简介:TheSpanishhousingcooperativesaretemporaryorganizationsaimingatbuildinghomesfortheirmemberswiththehelpofprofessionalagentstoensureapricewhichcoversonlytheactualcosts,withoutanyprofitoftheprivatedevelopmentcompanyand,consequentlyalowerpricethanthemarketprice,andaffordableforthepeople.HousesproducedincooperativeregimeconstituteaconsiderablepartofthesubsidizedhousinginSpain,whicharegradedintothreecategoriesaccordingtotheratioofthebeneficiary'sincometotheminimumwage.Theirpercentageintheoverallhousesbuilthasalsobeenincreasinginrecentyears.Thereasonofthegrowthliesnotonlyinitscostefficiencybutalsoinsomeotheradvantagesincludingthesocialcohesionoftheuserswhohaveorganizedthemselvesinthisregime.Theauthorgivesanexampleofthe"L'illa"buildingtodemonstratetheseadvantages.
简介:ThewatersupplyandsanitationsysteminDaresSalaamfaUinawkwardconditioncausedbyseverewaste,poorinstallmenttechnology,inadequatecoverageandmaintenanceandlackofmodemsanitationmodels.FindingbothcentralauthoritiestechnicallyandeconomicaUyunabletoimproveit,localcitizengroupslookforaffordablewaysofimprovingthenecessaryinfrastructurethroughtheirownefforts.Whiletheirself-helpinitiativeshavebeensuccessful,theyurgentlyneedsupportininformationandtechnologyforbettersolutionsandproperuse.