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- Almanac of Policy Issues: Housing
News, background information, and links on U.S. housing issues, including public housing, Section 8 vouchers, and rent control. - Australasian Housing Information Network
News, reports, conferences and employment opportunities from leading Australian housing policy and research centres. - Australasian Housing Institute
Professional body for individual practitioners in the broad social housing sector in Australasia - linking social housing workers in Australia and New Zealand. Details of membership benefits, events and publications. - Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
A consortium of research centres funded by Australian State and Commonwealth Governments, as well as by member universities. Housing research publications. - BUBL Link: Housing
Online library features links to resources related to social housing. - Building More, Wanting Less
Wes Janz, Professor of Architecture at Ball State University, photographs and comments on living conditions in working class neighborhoods of cities across the world. Contributions by others and further submissions requested. - Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Housing
Group works to make sure that US federal housing subsidies are directed to the most needy citizens. Page includes list of research areas, current state issues and events. - Chartered Institute of Housing
A professional body for people working in housing in the United Kingdom. Promotes the provision and management of good quality, affordable housing. - Community Housing NSW
Resource for community housing providers and tenants in New South Wales. - Council for Affordable and Rural Housing
A national advocacy and educational association for individuals and businesses involved in the financing, development and management of affordable rural housing. - Department of the Environment and Local Government
Housing section of this Irish Government Department web site. Includes on-line leaflets on services of the Department. - European Network for Housing Research
The group is composed of researchers from a variety of social science disciplines dealing with housing and urban issues. Includes details of conferences, events and publications. - Housing: A Basic Human Right
A presentation by Ken Kimmelman, Barbara Buehler Anthony Romeo, and Dale Laurin, arguing that Aesthetic Realism explains America's housing crisis, the cause, and the solution. Speakers, petition. - Housing and Housing Policy
Information from the UK Department for Communities and Local Government, concerning policy on housing issues. - Housing Assistance Council
Helps local organizations in rural America build affordable homes. Includes information about loans, technical assistance, training, links, publications and relevant articles. - The Housing Corporation
The government agency who fund and regulate Registered Social Landlords (including housing associations) in England. - Housing Information Gateway
Searchable international database on housing experts, organizations, events, bibliographies, and listservs that allows users to post additional information. Page uses frames. - Housing New Canadians Research Working Group
Research partnership focused on housing access and discrimination in the Toronto area. Research projects examine the housing search process used by immigrants and refugees, the quality and cost of the housing they obtain, the degree to which their housing needs are met, and the nature and extent of any housing-related discrimination. - Housing Policy Debate
Quarterly journal from Fannie Mae Foundation provides insightful discussion and original research on a broad range of housing and community development issues. - Housing Studies Association
United Kingdom forum for housing related research and debate. Details of conference and events as well as recent publications from HSA. - Housingnet
UK housing information resource, containing a social housing database, information and topical debate. Also includes an online maintenance manual. - Inside Housing
E-magazine concerned with social housing issues in the UK. Page includes news, feature articles and career job listings. - Joint Center for Housing Studies
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University analyzes the ways in which housing policy and practices are shaped by economic and demographic trends. - Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Independent development and social research charity, supporting a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy. - LandlordPolitics.com: Archives of Minneapolis Property Rights Action Committee
Describes activities and history of MPRAC, a group of inner-city landlords, offering its view of tenant-landlord issues and the treatment of landlords by the local government and news media. - Narpac: Public Housing Issues in Washington, DC
The National Association to Restore Pride in America's Capital explains the problems of public in Washington, D.C., USA and new ways that have been used to improve this system. - National Home of Your Own Alliance
Funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities to promote opportunities for people with disabilities to own and control their homes. - NPR: Housing First
In this yearlong special reporting project Housing First, NPR News explores the housing dilemmas of Americans with special needs -- and how lack of housing can stymy their efforts to join mainstream society. - Roof Magazine
