Essays about: "Sustainable Low-Cost Housing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Sustainable Low-Cost Housing.

1. 1. Sustainable and affordable housing in Nairobi, Kenya : An analysis of challenges and opportunities from the perspective of key actors

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Toyah Eglin; [2023]
   Keywords : affordable housing; sustainable buildings; local implementations; bioclimatic adaptations;

   Abstract : The global urban population is projected to grow rapidly in the coming years, leading to an increase in housing demand that is not always met with adequate supply of quality housing. In the low-and middle-income context of Kenya, this gap has led to the proliferation of sub-standard housing implementations, with significant social and environmental impacts. READ MORE

3. 2. Collapsible Home : Celebrate life again

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, Produktutveckling

   Author : Meisam Kalantari; [2016]
   Keywords : housing; home; modular; prefabricated; urgent; temporary; foldable; collapse; catastrophic; hut; earthquake; collapsible; disaster; life; reborn; sustainable; green; catastrophy; service; service design; semantics; refugee; homeless; design; product design; industrial design; rescue; emergency; accommodate; accommodation; catastrophe; solar energy; hybrid; aftermath; humanitarian; social; war; civil war; civil; civilization; accommodating; housing alternative; housing; خانه پیش ساخته، زلزله‌ ، خانه تاشو، پیش ساخته ، مدولار، مدیریت بحران، امداد، کمک رسانی;

   Abstract : There has been significant increase in the occurrence of earthquakes and other disasters around the world recently. With record-breaking storms and natural disasters destroying different parts of the world, many people have to deal with the repercussions of the aftermaths; and homelessness is one of the facts of such incidence. READ MORE

4. 3. Housing innovations in rural Ethiopia : A case study of how to make innovations accepted and sustainable

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

   Author : Signe Nilsson; [2016]
   Keywords : housing; rural; construction; innovation; diffusion; implementation; success factors; Ethiopia; low-cost housing;

   Abstract : A good product does not guarantee its successful adoption. This can be seen in a project in rural Ethiopia, in which a new type of house provides great advantages over current housing alternatives. READ MORE

5. 4. Sustainable Low-Cost Housing in Ethiopia : A Study of CSSB-Technology

   University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

   Author : Arash Afkari; [2010]
   Keywords : low-cost housing; low cost housing; ethiopia; cement stabilised soil block; CSSB; sustainable; sustainable housing; construction engineering; affordable houses; lågkostnadshus;

   Abstract : This degree project is about sustainable low-cost housing in Ethiopia with a focus on CSSB-technology, which is one method of constructing houses. The project allowed me to visit Ethiopia during seven weeks in 2010, to observe, gather information and to perform tests regarding the specific subject. READ MORE

6. 5. Study of Rural Housing in Mamba District Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

   University essay from JTH, Byggnadsteknik

   Author : Jenny Mattsson; [2009]
   Keywords : building design; building material; building technology; low cost solutions; mamba district; modern housing; sustainable solutions; tanzania; traditional housing;

   Abstract : As one of the poorest countries in the world, Tanzania faces various kinds of problems. The housing situation is poor in the whole country, especially in rural areas where the main part of the population lives in mud houses. READ MORE