title: Urgent Architecture: 40 Sustainable Housing Solutions for a Changing World
author:  Bridgette Meinhold 
description: Bridgette Meinhold provides her readers an innovative source of information on this type of sustainable design, including green materials, recycling and low-cost construction methods.<br /> - <strong><em>Detail (UK)</em></strong><br /><br />A straightforward format and clear illustrations give the book a no-nonsense immediacy that seems appropriate to the subject.<br /> - <strong><em>Architectural Record</em></strong>
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                                                         Journal Of Contemporary Urban Affairs 
   
                                                                                                          2018, Volume 2, Number 3, pages 137– 145 
   
   
   
  A Discussion on Affordable Housing Projects; Case 
  Study Mehr Housing, Iran 
  * Ph.D. Candidate MARYAM GHASEMI 1, Dr. NAZIFE ÖZAY 2 
   
  1, 2 Department of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, via Mersin 10, Turkey 
   1 E mail: maryam.ghasemi@cc.emu.edu.tr ,  2 E mail: nazife.ozay@emu.edu.tr  
    
   
   
  A B S T R A C T 
    
  Housing is one of the basic needs for humans. Families in different countries 
  with various cultures, who have different life styles respond to their individual 
  needs including physical and mental in a safe place that is called house. The 
  world population is increasing day by day. In parallel to this population 
  growth, housing demand increases rapidly. Thus, different countries try to 
  meet the needs o