**Meet the editors**

Dr. Amjad Almusaed was born on January 15, 1967. He holds a PhD degree in Architecture (Environmental Design) from "Ion Mincu" University, Bucharest, Romania. He followed a postdoctoral research in 2004 on sustainable and bioclimatic houses from the School of Architecture in Aarhus, Denmark. Dr. Almusaed has more than 28 years of experience in sustainability in

architecture and landscaping with innovative orientation. He has carried out a great deal of research and technical survey work, and has performed several studies in the areas mentioned above. He is an active member in many international architectural associations. He has published and edited many papers, articles, and books in different languages.

Asaad Almssad has more than 28 years of experience in the industry, as well as teaching and research at Umeå University, Karlstad University, and others. His research focuses on building structures, materials, sustainable building, and energy efficiency in building systems. His viewpoint of the building and its components is that the orientation of new researchers tends to move human

actions under the building roof toward energy efficiency and healthy living spaces. He has authored and coauthored more than 30 research papers and many books. He is now employed as a docent at Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Section 1 Introduction to Housing Affairs 1**

Chapter 1 **Introductory Chapter: Housing Policy Matters 3** Amjad Almusaed and Asaad Almssad

Chapter 3 **Children's Playgrounds in Slovak Mass Housing Estates: History**

Chapter 4 **Collaborative Public Participatory Web Geographic Information**

Qureshi, Muhammad Kashif Nazir and Amer Masood

Chapter 5 **Urbanization and Meeting the Need for Affordable Housing**

**System: A Groupware-Based Online Synchronous Collaboration**

Muhammad Atif Butt, Syed Amer Mahmood, Javed Sami, Jahanzeb

Temi Oni-Jimoh, Champika Liyanage, Akanbi Oyebanji and Michael

**Section 2 Cases Studies Upon Housing Policies 19**

Chapter 2 **Housing Policy in the Slovak Republic 21**

**to Support Municipal Planning 55**

**and Current Trends 39** Katarína Kristiánová

Daniela Spirkova

**in Nigeria 73**

Gerges
