ABSTRACT
When we consider the role of technology in the provision of dwellings in the third millennium, we need to consider several inter-related questions: the quality and quantity of dwellings which will be required, where these dwellings are to be located and the resources that are available for housing provision. The scale of resources available is primarily a function of the wealth or poverty of the people, though governments may have a significant impact, mainly in richer countries, through the scale and nature of their direct provision, and through policies in respect of subsidies and taxation. In addition, differing tenure arrangements may have an impact on the way in which different societies dispose resources.
