large-scale impacts. With the launch of the Minha Casa, Minha Vida (MCMV) economic stimulus program to subsidize the construction of 1 million low-income housing units (and recent approval of a second round of subsidies for 2 million homes), Brazil is in a unique position to achieve the triumvirate of sustainable growth the social goal of reducing the national housing deficit, the economic stimulus goal of creating jobs in the construction industry, and the environmental goal of developing healthy homes and communities. Centralized funding sources like MCMV provide can be also used as models for other assisted housing programs and, potentially, market-rate housing developments as cities, developers and construction product manufacturers become more experienced in green housing technologies.Many green construction and technology programs are already in place. Brazil has a history of promoting programs and policies related to sustainable housing design construction and maintenance, such as product certification, supply-chain, research and development, and Green Building programs. The Selo Azul Program, launched by CAIXA in 2010 with the goal of promoting green housing development in Brazil, is particularly promising. Enhancements to current programs can greatly improve sustainability of housing sector. With increasing awareness on sustainable construction, there are currently major opportunities to promote the incorporation of green construction technologies, as well as hazard-resistant technologies for climate adaptation, within formal and informal low-income housing in Brazil. Based on a review of current practices at the national and international level, as well as on interviews with public and private sector practitioners, this Policy Note presents recommendations aimed at enhancing the sustainability of low-income housing approaches in Brazil, through the provision of high quality, energy-efficient housing with minimal environmental impacts. 2013-03-15T18:38:40Z 2013-03-15T18:38:40Z 2011-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/16429556/green-cities-sustainable-low-income-housing-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12786 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Urban Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |