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Low-cost housing for developing countries: an analysis of the design process

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The subsequent data, analysis and case study is an attempt to clarify architectural approaches to meeting housing shortages in developing nations. This thesis is directed towards providing a greater understanding of the Third World building environment by examining unforeseen constraints, design parameters and the architect's new role vis-a-vis housing design for developing countries, as well as design approaches and strategies related to the housing problem in the developing world. These aspects of low-cost housing design in developing nations have been distilled into a process of design which is intended to further define a direction an architect can pursue in order to arrive at a feasible design solution regarding low-cost housing in developing countries. As a conclusion, the thesis provides a frame of reference to the previous analysis with a case study of the Dominican Republic, describing the country itself, its housing problem and some design proposals put forward by regional architects as a part of an international seminar on housing sponsored by the Dominican housing organization, CII-VIVIENDAS.

Chapters one, two and three approach the topic of low-cost housing in developing countries as an analysis of the broadest architectural considerations.

Chapter one, "Design Constraints for Low-Cost Housing in Developing Countries" introduces the initial design considerations of building conditions in the developing world from the perspective of an architect trained in the construction practices of the more advanced industrial nations. In comparison to the conventional architectural environment of the developed nations, the limited construction resources of developing nations constitute severe building constraints. These constraints are examined.

Chapter two, "Summary of Design Parameters for Developing Countries" derives design guidelines from the architectural constraints of chapter one.

Chapter three. "Housing Design for Developing Countries: New Architectural Roles, New Design Approaches & New Design Process" supplements the analysis of the first two chapters with a review of current architects' design responses to the rigid building parameters inherent in low-cost housing design for developing countries.

Chapter four, "A Case Study of the Dominican Republic: Country & Housing Characteristics" provides a frame of reference for the previous analysis with information concerning the country, the architectural influences and the housing data of the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic suffers from housing problems typical to most developing countries.

Chapter five. "Dominican Low-Cost Housing Seminar: Possible Low-Cost Housing Solutions for the Dominican Republic" concludes the thesis with a synthesis of the analysis and the case study. The synthesis is presented in terms of the diverse solutions to the housing shortage of the Dominican Republic reached by the participants of a low-cost housing seminar in the Dominican Republic. The seminar held in the winter of 1985 included foreign participants from both developed and developing countries in addition to the native Dominican participants. The design options described at the conclusion of chapter five are reflective of the current paths of low-cost housing development.

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ARCHITECTURAL THESIS TOPIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE LOW INCOME GROUP (LIG) AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE LOWER INCOME GROUP (LIG

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Dagilis, Trevor David. "Bamboo composite materials for low-cost housing." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape8/PQDD_0015/NQ54407.pdf.

Al-Mansoori, Mohammed Abdulla Jakkah. "Government low-cost housing provision in the United Arab Emirates : the example of the Federal Government low-cost housing programme." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/438.

Wentzel, Lance. "An analysis of quality assurance in low-cost housing construction." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1053.

Evans, Paul Desmond. "Confronting black low cost housing delivery in the Western Cape Metropolitan Area : a critical appraisal." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16102.

Cheung, Chris C. K. "Improving performance : an effective approach for an organisation providing low cost housing /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25947369.

Murni, Retno. "Towards a consumer protection for low-cost housing in Indonesia." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.493086.

Aturamu, O. B. "Microfinance : a strategy for facilitating low cost housing in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Salford, 2018. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/47196/.

Hylton, Amri Elizabeth. "Private/public partnership for low-cost housing in developing countries." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74773.

Sianga, Busisiwe Elizabeth. "An approach to sustainable, energy efficient design for low-cost housing in Botswana." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09222008-144556.

Obi, L. I. "Development of a system model for cost management in low-cost housing projects in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Salford, 2017. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/41605/.

Afkari, Arash. "Sustainable Low-Cost Housing in Ethiopia : A Study of CSSB-Technology." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET), 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-13917.

Sun, Minhui. "A study of precast reinforced concrete skeleton for low-cost housing /." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=61221.

Pottie, David Stephen. "The South African political transition and low-cost housing, 1994-1996." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ56260.pdf.

Rahman, Abdul Malek bin Abdul. "Design for natural ventilation in low cost housing in tropical climate." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492980.

Salim, Azizah. "Owner-occupiers transformation of public low cost housing in Peninsular Malaysia." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/800.

Onwukwe, Kay. "An alternative approach to low-cost housing construction, design and planning." Thesis, Kansas State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/9943.

Rarani, Manelisi. "Quality assurance in low-cost housing construction projects in the metropole." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2054.

Malard, Maria Lucia. "Brazilian low cost housing : interactions and conflicts between residents and dwellings." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1992. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/14633/.

Anderson, Abigail M. "Fabrication and construction methods for low-cost, low-carbon structural components for housing in India." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123214.

Matlala, M. M. "Low cost housing delivery in the Northern Province with reference to the Central Region." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2097.

