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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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Urban Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	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
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/05/16429556/green-cities-sustainable-low-income-housing-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12786