Essays about: "swahili house"

Found 2 essays containing the words swahili house.

  1. 1. Urbanization and Density in Zanzibar - Recommendations for Sustainable Urban Development from Swahili Houses to Apartment Houses

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningar i Helsingborg

    Author : Anders Björn Mattsson; Mattias Jansson Möllerström; [2014]
    Keywords : urbanization; density; sustainable housing development; swahili house; zanzibar; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Urbanization and Density in Zanzibar - Recommendations for Sustainable Urban Development from Swahili houses to low-rise multi-storey houses. The rapid urbanization process in Africa is a major challenge for politicians, urban planners and society in general. The archipelago of Zanzibar in Tanzania is in the middle of this process. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vertical extensions of the Urban Swahili house : A proposal for standardised two-storey construction

    University essay from KTH/Byggvetenskap

    Author : Hanna Kruse; Lotta Torstensson; [2011]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : A decent shelter is a basic human need. In developing countries, where the industrialisation process is accompanied by rapid urbanisation, the population solves their housing situation within limits of their own savings. READ MORE