Sabela, Primrose Thandekile. "Towards an alternative development approach to low cost housing delivery in KwaZulu-Natal province." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1353.

Ogunkah, Ibuchim. "Rethinking low-cost green building material selection process in the design of low-impact green housing developments." Thesis, University of Westminster, 2015. https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/9qvy7/rethinking-low-cost-green-building-material-selection-process-in-the-design-of-low-impact-green-housing-developments.

張智強 and Chris C. K. Cheung. "Improving performance: an effective approach for an organisation providing low cost housing." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31251341.

Bean, Janet L. "The NIMBY Syndrome and Low-Cost Manufactured Housing Developments: Can Landscape Architecture Help Overcome Community Opposition?" Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9749.

Zimbwa, Allan Golden. "Securitisation and its application to low cost housing finance in South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002746.

Hashim, Ahmad Hariza. "Residential satisfaction and social integration in public low cost housing in Malaysia." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268955.

Fielder, Sarah J. "Low cost home ownership in Glasgow : an analysis of recent housing policy." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1986. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3449/.

Shoup, Lawrence Miladinovich. "Low-cost housing for developing countries: an analysis of the design process." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/80108.

Yeop, Mat Dali Ahmad Salludin. "The implementation of public low-cost housing programme in Malaysia 1976-1990." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1996. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/12828/.

Ndlovu, Shweshwe. "Barriers to consumer acceptance of innovative building technologies for low-cost housing." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81683.

Crone, Simon Michael. "Application of information systems in irregular settlement management and low-cost housing provision." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17543.

Johansson, Ann-Charlotte, and Raffi Wartanian. "Low-Cost Housing for the Kambaata Region, Ethiopia - A demonstration project for dwelling houses." Thesis, Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-1761.

Low-Cost Housing Projects is an essential part in the line of developing sustainable solutions for the provision of shelter for ordinary people in the third world. In poor countries severe problems like population growth, uncontrolled urbanisation processes, deforestation and erosion are present as a result of misuse of all different kinds of resources; this is the fact also in Ethiopia. This degree project is a sub-project integrated in a larger research project at Halmstad University concerning Sustainable Low Cost Housing for the Kambaata Region, Ethiopia. The purpose of this sub-project is to plan and design two dwellings as when erected will serve as a demonstration project in Durame the main urban area of the Kambaata region.

The houses will be constructed from the two suitable low cost building materials; Adobe

blocks and CSSB (Cement Stabilized Soil Blocks).

Wahid, Julaihi B. "Physical changes and their relationship to the socio-cultural factors in urban housing." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308032.

Theart, Petrus Johannes. "Development of a multi-criteria assessment tool to choose between housing systems for the low cost housing market." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95844.

Dad, M. "The use of cement stabilised soil for low cost housing in developing countries." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.355840.

Mosweu, B. Abel. "Indawo yami : a catalyst for quality open space in low cost housing communities." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45308.

Mahashe, Mawande Victor. "The effectiveness of IDC in financing the construction of low cost or RDP housing." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97468.

Sekoati, Seaparo Charles. "Challenges facing small and medium enterprises in the low cost housing sector in Limpopo." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2347.

Fransolet, Colette Ghislaine Claudine. "Universal design for low-cost housing in South Africa : an exploratory study of emerging socio-technical issues." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2271.

Ngxubaza, Vuyokazi J. "An investigation of the low cost housing process with specific reference to the Mbashe local municipality." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1659.

Shuid, Syafiee. "Role of the state and market in low cost housing provision : the case of Open Registration System (ORS) for low cost house buyers in Malaysia." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2010. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/55506/.

Porst, Christopher F. "Confined masonry for seismically resilient low-cost housing in India : a design and analysis method." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99576.

Dominus, David A. "The development of the Sabah's State Housing Commission (SSHC) and its evaluation of success in providing low cost housing in Sabah." Virtual Press, 1994. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/902492.

Daries, Louella M. "Effect of low-cost housing on household and environmental health of residents in Phumlani Village, City of Cape Town." University of the Western Cape, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5363.

Ngquba, Vuyo. "The effectiveness of quality assurance systems towards delivering low-cost housing in Cape Town South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2640.

Madikane, Thulani. "Perceptions and preferences on high density residential development in low-cost housing : a case study of Langa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52989.

Platt, Robert Terry. "Development of A Ready-To-Assemble Construction System." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29315.

Kirsten, Sean Louis. "Heat as medicine - a study of the ceiling retrofit programme in South African low cost housing." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15759.

Walker, Jeanette. "A sustainability assessment method for greenfields, low cost, cement block housing developments on the Cape Flats." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16840.

Danso, Humphrey. "Use of agricultural waste fibres as enhancement of soil blocks for low-cost housing in Ghana." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2016. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/use-of-agricultural-waste-fibres-as-enhancement-of-soil-blocks-for-lowcost-housing-in-ghana(7cfab325-47fb-4174-8d9d-17d39d4b1897).html.

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