Contradictions and Countermeasures of Affordable Housing Construction

Abstract:

The paper extends its field of research to affordable housing development, which is an important people's livelihood issue in current china. This paper begins with an outline of public rental housing construction in Chongqing so called Chongqing model, in sight of universal issues in affordable housing exploitation, analyzes main contradictions about housing policy, planning and management, and proposes countermeasures from four aspects, establishing multi-level housing guarantee system, planning comprehensively and taking measures according to local conditions, emphasizing on quality and quantity to improve performance-price ratio, and updating design concepts to advocate intensive life. In conclusion, we find evidence suggesting that China should clearly understand the contingency and stage characteristics of affordable housing development, meanwhile establish all-round and whole process support policies and measures, and strengthen renovation of science and technologies. As a typical model, the exploration on contradictions and countermeasures of Chongqing pubic rental housing construction aims to provide experience and reference to affordable housing development across China form the theoretical and practical fields.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 919-921)
• Pages: 1603-1609
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.919-921.1603
• Online since: April 2014
• Authors: Lei Yan, Wei Ran Zhou, Jian Feng Miao
• Keywords: Affordable Housing, Chongqing Model, Contradiction, Countermeasure

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