Living with transformation : self-built housing in the city of Dhaka /

Living with transformation : self-built housing in the city of Dhaka /

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Author / Creator:Khan, Tareef Hayat (Architect)
Imprint:Cham ; New York : Springer, ©2014.
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in geography, 2211-4165
SpringerBriefs in geography.
Subject:
Dwellings -- Bangladesh -- Dhaka.
Architecture, Domestic -- Bangladesh -- Dhaka.
Architecture, Domestic.
Dwellings.
Bangladesh -- Dhaka.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11079943
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ISBN:9783319007205
3319007203
1299859062
9781299859067
9783319007199
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 31, 2013).
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Summary:This book describes and analyzes the phenomenon of spontaneous transformation in self-built houses in the context of developing countries. After describing briefly the history of self-built houses and the phenomenon of transformation around the world, it focuses on its context, the city of Dhaka. Firstly it describes the physical patterns of spontaneous transformation. Then it explains the explicit reasons behind those transformations. Finally, it carefully unveils the implicit values that are hidden behind those explicit reasons. The entire book is an ethnographic journey, which not only expresses unique stories of living with transformation, but also captivates the reader throughout with its compelling way of qualitative judgment.

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