*6.2.2 Communities*

It is very important to involve the communities from the planning phase to the implementation phase. Such approach will build learning and knowledge sharing platforms between stakeholders and communities, encourage communities to take "ownership" of finished products and ensure that the ideas, beliefs and traditions of the communities is taken into account. All these enhance occupants' feelings of belonging. Other actors such as built environment professionals and manufactures are responsible for ensuring that housing design criteria, materials or product specifications are environmentally responsive [41].
