| dc.description.abstract | The "Minimum Requirements for Permanent Single Sto~y
Housing" given in this pamphlet must be regarded as
guidelines for those who need a definition of the term
"Permanent Housing" in Tanzania.
T~ere are three main reasons why the guidelines are
published:-
1. They can be a substitution for the former "Building
Covenants. II
2. The building regulations .i.n force are limited to
the major towns and are valid only for the most
developed areas of these towns. The existing
regulations are also partly not relevant to
Tanzanian conditions.
3. Today permanent houses will be built allover the
country in both urban and rural areas.
The "Minimum Requirements for Permanent Single Stoi'y
Housingrt have been worked out by National Housing and
Building Research Unit. These guidelines were originally
made as a substitution for the former "Building Covenants",
which were used to define the quality of houses to be
built on surveyed plots. The "Building Covenants" gave
figures in Shillings for the minimum value of houses
being built.
During colonial times this method of specifying quality
was a very efficient way of aChieving segregation. The
Building Covenant for some areas was set very high so
that only well-to-be people and mainly europeans could
afford to build houses at the value required. This system
is now abolished.
The existing building regulations are limited to be used
for certain areas of the major towns, city centres and
IILowDensityrt areas, mainly for high cost and medium cost
housing. The "Minimum Requirements for Permanent Single
Story Houses" are not completely consistent | en_US |
