Houses in Transformation

Search for the Implicit Reasons

von Tareef Hayat Khan

58 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book analyzes the reasons of spontaneous transformation in self-built houses in the context of developing countries. Recognizing Housing Transformation as a natural phenomenon, the book focuses on self-built houses in the city of Dhaka. Firstly, it explains the explicit reasons behind spontaneous housing transformations. Then the book carefully unveils the implicit values that are hidden behind those explicit reasons. The entire book is an ethnographic journey, which expresses unique stories behind houses in transformation.

• Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Geography
• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Geographie Humangeographie
• ISBN: 9783319026718
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.12.2013
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing