This year's Pritzker Prize winner, Alejandro Aravena, has demonstrated how the social housing problem can be addressed. This New York Times article explains:
"... Mr. Aravena’s work “gives economic opportunity to the less privileged, mitigates the effects of natural disasters,...
Recognizing the importance of planning for resilience, US President Obama signed an executive order that directs federal agencies to plan and build for higher flood levels when constructing new projects in flood prone regions.
This RAND piece highlights the issues:
"... Judgi...
