CONTENTS
I. Abstract
II. Aims and objectives
III. Scope and Limitations
IV. Methodology and Structure of Thesis
1. Introduction 15
1.1 General Introduction 15
1.2 Affordable housing – definitions 16
1.3 Importance of affordable housing 18
1.4 Benefits of well-designed housing 18
1.5 Reasons for not well-designed housing in India 19
1.6 Need for evaluation of the design of affordable housing in India.
For whom is this evaluation needed 19
1.7 Need for evaluation of the design of affordable housing in India.
And for what purpose is this evaluation necessary? 20
1.8 The demand for Affordable housing in Gujarat 20
2. Formulating the criteria for evaluating the design proposals of affordable
housing units 25
2.1 Formulating criteria 25
2.1.1 Framework development 25
2.1.2 Metrics for evaluating the design of affordable housing units 28
2.1.3 Synthesis of the matrix 36
2.1.4 Validation of resultant matrix through the Delphi method with some level of
Modifications 37
2.2 Resultant matrix for evaluating the design proposals of the affordable housing units 43
2.2.1 Hierarchy in resultant matrix 43
2.2.2 Meaning of criteria 45
2.2.3 Resultant matrix 48
3. Through AHP-Analytical Hierarchy Process find the relative weightage of
each criterion 53
3.1 Introduction 53
3.2 How AHP works 53
3.3 The Features of AHP 55
3.4 Checking the consistency 56
• Conclusions 61
• Illustration credits 71
• References 72
• Bibliography 74
• Appendixes 76-106