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Record Nr.

UNINA9910624312403321

Titolo

Housing and Technology : Special Focus on Zimbabwe / / by Abraham R. Matamanda, Innocent Chirisa, Siphokazi Rammile, Mario Marais

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

3-031-09098-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (123 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, , 2193-3170 ; ; 37

Disciplina

643.120973

363.5096891

Soggetti

Human geography

Sociology, Urban

Buildings - Design and construction

Geography

Real estate business

Human Geography

Urban Sociology

Building Construction and Design

Regional Geography

Real Estate Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. The Housing and Technology Nexus: An Overview -- 2. The Context of Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe -- 3. Housing-Technology Differentiation and Typologies -- 4. Housing Delivery, Management and Technology -- 5. Socio-Cultural, Ecological and Economic Issues in Housing and Technology, and the Politics -- 6. Towards Sustainable Policies for Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe. .

Sommario/riassunto

The housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before. With reference to Zimbabwe, a developing country in Southern Africa, the essence of this book is to bring out housing as an issue within the technology debate and practice. The following themes emerge from the 6 chapters



in the book: • The characterisation and conceptualisation of housing and technology and the nexus of both • The complexity of housing challenges and the problems governments face in providing adequate housing, especially for the poor • Diverse practices in housing construction through the application of different typologies of technology • Assessment of the feasibility of technologies in housing development in Zimbabwe by mirroring them against global experiences. • Discussion of alternative policy approaches that may guide technology integration in housing development. This book will excite scholars and practitioners in urban and development studies, construction project management, urban sociology, geography, real estate together with policymakers and government officials. .