Urban Public Housing in Northern Nigeria : The Search for Indigeneity and Cultural Practices in Design / by Abubakar Danladi Isah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Isah, Abubakar Danladi., Author.

Series:

The Urban Book Series, 2365-757X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban geography.

Sociology, Urban.

Sustainable development.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).

Urban Studies/Sociology.

Sustainable Development.

Regional and Cultural Studies.

Local Subjects:

Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).

Urban Studies/Sociology.

Sustainable Development.

Regional and Cultural Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXII, 161 p. 108 illus., 101 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Summary:

This book provides readers with two major practical insights. Firstly, on the basis of statistical inquiry it identifies the significance of socio-cultural elements that encourage user-instigated transformation. Secondly, it employs layout pattern analysis to distinguish transformation patterns, hence revealing an unbroken cultural link between residents and their roots. The book also sheds new light on the transformation of public housing in the context of culture-sensitive communities in Northern Nigeria. The research work is directed towards developing culture-responsive public housing design frameworks that are rooted in the current users’ experiences. As a result, a broad portrait of prime design emerges from said experiences. In order to accomplish this goal, the study takes into account both phenomenological and interpretive dimensions. In the process, the cultural factors behind residents’ transformations are uncovered.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Chapter 1

Chapter 2: The dimension of public housing in Nigeria

Chapter 3: Culture and Space as an integral phenomenon of housing transformation

Chapter 4: Search for cultural attributes appropriate for design ideals

Chapter 5: Search for Public housing inhabitants’ link with the root

Chapter 6: Search for design patterns and design indices in transformed housing units

Chapter 7: Cultural determinants and spatial patterns of design framework units

Chapter 8: Rethinking sustainable public housing design in cultured communities

Appendix

Glossary

Summary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-319-40192-0