CONTENTS Preface v List of Con tribu tors xi Section I: Housing 1. Changing Housing Needs and New Directions 3 -Asha Pandey 2. Housing Condition in India: Problems, Policies and Perspective 9 - Kanak Chauhan, Veena Gandotra and Promila Sharma 3. Housing Needs of Women in Today's Context 16 -Heena K. Bijli 4. Women, Environment and Health at the Crossroads of Housing in Urban Slums 22 -Rameshiuari Pandya and Anuradha Mathu Section II: Housing Design 5. Design of Shared Spaces in Living Environment 47 - Purvi Chhadva and Kinjal Bhatt 6. Ergonomic Evaluation of Kitchen Work with Reference to Space Designing 55 -Jatinder Kishtwaria, Puja Mathur, Neetika Talwar and Aruna Rana 7. Wise Utilisation of Small Spaces 59 -Manasvini Mehta and Neerja Jaiswal 8. A Study of Satisfaction Experienced by the Homemakers in Using the Modular Kitchen 63 Paid and Veena Gandotra 9. Eco-friendly Housing in India 69 - Savita Swami 10. Landscaping through Houseplants for Bioaesthetics and Functionalism 73 - Bhawana Asnani and Seema Dwivedi 11. Role of Houseplants in Interiors 79 - Seema Dwivedi and Bhaiuana Asnani 12. Ergonomics at Home 89 - Neerja }aiswal and Shilpa Bhagchandani 13. Effects of Organic Building Materials on Health of Residents 99 - Sucheta Singh and Veena Gandotra 14. Knowledge and Satisfaction Experienced by the Homemakers Regarding the Materials Used for Kitchen Counter Tops 105 - Vrushali Datar and Maneesha Shukul 15. Modern Building Technologies for Intelligent Homes 111 - Neerja ]aisival Section III: Housing Design 16. Awareness of Rural People about Various Housing Schemes 125 - S.A. Degwekar, N.M. Sakarkar, S.R, Karande and M.P. Kale 17. Levels of Satisfaction of Inmates of Sardar Awaas Yojana 129 - Manjari Acharya and Rashmi Khimturiya 18. Satisfaction of Beneficiaries about Indira Awaas Yojana Housing Schemes 135 - N.M. Sakarkar, S.A. Degiuekar, S.R. Karande and M.P. Kale 19. Review of the Slum Improvement and Upgradation of Urban Slum Programme in Amravati City 139 -K.A. Ghatol and M.V. Shiralkar 20. Women and Housing Rights -A Legal Overview145 - Varsha Sharma 21. Building Legislations 157 - Sukesha Dubey and Santosh Kumar Section IV: Housing for the Elderly 22. Housing for the Elderly: A Case Study 163 -Anita S. Kumar 23. Housing Design Considerations for the Elderly 179 - Riti Desai 24. Changing Needs for an Economical House Especially for Elderly People in Kachchh Region 187 - L.H. Daryani and Manjula T. Jha 25. Kitchen Design for Assisted Living 191 - Maneesha Skukul and Divya D. Ajwani 26. Thermal Performance of Rural Houses in the Context of Udaipur Region 197 -Ritu Singhvi, Sangeeta Yadav and N.S. Rathore Section V : Housing Safety 27. Indoor Air Quality -A Major Safety Issue in Housing 207 - Hemu Rathore, Ritu Singhvi and Gayatri Tiwari 28. Housing and Safety Issues 223 - Santosh Tikoo 29. Designing Earthquake-Resistant Structure 229 - Sanjeev Borse 30. High Rise Designing Issues 255 - Sanjay Pabari 31. Fire Safety Facilities in Multistoreyed Buildings 259 - Maneesha Shukul, Neelam Shekhavat 32. Health Principles Related to Housing 269 - Veena. Gandotm 33. Recommendations for Housing : An Outcome of Seminar 277 - Veena Gandotra, Maneesha Shukul, Neena Jaju and Neerja faisival Index 287