Innovative Approach for the Development of Sustainable Settlements in East Africa : Affordable Housing for Mogadishu / edited by Oscar Eugenio Bellini, Andrea Campioli, Claudio Del Pero, Cinzia M.L. Talamo, Davide Chiaroni, Stefano Guidarini, Camillo Magni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bellini, Oscar Eugenio, author.

Series:

Research for Development, 2198-7319

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources.

Sustainable architecture.

Geography.

Sustainability.

Energy policy.

Urban ecology (Biology).

Renewable Energy.

Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.

Energy Policy, Economics and Management.

Urban Ecology.

Local Subjects:

Renewable Energy.

Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.

Geography.

Sustainability.

Energy Policy, Economics and Management.

Urban Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This book deals with sustainable affordable housing in developing countries, providing the main results of the BECOMe research project of the Politecnico di Milano. Sustainable, affordable housing in developing countries is increasingly important for African and international stakeholders, with massive urbanization processes involving many countries consuming large territories and natural resources minus any strategy of sustainability and social equality and without consideration of the long-term effects on the environment and subsequent generations. While the issue of affordable housing requires approaches adapted to the many specific African contexts, the case of Somalia seems representative of a fragile context characterized by the uncertainty of the social, political, and economic situations and the lack of common shared legislative references and strategies. The book aims to provide knowledge and propose a methodological framework developed from this particular situation that canserve as a template. On the basis of this main objective, the book deals with approaches and problems related to the creation of sustainable housing ecosystems, activating and boosting local enterprises and stimulating foreign investors to revamp the national AEC sector and related manufacturing industries, models for modular settlements, and business models and assessment methodologies useful for evaluating a set of appropriate technological solutions. Chapters 03 and 07 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Contents:

Forward

introduction

PART I - East Africa context

Chapter 1 – Housing contexts in East Africa

Chapter 2 – Ecosystem perspective for sustainable settlements in East Africa

PART II - Mogadishu as a representative case

Chapter 3 – The dynamic and fragile context of Mogadishu as a representative case

Chapter 4 – Climate responsive design and energy performance goals

Chapter 5 – The fragmented and heterogeneous nature of manufacturing and construction sectors in Mogadishu

PART III - Proposals for sustainable and affordable housing in Mogadishu

Chapter 6 - Settlement strategy towards new business ecosystems

Chapter 7 – Construction technologies and materials for sustainable affordable housing

Chapter 8 – Estimation of construction costs: from technological solutions to the settlement scale

Chapter 9 – Appropriate tools for decision-makers: proposal of a Decisional Support System (DSS)

Conclusions.

Other Format:

Print version: Bellini, Oscar Eugenio Innovative Approach for the Development of Sustainable Settlements in East Africa

ISBN:

3-031-00284-9