Abstract
The need for shelter is a growing worldwide problem. In developing countries this need far exceeds the capacity of government agencies to respond. self-help techniques often provide alternative means for lower income people to imporve their own shelter and community services with a minimun of outside assistance. These techniques may often require the introduction of less advanced, but appropriate building technology is important. It is, however, only one part of a comprehensive system needed to produce better housing. In many countries, technology is the least important constraint; more serious concerns are building technology is important. It is, however, only one part of a comprehensive system needed to produce better housing. In many countries, technology is the least important constraint; more serious concerns are managerial and financial obstacles. The Building Materials Production Centers concept is part of a larger shelter development strategy; a Cooperative Development System 1) aimed at promoting low-cost housing in developing countries. The self-help construction that takes place in squatter settlements and rural areas is often poorly served by the formal construction industry material suppliers and must rely on informal material production systems for building materials. Building Materials Production Centers can be established to meet the needs of these settlement areas in a more efficient way at a reasonable cost and at locations where people are improving their own housing and communities.
Highlights
The need for shelter is a growing worldwide problem. In developing countries this need far exceeds the capacity of governnnent agencies to respond
Cooperative self-help techniques often próvido alternativo means for lower income people to imporve their own shelter and community services with a minimun of outside assistance
The self-help construction that takes place in squatter settiements and rural áreas is often poorly served by the formal construction industry material suppliers and must rely on informal material production systems for building matehals
Summary
Como los bloques de hormigón, son por lo general más caros de lo necesario ya que están diseñados para el estándar de construcción más elevado del sector formal. Un BPMC puede producir, a un coste más bajo, materiales tales como ladrillos de baja resistencia para el mercado de la vivienda de bajo coste. Los BPMC aumentan también la disponibilidad de materiales y, al estar situados cerca o dentro de las comunidades, reducen el coste del transporte para llevar los materiales a pie de obra. A diferencia de los trabajadores del mercado informal, como los vendedores ambulantes, los trabajadores que fabrican materiales de construcción adquieren conocimientos que les permiten muchas veces pasar a ocupar trabajos del sector formal. Las limitaciones financieras son debidas muchas veces a la insuficiencia de capital circulante y a los elevados intereses cargados por los mecanismos de crédito informal. Esto contribuye a mantener un escaso intercambio con el extranjero por parte del país y estimula la demanda de recursos domésticos, maquinaria y mano de obra
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