The document discusses the essential needs for life, focusing on housing as a protective structure influenced by factors like culture, income, and education. It highlights issues stemming from urbanization and industrialization, such as overcrowding and slum growth, which contribute to social problems. Additionally, it outlines various housing planning schemes aimed at improving living conditions for different income groups.

2. INTRODUCTION
• There are 3 important and basic needs for life – food, clothing, and HOUSING.
• Housing means a building where people live.
• It means housing is the physical structure which provides protection against storm,
lightening, snow fall, rain, etc.

4. FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOUSING STANDARDS
Culture
Traditions
Climate
Income & size of
family
Their living
standards
Education of
individual & family

5. CAUSES OF HOUSING PROBLEMS

6. CAUSES
Growth of
population
Industriali-
sation
Urbanisa-
tion
Business
revolution
Occupation
Unplanned
city

7. URBANISATION & INDUSTRIALISATION
• Urbanisation refers to a process in
which an increasing proportion of a
society live in cities and the suburbs of
cities.
• Industrialisation refers to a process that
extensively uses inanimate sources of
energy to enhance human productivity.

8. URBANISATION & HOUSING PROBLEMS
• Overcrowding
• Loss of privacy
• Lack of housing contributes directly to crime, stress, and family breakdown
• Shortage of livable housing leading to growth of slums

9. PLANNING FOR HOUSING
The subsidized industrial housing scheme
Low income group housing scheme
The slum clearance and improvement scheme

10. CONT…
The middle income group housing scheme
The rental housing scheme
Land acquisition and development scheme