Adequate housing refers to the provision of safe, secure, and suitable living conditions for individuals or families. It ensures that people have access to basic amenities such as water, sanitation, electricity, and protection from extreme weather conditions.
Affordable Housing: Affordable housing refers to housing options that are within financial reach of low-income individuals or families. This term focuses on making sure that housing costs do not exceed a certain percentage of a household's income.
Housing Density: Housing density refers to the number of dwelling units per unit of land area. It measures how densely populated an area is in terms of residential structures and can impact urban sustainability by determining resource usage and infrastructure needs.
Slum Upgrading: Slum upgrading involves improving the living conditions in informal settlements or slums by providing better infrastructure, services, and tenure security. It aims to transform these areas into sustainable communities with adequate housing options.
Which approach would best promote urban sustainability while addressing lack of adequate housing?
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