Housing provision and bottom-up approaches : family case studies from Africa, Asia, and South America / edited by Adenrele Awotona.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Awotona, Adenrele A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing policy--Asia.

Housing policy--Africa.

Housing--Asia--Case studies.

Housing--Africa--Case studies.

Housing policy--South America.

Housing--South America--Case studies.

Local Subjects:

Housing policy--Asia.

Housing policy--Africa.

Housing--Asia--Case studies.

Housing--Africa--Case studies.

Housing policy--South America.

Housing--South America--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xxx, 332 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Ashgate, [1999]

Contents:

Section I An overview of some conceptual issues

1 On the relationships between family and housing / Amos Rapoport 1

Section II Case studies from Africa

2 User modifications in public housing estates: Some findings from the Nigerian scene / Ben C. Arimah 39

3 Breaking through the barrier of standardisation: The case of Tenth of Ramadan core housing scheme, Egypt / Hala Kardash 55

4 Post-occupancy evaluation of five-storey walk-up dwellings: The case of four mass housing estates in Algiers / Magda Behloul 77

5 The attitude of Libyan families to their traditional and contemporary houses / Abubaker M. Shawesh, Adenrele Awotona 117

6 Housing and difference in Cape Town, South Africa: Case studies and policy concerns / Andrew Spiegel, Vanessa Watson, Peter Wilkinson 145

7 Do grassroots publicity and media success guarantee successful housing? A case study of 'bottom-up' approaches to housing and urban regeneration in District Six, Cape Town, South Africa / Ola Uduku 161

Section III Case studies from Asia

8 Housing adaptable to changing conditions: A physical analysis of the older neighbourhoods of Yokne 'am Illit, Israel / Iris Aravot 181

9 Housing processes in war-torn areas: Family case studies from Lebanon / Souheil El-Masri 201

10 Chinese vernacular dwellings: A popular approach to housing supply / Ying Liu, Adenrele Awotona 223

Section IV Case study from South America

11 Balancing capacity with vulnerability: Dwelling on unstable land, Caqueta, Lima, Peru / David Sanderson 315.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1840143037

OCLC:

40681918