02954nam 22006013u 450 991045350760332120210111220858.01-78138-650-11-84631-309-0(CKB)1000000000541157(EBL)380755(OCoLC)476210117(SSID)ssj0000152490(PQKBManifestationID)11177497(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000152490(PQKBWorkID)10322015(PQKB)11731319(StDuBDS)EDZ0000127566(UkCbUP)CR9781781386507(MiAaPQ)EBC380755(EXLCZ)99100000000054115720130418d2000|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrExtending Themselves[electronic resource] User Initiated Transformations of Government-built Housing in Developing CountriesLiverpool :Liverpool University Press,2000.1 online resource (368 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-85323-913-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The housing squeeze; 3. More than just a dwelling; 4. The financial element: transformation as an investment; 5. Sustainability issues; 6. The transformation process; 7. The case for transformations; 8. Policies for enabling transformations; Appendix 1. Transformations in Bangladesh; Appendix 2. Transformations in Egypt; Appendix 3. Transformations in Ghana; Appendix 4. Transformations in Zimbabwe; Appendix 5. An assessment of the decision to transform; References; IndexMany countries have large stocks of government-built housing which, for various reasons, are in poor physical conditions and/or do not conform to the expectations of occupants. The occupants of such housing frequently make unauthorised but quite considerable changes and extensions (transformations) to their dwellings. This book examines user-initiated transformations to government-built housing in Bangladesh, Egypt, Ghana and Zimbabwe, surveyed in a research programme sponsored by the UK Department for International Development. The 1600 dwellings surveyed show how relatively low-income househHousing rehabilitationPublic housingReal Estate, Housing & Land UseHILCCBusiness & EconomicsHILCCElectronic books.Housing rehabilitation.Public housing.Real Estate, Housing & Land UseBusiness & Economics363.585091724Tipple Graham923695AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910453507603321Extending Themselves2073012UNINA