Bimonthly magazine on housing in Britain published by the nonprofit Shelter. Includes subscription information, resources, past articles and a look at the current issue. - Room at RTPI
Organizes seminars in the UK to discuss housing issues, such as how to create healthy communities, landlords, personal problems, and real estate markets. - Self-Help Enterprises
Providing technical services and support, helping families and communities compete for financial resources and empowering people to be leaders. Includes current programs, how to join, FAQ and related links. - Squat!net
Information on all squatted buildings and areas around the world. An international forum on squatted houses, squatting and carsides. - UK Social Housing
Includes up to date national news on social housing issues. There are many useful links to related sites, and also a forum to publish your views. - United Nations Centre for Human Settlements - Habitat (UNCHS)
Analyses and studies human settlement patterns, and develops methods for controlled settlement with the preservation of the environment in mind. - The Price Is Wrong
Article by Errol T. Louis in City Limits magazine [New York] examining the way appraisal "redlining" skews estimated community property values downward. (March 1, 1997)
- Urban Institute: Housing
A nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the US. [RSS]
Random Indian Recipes:-
- Kadai Paneer
Cut paneer and capsicum in long pieces. Make fine paste of onion, tomato, ginger and salt. Heat butter in a pan. Add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon. Then add ground paste,red chilly powder and orange colour. Allow to cook on medium flame till oil seperates. Add paneer and capsicum pieces. Cook again for 4-5 min on low flame. When the capsicum are done remove from the flame. Kadai paneer is ready. Serve hot with naan or roti. - Dal Fry
Wash tur dal and soak in water for 30 min. and cook in a pressure cooker. Cut tomato,onion,ginger and garlic into fine pieces. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds,jeera and kadipatta. Then add red chilly and ... - Pulao
First clean and wash rice.drain all water and keep aside for 1 hour. Cut vegetables in shape as you want. Grate coconut and extract coconut juice with warm water. In a cooker pan take 4 tbsp ghee or oil. to this add cloves,dalchini and pepper. Then add chopped green chillies and onions .fry till onion is brown in colour. Now add rice and saute it for ... - Medu Vada
Soak urd dal in water for at least 5 hours and grind it without water. Add salt,black pepper powder and beat well to make it light and fluffy. Add chopped coriander leaves,curry leaves and green chilly pieces. Heat oil and Shape the daal mixture into flat rounds and make a hole in the center. Add little rice flour if shape is not forming. Fry first over high heat and then over lower heat till golden brown. Remove the vada out of oil and drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with green chutney or sambar. - Potato Burfi
Boil potato and mash finely. Grate coconut. In a thick bottom pan mix mashed potato,coconut and sugar. Allow to cook on a low flame (appx. 45-50 min). When the mixture bacame thick remove from the gas. Add elaichi powder and mix well. Pour the mixture on greased platform. Roll out the mixture with roll pin to make 1 cm thick. Cut the pieces as shape as you want. Allow to cool. - Sarson ka Saag
Chop the sarson vegetable,palak, chillies and tomatoes and boil them in cooker for 10 min. Cool and grind coarsely. Add some makki ka aata and boil this without covering the pan until all the liquid dries up. In another pan heat ghee and add red chilly powder,garam masala powder,,haldi ,methi seeds and mustard seeds. Then add chopped onions, ginger, garlic and salt. Fry well and add above saag. Mix well and simmer for 2-3 min. - Apple Kheer
In a cup of warm milk mix the cornflour finely. In a another pan take milk,cornflour milk and sugar. Allow to boil on low flame for 20 min. Peel and grate the apples. Add immediately into boiling milk. Allow to cook for 4-5 min on low flame. Lastly add elaichi powder. Remove from heat. Garnish with kaju badam pista pieces. Apple kheer is ready to serve. - Kadboli
In a pan heat butter and add rice flour,maida,Sesame seeds,red chilly powder and salt. Mix well and knead dough using hot water. Cover the dough and keep aside for 40 min. After 40 min knead again and make small balls out of dough. Now make into rope and give kadboli shape. Heat oil in a kadai and fry kadbolis on low flame till dark brown. Allow to cool and store in air-tight container. - Gobi Manchurian
Boil 2 cups of water and add 1/2 tsp salt and cook cauliflower florets for about 5-6 min.drain it and keep aside. In another bowl make a batter of half cornflour,maida,half portion of the ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder,ajinomoto and salt. Dip the florets one by one in batter and deep fry in a hot oil till golden and keep aside. In another kadai take ... - Nimbu ka Meetha Aachar
Wash lemons cleanly. Dry the lemons with a clean muslin cloth. Cut the lemons into 4 pieces. Apply salt and keep them in a jar. Place the jar in the sun for 4-5 days. Dry roast the whole masalas together. Grind them coarsely. Add the freshly ground masalas & crushed jaggery to the lemons. Keep the jar of lemons in the sun again for 4 days. Open the jar and ...