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200 10$aExtending Themselves$b[electronic resource] $eUser Initiated Transformations of Government-built Housing in Developing Countries
210  1$aLiverpool :$cLiverpool University Press,$d2000.
215   $a1 online resource (368 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-85323-913-4 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aTitle 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; Index
330   $aMany 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 househ
606   $aHousing rehabilitation
606   $aPublic housing
606   $aReal Estate, Housing & Land Use$2HILCC
606   $aBusiness & Economics$2HILCC
608   $aElectronic books.
615  4$aHousing rehabilitation.
615  4$aPublic housing.
615  7$aReal Estate, Housing & Land Use
615  7$aBusiness & Economics
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