and technical access to trained agencies that develop manpower who can , technologies and indeed build safe® facilitate enterprises houses using these technologies. In parallel, systematic training of building artisans needs to be undertaken in manner that they are linked to the market / needs of the customers. Likewise technology developers and building material producers need to work closely with homeowners to understand their needs, challenges as well as aspirations. How can this change To propose an Currently the Policy actors need to be achieved? Actionable homeowner is establish Framework for perceived to be a performance enhancing durability of aid. standards and ‘beneficiary’ and promoting This perception is benchmarks, beyond Resilience in Rural propagated in the traditional focus Housing. various ways and on numbers. More formats in the way importantly, they different actors deal need to provide with the facilitate and homeowners. continuously invest in building capacity of all the actors. This would be a critical step towards strengthening the aspect of ‘process’ housing development. Proposed Framework for Resilient Housing Eco-system The resilient housing eco system focuses on 3 leverage points identified through Delphi methodology with different stakeholders. These are:
and technical agencies that develop technologies and facilitate enterprises access to trained manpower who can , indeed build safe® houses using these technologies. In parallel, systematic training of building artisans needs to be undertaken in manner that they are linked to the market / needs of the customers. Likewise technology developers and building material producers need to work closely with homeowners to understand their needs, challenges as well as aspirations. How can this change be achieved? To propose an Actionable Framework for enhancing durability and promoting Resilience in Rural Housing. Currently the homeowner is perceived to be a ‘beneficiary’ of aid. This perception is propagated in various ways and formats in the way different actors deal with the homeowners. Policy actors need to establish performance standards and benchmarks, beyond the traditional focus on numbers. More importantly, they need to provide facilitate and continuously invest in building capacity of all the actors. This would be a critical step towards strengthening the ‘process’ aspect of housing development. Proposed Framework for Resilient Housing Eco-system The resilient housing eco system focuses on 3 leverage points identified through Delphi methodology with different stakeholders. These are:
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