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23 Νοε 2018 · The WHO Housing and health guidelines bring together the most recent evidence to provide practical recommendations to reduce the health burden due to unsafe and substandard housing.
1 Ιαν 2024 · Definition. Households are supposed to live in “substandard living accommodations,” if they are in housing conditions that do not meet the human needs of the residents or that seriously deviate from national or regional standards, thus resulting in a situation marked by deprivation and social exclusion or by a deficiency in subjective well-being.
A number of conditions must be met before particular forms of shelter can be considered to constitute “adequate housing.” These elements are just as fundamental as the basic supply and availability of housing. For housing to be adequate, it must, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:
26 Νοε 2018 · Improved housing conditions can save lives, reduce disease, increase quality of life, reduce poverty, help mitigate climate change and contribute to the achievement of a number of Sustainable Development Goals, in particular those addressing Health (SDG 3) and Sustainable Cities (SDG 11).
20 Ιουλ 2020 · The role of housing as a social determinant of health is well-established, but the causal pathways are poorly understood beyond the direct effects of physical housing defects.
Substandard housing conditions refer to living environments that fail to meet basic safety, health, and comfort standards necessary for adequate human habitation. These conditions often include issues like inadequate heating, lack of clean water, poor sanitation, structural damage, and overcrowding, which can severely impact the well-being of ...
Slums, informal settlements and inadequate housing remain the visible manifestations of poverty and inequality in cities. At present, it is estimated that one in eight people in the world live in slums or experience slum-like conditions around their housing environments’1.
