| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Online access with DDA: Askews (Architecture)
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| Contents |
Learning from the Poor -- Invisible Millions -- Invisible Markets -- Invisible Land -- Invisible Informal Processes -- Invisible Infrastructure -- Visibly Vulnerable, Invisibly Resilient -- Invisible Freedoms -- Invisible Power -- Rethinking and Designing Low-Cost Housing in Developing Countries |
| Summary |
Winner of the ACSA/AIA Housing Design Education Award! There is an increased interest among architects, urban specialists and design professionals to contribute to solve "the housing problem" in developing countries. The Invisible Houses takes us on a journey through the slums and informal settlements of South Africa, India, Colombia, Honduras, El Salvador, Cuba, Haiti and many other countries of the Global South, revealing the challenges of, and opportunities for, improving the fate of millions of poor families. Stressing the limitations of current approaches to housing development, Gonzalo Lizarralde examines the short-, mid- and long-term consequences of housing intervention. The book covers - among others - the issues of planning, design, infrastructure and project management. It explains the different variables that need to be addressed and the causes of common failures and mistakes, while outlining successful strategies based on embracing a sustained engagement with the complexity of processes that are generally invisible |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 24, 2014) |
| Subject |
Sustainable architecture -- Developing countries
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Low-income housing -- Developing countries
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Architects and community -- Developing countries
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Urbanization -- Developing countries
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Residential.
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HOUSE & HOME -- Design & Construction.
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Architects and community
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Low-income housing
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Sustainable architecture
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Urbanization
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317609650 |
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1317609654 |
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9781315749600 |
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1315749602 |
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9781317609636 |
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1317609638 |
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9781317609643 |
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1317609646 |
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